{"product_id":"modeling-atmospheric-and-oceanic-flows-isbn-9781118855935","title":"Modeling Atmospheric and Oceanic Flows","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eModeling Atmospheric and Oceanic Flows: Insights from Laboratory Experiments and Numerical Simulations\u003c\/i\u003e provides a broad overview of recent progress in using laboratory experiments and numerical simulations to model atmospheric and oceanic fluid motions. This volume not only surveys novel research topics in laboratory experimentation, but also highlights recent developments in the corresponding computational simulations. As computing power grows exponentially and better numerical codes are developed, the interplay between numerical simulations and laboratory experiments is gaining paramount importance within the scientific community. The lessons learnt from the laboratory–model comparisons in this volume will act as a source of inspiration for the next generation of experiments and simulations. Volume highlights include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics pertaining to atmospheric science, climate physics, physical oceanography, marine geology and geophysics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOverview of the most advanced experimental and computational research in geophysics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecent developments in numerical simulations of atmospheric and oceanic fluid motion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnique comparative analysis of the experimental and numerical approaches to modeling fluid flow\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eModeling Atmospheric and Oceanic Flows\u003c\/i\u003e will be a valuable resource for graduate students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of geophysics, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, climate science, hydrology, and experimental geosciences.\u003c\/p\u003e  Contributors vii  \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Simulations of Natural Flows in the Laboratory and on a Computer 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul F Linden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: Baroclinic-Driven Flows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 General Circulation of Planetary Atmospheres: Insights from Rotating Annulus and Related Experiments\u003cbr\u003e 9\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Peter L Read, Edgar P Pérez, Irene M Moroz, and Roland M B Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Primary Flow Transitions in the Baroclinic Annulus: Prandtl Number Effects 45\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory M Lewis, Nicolas Périnet, and Lennaert van Veen  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Amplitude Vacillation in Baroclinic Flows 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWolf-Gerrit Früh  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: Balanced and Unbalanced Flows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Rotation Effects on Wall-Bounded Flows: Some Laboratory Experiments 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eP Henrik Alfredsson and Rebecca J Lingwood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Altimetry in a GFD Laboratory and Flows on the Polar β-Plane 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYakov D Afanasyev   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Instabilities of Shallow-Water Flows with Vertical Shear in the Rotating Annulus 119\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Gula and Vladimir Zeitlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Laboratory Experiments on Flows Over Bottom Topography 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLuis Zavala Sansón and Gert-Jan van Heijst \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Direct Numerical Simulations of Laboratory-Scale Stratified Turbulence 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael LWaite \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III: Atmospheric Flows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Numerical Simulation (DNS, LES) of Geophysical Laboratory Experiments: Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) Analogue and Simulations Toward Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO) Analogue 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNils PWedi \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Internal Waves in Laboratory Experiments 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce Sutherland, Thierry Dauxois, and Thomas Peacock  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Frontal Instabilities at Density–Shear Interfaces in Rotating Two-Layer Stratified Fluids 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHélène Scolan, Roberto Verzicco, and Jan-Bert Flór   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV: Oceanic Flows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Large-Amplitude Coastal Shelf Waves 231\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew L Stewart, Paul J Dellar, and Edward R Johnson  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Laboratory Experiments With Abrupt Thermohaline Transitions and Oscillations 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn A Whitehead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Oceanic Island Wake Flows in the Laboratory 265\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexandre Stegner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection V: Advances in Methodology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Lagrangian Methods in Experimental Fluid Mechanics 279\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMickael Bourgoin, Jean-François Pinton, and Romain Volk  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 A High-Resolution Method for Direct Numerical Simulation of Instabilities and Transitions in a Baroclinic Cavity 297\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony Randriamampianina and Emilia Crespo del Arco  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Orthogonal Decomposition Methods to Analyze PIV, LDV, and Thermography Data of Thermally Driven Rotating Annulus Laboratory Experiments 315\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUwe Harlander, Thomas von Larcher, Grady BWright, Michael Hoff, Kiril Alexandrov, and Christoph Egbers  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex  337\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Gerd Von Larcher\u003c\/strong\u003e is a researcher in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Institute for Mathematics at Free University, Berlin, Germany. He completed his doctorate in Engineering Technology. He has authored a few research articles and book chapters. His research interests include finite element method, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, computational physics, heat transfer, oceanography, fluid flow, numerical modeling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul D Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Reading, in the Department of Meteorology and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science. He is at the Readership grade. He has authored over 80 research articles including a recent publication in \u003cem\u003eNature Climate Change\u003c\/em\u003e. His research interests include studying the atmosphere and ocean, and their role in weather and climate, using mathematical and numerical models and laboratory experiments. 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