Inverse Methods in Physical Oceanography

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Inverse Methods in Physical Oceanography
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andrew F. Bennett
SeriesCambridge Monographs on Mechanics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 151
Category/GenreApplied mathematics
ISBN/Barcode 9780521055284
ClassificationsDewey:551.460151535 551.4600151535
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 9 Tables, unspecified; 102 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 21 January 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Observations of ocean circulation have increased as a result of international field programmes and of remote sensing systems on artificial earth satellites. Oceanographers are increasingly turning to inverse methods for combining these observations with numerical models of ocean circulation. Professor Bennett's work explores the potential for inverse theory, emphasizing possibilities rather than expedient or rudimentary applications. In addition to interpolating the data and adding realism to the model solutions, the methods can yield estimates for unobserved flow variables, forcing fields, and model parameters. Inverse formulations can resolve ill-posed modelling problems, lead to design criteria for oceanic observing systems, and enable the testing of models as scientific hypothesis. Exercises of varying difficulty rehearse technical skills and supplement the central theoretical development. Thus this book will be invaluable for environmental scientists and engineers, advanced undergraduates in applied mathematics, and graduate students in physical oceanography.

Reviews

'... can be warmly recommended to every reader and library.' Mitteilungen German Geophysical Society