Geophysical Fluid Dynamics References
Fall 2001

1. Kundu, P. K., 1990: Fluid Mechanics. Academic Press , 638pp. (required)
   
   
2. Aris, R., 1962: Vectors, tensors and the basic equations of fluid mechanics. Dover Publications Inc., 286pp. (highly recommended for tensors)
   
   
3. Gill, A. E., 1982: Atmosphere-ocean dynamics. Academic Press, 688pp.
4. Pedlosky, J., 1986: Geophysical fluid dynamics (2nd edition). Springer-Verlag, 710pp.
   
5. Morton, B. R., 1984: The generation and decay of vorticity. Geophysical Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 28 , 277-308.
6. Saffman, P. G., 1993: Vortex dynamics. Cambridge University Press, 322pp.
   
   
7. Batchelor, G. K., 1967: An introduction to fluid dynamics. Cambridge University Press, 615pp.
8. Brown, R. A., 1991: Fluid mechanics of the atmosphere. Academic Press, 489pp.
9. Acheson, D. J., 1990: Elementary fluid dynamics. Oxford University Press, 397pp.
10. Yih, C.-S., 1979:  Fluid mechanics. West River Press , 622pp.
11. Lighthill, J., 1978: Waves in fluids. Cambridge University Press, 504pp.
    
12. Lamb, H., 1932: Hydrodynamics (6th edition). Dover Publishing , 738pp.