Ocean Circulation in Three Dimensions

ISBN-13: 9780521768436 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 484 str.

Barry A. Klinger; Tom Haine

Opis

A graduate textbook for students of physical oceanography and related fields such as chemical oceanography and climate. The book surveys both observations and theories of the time-mean circulation. An innovative structure emphasizes links between observations and conceptual models, while mathematical sections allow students to delve into theory.

Spis treści

1. Physical oceanography: methods and dynamical framework; 2. Rotating and shallow water flow; 3. Two-dimensional horizontal circulation; 4. Surface and mixed layer properties; 5. Depth-dependent gyre circulation; 6. Equatorial circulation, shallow overturning, and up-welling; 7. Eddies and small scale mixing; 8. Deep meridional overturning; 9. The Southern Ocean nexus; 10. Arctic circulation; 11. Heat flux, freshwater flux, and climate; Appendix A. Data sources; Appendix B. Vector calculus and spherical coordinates; Appendix C. Tables of notation and useful values; References; Index.