Dynamics of Internal Gravity Waves in the Ocean

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: Principles of Thermohydrodynamic Description of Internal Gravity Waves in the Ocean. 1. Brief Information about Oceanic Thermohydrodynamics. 2. Equations of the Theory of Internal Waves. Part II: Linear Theory of Internal Waves. 3. Linear Theory of Propagation of Internal Waves in the Undisturbed Horizontally Homogeneous Ocean. 4. Shear Flow Influence on Internal Waves Propagation. 5. Propagation of Internal Waves in Horizontally Inhomogeneous Ocean. 6. Basic Sources of Internal Waves Generation in the Ocean. Part III: Nonlinear Theory of Internal Waves. 7. Hamiltonian Formalism for the Description of Oceanic Internal Waves. 8. Long Weakly Nonlinear Internal Waves. 9. Propagation of Weakly Nonlinear Internal Wave Packets in the Ocean. 10. Resonant Interactions of Wave Triads and Kinetic Equation for Oceanic Internal Waves' Spectrum. Part IV: Some Information on Internal Wave Observations in the Ocean. 11. On Statistical Description of Natural Internal Waves Data. 12. Basic Experimental Facts of Internal Waves' Behaviour in the Ocean. References. Author Index. Topic Index.