Environmental hazards : the fluid dynamics and geophysics of extreme events / editors, H.K. Moffatt, Emily Shuckburgh
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TextSeries: Lecture notes series / Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore ; v. 21Publication details: Singapore : World Scientific, c2011.Description: xiv, 315p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23cmISBN: - 9789814313285 (hbk.)
- 9814313289 (hbk.)
- 9789814366991 (pbk.)
- 9814366994 (pbk.)
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"The Institute for Mathematical Sciences at the National University of Singapore hosted a Spring School on Fluid Dynamics and Geophysics of Environmental Hazards from 19 April to 2 May 2009. This volume contains the content of the nine short lecture courses given at this School..."--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1.A Brief Introduction to Vortex Dynamics and Turbulence / H. Keith Moffatt -- 2.Geophysical and Environmental Fluid Dynamics / Paul F. Linden -- 3.Weather and Climate / Emily Shuckburgh -- 4.Dynamics of the Indian and Pacific Oceans / Toshio Yamagata -- 5.The Hurricane-Climate Connection / Kerry Emanuel -- 6.Transport and Mixing of Atmospheric Pollutants / Peter H. Haynes -- 7.Extreme Rain Events in Mid-Latitudes / Robin Faulwetter -- 8.Dynamics of Hydro-Meteorological and Environmental Hazards / A. W. Jayawardena -- 9.Tsunami Modeling and Forecasting Techniques / Dao My Ha -- 10.Rogue Waves / J. M. Dudley.