Gill A.E. Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics

International Geophysics Series, 1982, Volume 30. Academic Press, New York, London, 1982. – 680 pp.
A systematic, unifying approach to the dynamics of the ocean and atmosphere is given in this book, with emphasis on the larger-scale motions (from a few kilometers to global scale). The foundations of the subject (the equations of state and dynamical equations) are covered in some detail, so that students with training in mathematics should find it a self-contained text. Knowledge of fluid mechanics is helpful but not essential. Simple mathematical models are used to demonstrate the fundamental dynamical principles with plentiful illustrations from field and laboratory. In fact, the search for suitable mathematical models during the eight years of writing stimulated several of my research papers written during that time. Undergraduates in meteorology and oceanography should find the text a useful introduction to the dynamics of both air and sea. Having grown out of a graduate course, it is equally suitable for more advanced students, and material can be selected from many sections to give a well-structured program.How the Ocean-Atmosphere System Is Driven
Transfer of Properties between Atmosphere and Ocean
Properties of a Fluid at Rest
Equations Satisfied by a Moving Fluid
Adjustment under Gravity in a Nonrotating System
Adjustment under Gravity of a Density-Stratified Fluid
Effects of Rotation
Gravity Waves in a Rotating Fluid
Forced Motion
Effects of Side Boundaries
The Tropics
Mid-latitudes
Instabilities, Fronts, and the General Circulation
Appendix.