Waves in Geophysical Fluids

Tsunamis, Rogue Waves, Internal Waves and Internal Tides

John Grue, Karsten Trulsen (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

XII, 332 Seiten

2006 | 2006
Springer Wien (Verlag)
978-3-211-37460-3 (ISBN)

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This volume - Waves in Geophysical Fluids - contains extended versions of the lec tures that were given at a summerschool in Centre International des Sciences Mecaniques (CISM), Udine, Italy, during the week of 11-15 July 2005. The subjects of the school covered: the formation of the very long tsunamis, the much shorter rogue waves taking place on the sea surface, very large oceanic internal waves and, finally, internal tides and hot spots in the ocean. The subjects were chosen because of their implications to the safety of human activity in and in relation to the ocean environment, and the impact of the processes to the ocean currents and climate. The physical phenomena and how to mathematically and numerically model them were described in the lectures. The giant and destructive tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean on the 26th December 2004 urged scientists to communicate to the authorities and public the existing knowledge of tsunami wave modelling, and how the forecasts can be used for warning and evacuation of the people in the near shore region, corresponding to what is practice along the coasts of the Pacific Ocean. The first chapter of this book is precicsely describing the current practice of the forecasting and risk evaluation of tsunamis, and includes also an overview of the geograpical distribution of tsunami sources in the world's oceans.

John Grue, Karsten Trulsen, both: University of Oslo, Norway

Hydrodynamics of Tsunami Waves.- Weakly nonlinear and stochastic properties of ocean wave fields. Application to an extreme wave event.- Freak Waves Phenomenon: Physical Mechanisms and Modelling.- Rapid computations of steep surface waves in three dimensions, and comparisons with experiments.- Very large internal waves in the ocean - observations and nonlinear models.- Internal Tides. Global Field of Internal Tides and Mixing Caused by Internal Tides.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.11.2006
Reihe/Serie	CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences
Zusatzinfo	XII, 332 p.
Verlagsort	Vienna
Sprache	englisch
Maße	168 x 241 mm
Gewicht	1220 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Mechanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Strömungsmechanik
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
Schlagworte	Dynamics • Explosion • fluid- and aerodynamics • Forecast • Hardcover, Softcover / Technik/Maschinenbau, Fertigungstechnik • HC/Technik/Maschinenbau, Fertigungstechnik • Kinematics • mechanisms • Mixing • Observation • ocean • Simulation • Tide • Tsunami • Waves
ISBN-10	3-211-37460-4 / 3211374604
ISBN-13	978-3-211-37460-3 / 9783211374603
Zustand	Neuware