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Rotating Fluids in Geophysical and Industrial Applications

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  1. E. J. Hopfinger

    1. University of Grenoble and CNRS, France

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Part of the book series: CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM, volume 329)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Preliminaries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Concepts and Examples of Rotating Fluids

      • E. J. Hopfinger
      Pages 3-12

  3. Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Parameters, Scales and Geostrophic Balance

      • E. J. Hopfinger
      Pages 15-25

    3. Vorticity, Potential Vorticity

      • M. Mory
      Pages 27-45

  4. Instabilities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    3. Barotropic and Baroclinic Instabilities

      • P. F. Linden
      Pages 85-98

    4. Dynamics of Fronts and Frontal Instability

      • P. F. Linden
      Pages 99-123

  5. Waves

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    3. Inertial Waves

      • M. Mory
      Pages 175-184

  6. Vortex Dynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
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    2. Dynamics of Vortex Filaments

      • D. W. Moore
      Pages 217-257

    5. Vortex Flow Generated by a Rotating Disc

      • M. Mory, A. Spohn
      Pages 301-312

  7. Turbulence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 313-313
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About this book

The volume presents a comprehensive overview of rotation effects on fluid behavior, emphasizing non-linear processes. The subject is introduced by giving a range of examples of rotating fluids encountered in geophysics and engineering. This is then followed by a discussion of the relevant scales and parameters of rotating flow, and an introduction to geostrophic balance and vorticity concepts. There are few books on rotating fluids and this volume is, therefore, a welcome addition. It is the first volume which contains a unified view of turbulence in rotating fluids, instability and vortex dynamics. Some aspects of wave motions covered here are not found elsewhere.
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  • University of Grenoble and CNRS, France

    E. J. Hopfinger

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