Mathematical Geophysics ― An Introduction to Rotating Fluids and The Navier-Stokes Equations

Four French mathematicians briefly introduce the physical theory of rotating fluids--a significant part of geophysical fluid dynamics--to graduate students and researchers in mathematics, engineering, earth sciences, and mechanics. After setting out the physical background, they cover solutions to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, the rapidly rotating Navier-Stokes equations, and the stability of Ekman boundary layers and boundary layer effects in magneto-hydrodynamics and quasi-geostrophic equations. Distributed in the US by Oxford University Press. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Jean-Yves Chemin is a Professor at the University of Paris VI Benoit Desjardins is based at the Centre of Atomic Studies centre de Bruyers le Chatel Isabelle Gallagher is a Professor at the Institut de Mathi??matiques de Jussieu
Emmanuel Greiner is based at the i??cole Normale Superiore de Lyon