Advances in Geophysics
Published on 19. March 1982
390 pages
978-0-08-056852-2 (ISBN)
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Advances in Geophysics
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Barry Saltzman
Advances in Geophysics: v. 23
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12/1981
Academic Press
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Geophysics, Volume 23
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Chapter 1. Thermal Evolution of the Earth: Some Recent Developments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Thermal History Models
- 3. Core Formation
- 4. Conclusions and Future Work
- References
- Chapter 2. Experimental Methods of Rock Magnetism and Paleomagnetism
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Natural Remanent Magnetization
- 3. Artificial or Laboratory-Imparted Remanent Magnetizations
- 4. Parameters Measured in the Presence of a Field
- 5. Future Trends
- References
- Chapter 3. Circulation in the Coastal Ocean
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Wind-Driven Transient Currents
- 3. Upwelling, Downwelling, and Coastal Jets
- 4. Trapped Waves and Propagating Fronts
- 5. Steady Currents
- 6. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Mesoscale Numerical Modeling
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Basic Set of Equations
- 3. Simplification of the Basic Equations
- 4. Averaging the Conservation Relations
- 5. Types of Models
- 6. Coordinate Representation
- 7. Planetary Boundary-Layer Parameterization
- 8. Radiation Parameterization
- 9. Moist Thermodynamics
- 10. Methods of Solution
- 11. Boundary and Initial Conditions
- 12. Model Evaluation
- 13. Examples of Mesoscale Models
- 14. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5. The Predictability Problem: Effects of Stochastic Perturbations in Multiequilibrium Systems
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Predictability Problem
- 3. Prototype Model and Mathematical Concepts
- 4. Computational Techniques
- 5. Numerical Results
- 6. Concluding Remarks
- Appendix
- References
- Index
