Some Problems in Geophysics.

Abstract

Contents: The gyroscopic motions of the earth; Flood waves in rivers and reservoirs; Frontal motion in the atmosphere; Mountain winds; Atmospheric predictability; Geostrophic vortex motion and applications; The upper boundary condition for gravity waves in the atmosphere; Numerical simulation of the life cycle of tropical cyclones; A mountain building model; Turbulence; Progressive gravity waves on a sphere; Turbulence spectra and vortex formation; Dynamo theory; Linear and nonlinear magneto-elastic wave motion; Viscosity of the earth's crust; Nonexistence of shear waves in the earth's core; Gravity waves in a thin sheet of viscous fluid; Temperature profile of the solar wind.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0766827

Entities

People

  • J. J. Stoker

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Elastic Waves
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Life Cycles
  • Mountains
  • Secondary Waves
  • Solar Wind
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Turbulence
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Fluid Dynamics.