Gravity Currents

In the Environment and the Laboratory

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

AvJohn E. Simpson,John E. (University of Cambridge) Simpson

999 kr

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This 1997 book comprehensively describes all aspects of gravity flow, a physical process in the environment that is covered by many different disciplines, including meteorology, oceanography, the earth sciences and many industrial processes. No other book covers a similar range of information. This second edition includes much new material, and, like the first edition, the hardback has been very well received. Gravity currents are described with a variety of laboratory experiments, many from the author's own work. Now in paperback, Gravity Currents is a valuable supplementary textbook for undergraduates and a reference work for research workers. The general reader will also find much of interest, since the physics of the flows involved is clearly described, without advanced mathematics, by numerous photographs and illustrations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1999-10-21
Mått170 x 244 x 14 mm
Vikt420 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor262
Upplaga2
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521664011

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Foreword Steve Thorpe; Preface; 1. The nature of gravity currents; 2. Atmospheric gravity currents; 3. Sea-breeze fronts; 4. Gravity currents in satellite imagery; 5. Fronts and topography; 6. Environmental problems: atmosphere; 7. Gravity currents in rivers, lakes and the ocean; 8. Industrial problems with gravity currents: oceanography; 9. Avalanches; 10. Volcanic gravity currents; 11. The anatomy of a gravity current; 12. Spread of dense fluid; 13. Ambient stratification; 14. Ambient turbulence; 15. Viscous gravity currents; 16. Suspension flows; 17. Gravity currents on a rotating earth; 18. Numerical models of gravity currents; Index.

From reviews of the first edition: 'Dr Simpson's book goes a long way to communicate the enormous wealth of information and insight gained by the author over a lifetime of study … a lucid and very readable account of almost every conceivable aspect of gravity currents and their natural manifestations … I would heartily recommend it to anyone with an interest in our fluid environment … as an all-too-rare example of a scientific 'good read'.' Peter L. Read, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society