Angular Momentum in Geophysical Turbulence: Continuum Spatial Averaging Method (Hardcover, 2004)

Preface. Introduction. 1: Angular Momentum In A Viscous Fluid. 1.1. Dynamics of viscous fluids. 1.2. Angular momentum in hydrodynamics (review). 1.3. Angular momentum of a fluid element. 1.4. Micro and macro-scales. 2: Space Averaging And Macroequations. 2.1. Spatial averaging principles. 2.2. Chain of turbulence balance equations. 2.3. Angular momentum balance. 2.4. Evolution of moment of inertia. 3: Turbulence As Open Thermodynamic System. 3.1. Energy and entropy balances. 3.2. Constitutive laws for turbulent fluids. 3.3. Kinetic analysis of turbulence. 3.4. Turbulent problem formulation. 4: Turbulent Wakes In The Atmosphere. 4.1. Turbulent wake of a body. 4.2. Asymmetrical dynamics of a suspension. 4.3. Turbulence of heterogeneous fluids. 4.4. Turbulent flow with intermittency. 5: Geophysical Turbulence. 5.1. Tornado as a localized phenomenon. 5.2. Ocean currents on the equator. 5.3. Global ocean circulation. 5.4. Towards the problem of a magnetic dynamo. 6: Vortex Symmetry In Statistical Theory. 6.1. Homogeneity and symmetry concepts. 6.2. Tensorial moments of a velocity pulsation field. 6.3. Turbulence with reflection symmetry. 6.4. Turbulence with angular symmetry. 7: Vector-Director Concept In Turbulence. 7.1. Dynamics equations. 7.2. Energy and constitutive laws. 7.3. Wind velocity profile at a ground surface. 7.4. Flows between plates. 8: Literature. 9: Index.