Synopses & Reviews
Describes ocean models for graduate students and researchers in oceanography, geophysics, climatology and atmospheric science.
Synopsis
This book introduces the basic computational techniques necessary for all models of the ocean and atmosphere, and the conditions they must satisfy. It describes the workings of ocean models, the problems that must be solved in their construction, and how to evaluate computational results. Major emphasis is placed on examining ocean models critically, and determining what they do well and what they do poorly. This book is ideal for graduate students of oceanography, geophysics, climatology and atmospheric science, and researchers in oceanography and atmospheric science.
About the Author
Robert Miller is a Professor in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University, and is a member of the American Geophysical Union.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Some basic results from numerical analysis; 3. Shallow-water models: the simplest ocean models; 4. Primitive equation models; 5. Quasigeostrophic models; 6. Models of the coastal ocean; 7. Models of the tropical ocean; References; Index.