Title The fluid dynamics of climate / edited by Antonello Provenzale, Elisa Palazzi, Klaus Fraedrich

Published Vienna : Springer, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (VII, 209 pages) : illustrations Series Courses and lectures / International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, 0254-1971 ; vol. 564 Courses and lectures ; no. 564. 0254-1971 Contents Preface; Contents; Understanding climate variability using dynamical systems theory; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Stochastic Dynamical Systems; 1.2 Hierarchy of models; 2 ENSO variability; 2.1 Phenomena; 2.2 A Minimal Model; 2.3 The ENSO mode; 2.4 Mechanisms of ENSO variability; 3 The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation; 3.1 Basic phenomena; 3.2 Minimal model; 3.3 The AMO mode; 3.4 Physical mechanism: the thermal Rossby mode; 4 Summary and Discussion; Bibliography; A theoretical introduction to atmospheric and oceanic convection; 1 Introduction; 2 Thermodynamics 2.1 Equation of state for dry and moist air; 2.2 Equation of state for seawater; 2.3 Potential temperature and adiabatic lapse rates for a subsaturated atmosphere; 2.4 Potential temperature and adiabatic lapse rates for a saturated atmosphere; 2.5 Potential temperature and adiabatic lapse rate for the ocean; 3 Dynamics; 3.1 Inviscid static stability; 3.2 Conditional instability; 3.3 Convective available potential energy; 4 Discussion and conclusions; Bibliography; Laboratory experiments on large-scale geophysical flows; 1 Historical Overview; 2 The basics of laboratory modeling; 3 Case studies 3.1 Baroclinic instability and inertia-gravity waves; 3.2 Dynamics of passive tracers in the atmosphere; 3.3 Asymmetric temperature fluctuations in the atmosphere; 3.4 Interdecadal climate variability in the laboratory; 4 Concluding remarks; Bibliography; Individual Particle Based Description of Atmospheric Dispersion: a Dynamical Systems Approach; 1 Introduction; 2 The RePLaT Lagrangian Dispersion Model; 3 Data and Methods; 4 Validation: the Fukushima Accident; 5 Topological Entropy; 5.1 General Concepts; 5.2 A Case Study; 5.3 Geographical Distribution of Topological Entropy; 5.4 Remarks 6 Escape Rate; 6.1 General Concepts; 6.2 Global Results; 6.3 The Eruption of Mount Merapi; 6.4 Remarks; 7 Ensemble Features and Outlook; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; The parameter optimization problem in state-of-the-art climate models and network analysis for systematic data mining in model intercomparison projects.; 1 Introduction; 2 Multiobjective optimization to understand parameter model sensitivity; 3 Network analysis to quantify climate interactions; 3.1 Conclusions; Bibliography; Climate dynamics on global scale: resilience, hysteresis and attribution of change; 1 Introduction 2 The global climate in a box: Energy Balance Model; 2.1 Dynamical core; 2.2 Feedbacks and parameterizations; 2.3 From zero to one dimension; 3 Dynamics of hysteresis and resilience: abrupt and cyclic changes; 3.1 Abrupt change dynamics; 3.2 Cyclic change dynamics -- hysteresis and resilience; 4 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Water in the climate system; 1 The water cycle; 2 Changes in precipitation; 3 Water cycle in the Hindu-Kush Karakoram Himalaya and the role of uncertainty; 4 Long-distance moisture transport and local evaporation: dynamics of the Western Weather Patterns Summary This volume provides an overview of the fluid aspects of the climate system, focusing on basic aspects as well as recent research developments. It will bring together contributions from diverse fields of the physical, mathematical and engineering sciences. The volume will be useful to doctorate students, postdocs and researchers working on different aspects of atmospheric, oceanic and environmental fluid dynamics. It will also be of interest to researchers interested in quantitatively understanding how fluid dynamics can be applied to the climate system, and to climate scientists willing to gain a deeper insight into the fluid mechanics underlying climate processes Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters Notes English In Springer eBooks Subject Engineering. Climatology Geophysics. Fluid mechanics. Engineering engineering. geophysics. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General) TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference. Climatology Engineering Fluid mechanics Geophysics Form Electronic book Author Provenzale, A. (Antonello), editor. Palazzi, Elisa, editor Fraedrich, Klaus, editor. ISBN 9783709118931 370911893X

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