Ocean Circulation

Prepared by an Open University Course Team

Joan Brown (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

242 Seiten

1998
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7506-3716-9 (ISBN)

Infos

A comprehensive text on ocean circulation with chapters covering: the causes of circulation patterns in the atmosphere and the oceans, and the interactions between them; surface circulation; the history of ideas about ocean circulation; and current systems at high and low altitudes.

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The first two chapters outline the causes of circulation patterns in the atmosphere and oceans, emphasizing the interactions between them. Chapter 3 deals with the surface circulation (including mesoscale eddies), using a minimum of mathematics.

Chapter 4 reviews the history of ideas about ocean circulation (with special reference to the North Atlantic gyre), and Chapter 5 describes the major current systems at high and low latitudes. The final Chapter returns to the theme of ocean-atmosphere interaction, especially the global transport of heat and freshwater, and the formation of sub-surface water masses.

Inhalt

The atmosphere and the oceanOcean currentsThe North Atlantic gyre: observations and theoriesOther major current systemsGlobal fluxes and the deep circulationSuggested further readingAnswers and comments to questions

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.1.1998
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 233 mm
• Gewicht: 800 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
• ISBN-10: 0-7506-3716-1 / 0750637161
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-3716-9 / 9780750637169
• Zustand: Neuware