Waves and Mean Flows

Interactions Between Waves And Mean Flows Play A Crucial Role In Understanding The Long-Term Aspects Of Atmospheric And Oceanographic Modelling. Indeed Our Ability To Predict Climate Change Hinges On Our Ability To Model Waves Accurately. This Book Gives A Modern Account Of The Nonlinear Interactions Between Waves And Mean Flows Such As Shear Flows And Vortices. A Detailed Account Of The Theory Of Linear Dispersive Waves In Moving Media Is Followed By A Thorough Introduction To Classical Wave-Mean Interaction Theory. The Author Then Extends The Scope Of The Classical Theory And Lifts Its Restriction To Zonally Symmetric Mean Flows. It Can Be Used As A Fundamental Reference A Course Text Or By Geophysicists And Physicists Needing A First Introduction. This Second Edition Includes Brand New Material Including A Section On Langmuir Circulations And The CraikLeibovich Instability. The Author Has Also Added Exercises To Aid Students'' Learning.