2nd Edition

Classical Mechanics in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

By Osamu Morita Copyright 2023
392 Pages 131 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

392 Pages 131 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

392 Pages 131 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This new edition of Classical Mechanics in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics describes the motions of rigid bodies and shows how classical mechanics has important applications to geophysics, as in the precessions of the earth, oceanic tides, and the retreat of the moon from the earth owing to the tidal friction. Unlike the more general mechanics textbooks this gives a unique presentation of these... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Kinematics

3. Force and Motion

4. Inertial Force

5. Work and Energy

6. Oscillatory Motion

7. Mechanics of Rigid Bodies

8. Momentum and Impulse

9. Angular Momentum Equation

10. Motion of Rigid Bodies

11. Orbital Motion of Planets

12. Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

13. Phenomena in Geophysical Fluids: Part I

14. Phenomena in Geophysical Fluids: Part II

15. Phenomena in Geophysical Fluids: Part III

Appendix A. Acceleration in Spherical Coordinates

Appendix B. Vector Analysis

Appendix C. Useful Constants and Parameters

Appendix D. Answers to Problems

Appendix E. Further Reading

Biography

Osamu Morita is a Guest Professor at Fukuoka University with a background in meteorology, physics and of the earth and planetary sciences.