Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1 Evolution of Lagrangian methods in oceanography
- 2 Measuring surface currents with Surface Velocity Program drifters: the instrument, its data, and some recent results
- 3 Favorite trajectories
- 4 Particle motion in a sea of eddies
- 5 Inertial particle dynamics on the rotating Earth
- 6 Predictability of Lagrangian motion in the upper ocean
- 7 Lagrangian data assimilation in ocean general circulation models
- 8 Dynamic consistency and Lagrangian data in oceanography: mapping, assimilation, and optimization schemes
- 9 Observing turbulence regimes and Lagrangian dispersal properties in the oceans
- 10 Lagrangian biophysical dynamics
- 11 Plankton: Lagrangian inhabitants of the sea
- 12 A Lagrangian stochastic model for the dynamics of a stage structured population. Application to a copepod population
- 13 Lagrangian analysis and prediction of coastal and ocean dynamics (LAPCOD)
- Index
- Plate section
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1 Evolution of Lagrangian methods in oceanography
- 2 Measuring surface currents with Surface Velocity Program drifters: the instrument, its data, and some recent results
- 3 Favorite trajectories
- 4 Particle motion in a sea of eddies
- 5 Inertial particle dynamics on the rotating Earth
- 6 Predictability of Lagrangian motion in the upper ocean
- 7 Lagrangian data assimilation in ocean general circulation models
- 8 Dynamic consistency and Lagrangian data in oceanography: mapping, assimilation, and optimization schemes
- 9 Observing turbulence regimes and Lagrangian dispersal properties in the oceans
- 10 Lagrangian biophysical dynamics
- 11 Plankton: Lagrangian inhabitants of the sea
- 12 A Lagrangian stochastic model for the dynamics of a stage structured population. Application to a copepod population
- 13 Lagrangian analysis and prediction of coastal and ocean dynamics (LAPCOD)
- Index
- Plate section
Summary
This book has been motivated by the recent surge in the density and availability of Lagrangian measurements in the ocean, recent mathematical and methodological developments in the analysis of such data to improve forecasts and transport characteristics of ocean general circulation models, and numerous applications to dispersion of biological species. Another source of motivation has been the Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics (LAPCOD) workshops (www.rsmas.miami.edu/LAPCOD/meetings.html).
The main purpose of this book is to conduct a review of Lagrangian observations, analysis and assimilation methods in physical and biological oceanography, and to present new methodologies on Lagrangian analysis and data assimilation, and new applications of Lagrangian stochastic models from biological dispersion studies. Some of the chapters included in this volume were presented at LAPCOD workshops, while others have been specifically written for this collection. Given the size of the Lagrangian field, the present work cannot be considered as an exhaustive effort, but one which is aimed to cover many of the central research topics. It was our intent to maintain a good balance between historical and state-of-the-art developments in Lagrangian-based observations, theory, numerical modeling and analysis techniques.
This book seems to be a first of its kind because the central theme is the Lagrangian viewpoint for studying the transport phenomena in oceanic flows. Another unique and timely aspect of this book is its multidisciplinary nature with contributions from experimentalists, theoreticians, and modelers from diverse fields such as physical oceanography, marine biology, mathematics, and meteorology.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007