The Ocean Circulation Inverse Problem

This book addresses the problem of inferring the state of ocean circulation, understanding it dynamically, and forecasting it through a quantitative combination of theory and observation. It focuses on so-called inverse methods and related methods of statistical inference. The author considers both time-independent and time-dependent problems, including Gauss-Markov estimation, sequential estimators and adjoint/Pontryagin principle methods. This book is intended for use as a graduate level text for students of oceanography and related fields. It will also be of interest to working physical oceanographers.

Author: Carl Wunsch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/13/1996
Pages: 458
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.33lbs
Size: 10.18h x 7.35w x 1.07d
ISBN: 9780521480901