Environmental Hazards
| Author | : Henry Keith Moffatt |
| Publisher | : World Scientific |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789814313292 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9814313297 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 1. A brief introduction to vortex dynamics and turbulence / H. Keith Moffatt -- 2. Geophysical and environmental fluid dynamics / Tieh-Yong Koh and Paul F. Linden -- 3. Weather and climate / Emily Shuckburgh -- 4. Dynamics of the Indian and Pacific oceans / Swadhin Behera and 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 / Gerd Tetzlaff, Janek Zimmer, and Robin Faulwetter -- 8. Dynamics of hydro-meteorological and environmental hazards / A.W. Jayawardena -- 9. Tsunami modeling and forecasting techniques / Pavel Tkalich and Dao My Ha -- 10. Rouge waves / F. Dias, T.J. Bridges, and J.M. Dudley
