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2005, Oceanography 18(4):141–143, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2005.21
BOOK REVIEW | Marine Turbulence— Theories, Models, and Observations, Results of the CARTUM Project
Book Information | Reviewer | First Paragraph | Full Review | Citation
Book Information
Marine Turbulence—
Theories, Models, and Observations, Results of the CARTUM Project
Edited by Helmut Z. Baumert, John H. Simpson, and Jürgen Sündermann, Cambridge University Press, 2005, 672 pages, Hardcover: ISBN 0521837898, $275 US
Reviewer
William D. Smyth | Physical Oceanography, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
First Paragraph
Ocean turbulence is a rich and fascinating field of study, both for its own sake and in the service of large-scale circulation and climate modeling efforts. Marine Turbulence is a collection of chapters by 53 authors describing results from the Comparative Analysis and Rationalization of Second-Moments Turbulence Models (CARTUM) project. The project was funded by the European Union and took place over three years (1999–2001). Although intended only as a summary of CARTUM, which focused on the practical goal of reconciling closure models with ocean observations, the book provides a remarkably comprehensive overview of the present understanding of ocean turbulence.
Full Review
Citation
Smyth, W.D. 2005. Review of Marine Turbulence—Theories, Models, and Observations, Results of the CARTUM Project, edited by H.Z. Baumert, J.H. Simpson, and J. Sündermann. Oceanography 18(4):141–143, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2005.21.