Research Catalog

Waves and turbulence in stably stratified flows : based on the proceedings of a conference on waves and turbulence in stably stratified flows, organized by the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications and held at the University of Leeds in December 1989

Title
Waves and turbulence in stably stratified flows : based on the proceedings of a conference on waves and turbulence in stably stratified flows, organized by the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications and held at the University of Leeds in December 1989 / edited by S.D. Mobbs and J.C. King.
Publication
Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
TextUse in library QC157 .W393 1993Off-site

Details

Additional Authors
  • Mobbs, S. D.
  • King, J. C. (John Christopher), 1955-
  • Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications.
Description
xiii, 465 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Series Statement
The Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications conference series ; new ser., 40
Uniform Title
Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications conference series ; new ser., 40.
Subject
  • Waves > Congresses
  • Turbulence > Congresses
  • Stratified flow > Congresses
  • Stratified flow
  • Turbulence
  • Waves
  • Schichtenströmung
  • Turbulente Strömung
  • Kongress
  • Turbulence > Congrès
  • Vagues > Congrès
Genre/Form
Conference papers and proceedings.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Turbulence collapse in stably stratified flows: application to the atmosphere / D. Etling -- Structure of turbulence in stably stratified atmospheric boundary layers; comparison of large eddy simulations and theoretical models / S.H. Derbyshire and J.C.R. Hunt -- Coastal Antarctic PBL flows under varying external influences / Ch. Kottmeier, P. Wachs and K. Sannemann -- Vertical structure and downslope evolution of Antarctic katabatic flows / J-C. Andre, P. Pettre, G. Wendler and M. Zephoris -- Contrasts between the Antarctic stable boundary layer and the mid-latitude nocturnal boundary layer / J.C. King -- Acoustic sounder observations of low level jets at Halley, Antarctica / A.D. Culf -- Acoustic observation of the peripheral Antarctic boundary layer / A.D. Culf and J.F.R. McIlveen -- Large eddies in the stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer / J.M. Rees and S.D. Mobbs -- Gravity wave propagation in a frontal environment / A.A. Samah and A.J. Thorpe -- Some radiosonde observations of atmosphheric gravity waves / G.J. Shutts and M. Kitchen -- Local scaling in a simulated stable boundary layer / S.H. Derbyshire -- Coherent baroclinic waves in a rotating, stably-stratifled fluid and transitions to disordered flow / P.L. Read -- Rossby wave propagation in an ocean with variable mixed layer depth / M.S. Darby and A.J. Willmott -- Wake flows in stratified fluids / P.A. Davies, D.L. Boyer, H.J.S. Fernando and X.Z. Zhang -- Effects of stratification on separated wakes: Part I, weak static stability / I.P. Castro -- The dispersion of dense gases through obstacle arrays / E.J. Melia and R.E. Britter -- Mathematical modelling of three-dimensional dense-gas dispersion problems / H.W.M. Witlox -- Mixing produced by Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities / J.M. Redondo and P.F. Linden -- Experimental investigation of a buoyant jet in a stratified crossflow / G.C. Hunter -- On buoyant jets in plena, ambient stratification, and internal gravity waves / Y.L. Sinai.
ISBN
  • 0198536615
  • 9780198536611
LCCN
92032076
OCLC
  • ocm26632182
  • 26632182
  • SCSB-8790619
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library