Wind Stress over the Ocean

A comprehensive 2001 volume for researchers and graduate students in oceanography, meteorology, fluid dynamics and coastal engineering.

Ian S. F. Jones (Edited by), Yoshiaki Toba (Edited by)

9780521662437, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 24 September 2001

326 pages, 129 b/w illus. 4 tables
26.3 x 18.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.74 kg

Review of the hardback: ' … this publication is an essential reference text owing to the rapidly changing nature of scientific progress. It will be a general guide and reference document for researchers and graduates in physical oceanography, meteorology, fluid dynamics and coastal engineering. Many who read this book will be inspired to carry out research in those areas which still have many specific problems to be solved.' Bulletin

Understanding wind stress (drag) over the ocean is central to many facets of air-sea interaction, which in turn is vital for models of weather prediction and climate modelling. Wind Stress over the Ocean, first published in 2001, brings together thirty of the world's leading experts in air-sea interaction, under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. Wind Stress over the Ocean provides a thorough re-examination of the physical processes that transfer momentum between the atmosphere and the ocean. As well as describing the established fundamentals, the book also explores active areas of research and controversy. The book will form a comprehensive guide and reference for researchers and graduate students in physical oceanography, meteorology, fluid dynamics and coastal engineering.

Preface
1. Overview
Part I: 2. Historical drag expression
3. Atmospheric and oceanic boundary layer physics
4. Ocean wave spectra and integral properties
5. Drag generation mechanisms
6. Coupling mechanisms
7. The measurement of surface stress
Part II: 8. The influence of swell on the drag
9. The influence of unsteadiness
10. The dependence on wave age
11. The influence on mesoscale atmospheric processes
12. Wind, stress and wave directions
13. The influence of surface tension
14. The influence of spatial inhomogeneity
15. Basin boundaries
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Maths for engineers [TBJ], Meteorology & climatology [RBP], Oceanography [seas RBKC], Atmospheric physics [PHVJ], Maths for scientists [PDE], Mathematical modelling [PBWH]