An Introduction to Atmospheric Gravity Waves

Carmen J. Nappo (Eds.)9780125140829, 0125140827

Gravity waves exist in all types of geophysical fluids, such as lakes, oceans, and atmospheres. They play an important role in redistributing energy at disturbances, such as mountains or seamounts and they are routinely studied in meteorology and oceanography, particularly simulation models, atmospheric weather models, turbulence, air pollution, and climate research.An Introduction to Atmospheric Gravity Waves provides readers with a working background of the fundamental physics and mathematics of gravity waves, and introduces a wide variety of applications and numerous recent advances.Nappo provides a concise volume on gravity waves with a lucid discussion of current observational techniques and instrumentation.An accompanying CD-ROM contains real data, computer codes for data analysis, and linear gravity wave models to further enhance the reader’s understanding of the book’s material. Foreword is written by Prof. George Chimonas, a renowned expert on the interactions of gravity waves with turbulence.CD containing real data, computer codes for data analysis and linear gravity wave models included with the text

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Table of contents :
Content:
Disclaimer
Page V

Acknowledgments
Page VI

Foreword
Pages XV-XVI
George Chimonas

Preface
Pages XVII-XIX
Carmen J. Nappo

1 Fundamentals Original Research Article
Pages 1-24

2 The linear theory Original Research Article
Pages 25-45

3 Terrain-generated gravity waves Original Research Article
Pages 47-84

4 Ducted gravity waves Original Research Article
Pages 85-109

5 Gravity wave energetics Original Research Article
Pages 111-123

6 Waves and turbulence Original Research Article
Pages 125-154

7 The param eterization of wave stress Original Research Article
Pages 155-180

8 Observational techniques Original Research Article
Pages 181-207

9 Data analyses and numerical methods Original Research Article
Pages 209-235

Appendix A
Pages 237-243

Appendix B
Pages 245-249

Bibliography
Pages 251-261

Index
Pages 263-276