Energy transfers in atmosphere and ocean. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Carsten Eden, Armin Iske, editors.
• Editors: Eden, Carsten, 1968-; Iske, Armin
• Contents: 1.4 Dissipation, Turbulence, and Nonlinear Waves1.4.1 Viscosity and Dissipation; 1.4.2 Nonlinear Waves and Dynamical Systems Methods; 1.5 Stochastic Model Reduction; 1.5.1 Basic Setup; 1.5.2 Slow Dynamics via the Kolmogorov Backward Equation; 1.5.3 Direct Averaging; 1.6 Outlook; References; 2 The Interior Energy Pathway: Inertia-Gravity Wave Emission by Oceanic Flows; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Rotating Shallow Water Equations and Spontaneous Emission; 2.2.1 Shallow Water on the f-Plane; 2.2.2 Spontaneous Emission; 2.2.3 Beyond Shallow Water; 2.3 Ray Equations and Wave Capture 2.4 Interactions Between IGWs and Density Fronts2.4.1 Wave Capture in Frontal Strain; 2.4.2 Role of IGWs in Frontal Geostrophic Adjustment; 2.5 Diagnostics; 2.5.1 Characterization of Flow Regimes via the Rossby Number; 2.5.2 Linear Filters; 2.5.3 Optimal Potential Vorticity Balance; 2.5.4 A Simple Model for Optimal Balance; 2.6 High-resolution Ocean General Circulation Models as a Novel Tool for Studying Spontaneous Emission; 2.7 Discussion; References; 3 The IDEMIX Model: Parameterization of Internal Gravity Waves for Circulation Models of Ocean and Atmosphere 3.1 Internal Waves in Ocean and Atmosphere3.2 The IDEMIX Model; 3.2.1 Details of the Oceanic IDEMIX; 3.2.2 The IDEMIX Concept Applied to Atmospheric Gravity Waves; 3.3 Oceanic Processes in Present and Future IDEMIX; 3.3.1 Including Energy Transfers from Mesoscale Eddies to Internal Waves; 3.3.2 Including Wave-Mean Flow Interaction; 3.3.3 Including Anisotropic Tidal Forcing; 3.3.4 Including High-Frequency Compartments; 3.3.5 Evaluation with Available Observations; 3.4 Atmospheric Processes in IDEMIX; 3.5 Summary; References; 4 Observations and Models of Low-Mode Internal Waves in the Ocean 4.1 Introduction4.2 Numerical Modeling; 4.2.1 Wind; 4.2.2 Tides; 4.3 Dissipation; 4.4 Observations; 4.4.1 Satellite Altimetry; 4.4.2 Shipboard Observations; 4.4.3 Moorings; 4.5 Summary and Outlook; References; 5 Toward Consistent Subgrid Momentum Closures in Ocean Models; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Subgrid Momentum Closures; 5.3 Quasigeostrophic Turbulence and Ocean Eddies; 5.3.1 Two-Dimensional Turbulence; 5.3.2 Two-Layer Geostrophic Flows; 5.3.3 Continuously Stratified and Surface QG Dynamics; 5.3.4 Ocean Models and Observational Evidence; 5.4 Energy Backscatter
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 312 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 531/.6; Energy transfer -- Mathematical models; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030057046; 3030057046
• Related ISBNs: 9783030057039
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 4, 2019).
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