Buoyancy effects in fluids.

Abstract

Preface 1. Introduction and preliminaries 2. Linear internal waves 3. Finite amplitude motions in stably stratified fluids 4. Instability and the production of turbulence 5. Turbulent shear flows in a stratified fluid 6. Buoyant convection from isolated sources 7. Convection from heated surfaces 8. Double-diffusive convection 9. Mixing across density interfaces 10. Internal mixing processes Bibliography and author index Recent publications Subject index.