Introductory Dynamical Oceanography
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Introductory Dynamical Oceanography

  1. 349 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Introductory Dynamical Oceanography

About this book

'Introductory Dynamical Oceanography' 2nd ed provides an introduction to Dynamical Physical Oceanography at a level suitable for senior year undergraduate students in the sciences and for graduate students entering oceanography. It aims to present the basic objectives, procedures and successes and to state some of the present limitations of dynamical oceanography and its relations to descriptive physical oceanography. The first edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and the new work includes reference to the Practical Salinity Scale 1978, the International Equation of State 1980 and the beta-spiral technique for calculating absolute currents from the density distribution. In addition the description of mixed-layer models has been updated and the chapters on Waves and on Tides have been substantially revised and enlarged, with emphasis on internal waves in the Waves chapter. While the text is self-contained readers are recommended to acquaint themselves with the general aspects of descriptive (synoptic) oceanography in order to be aware of the character of the ocean which the dynamical oceanographer is attempting to explain by referring to Pickard and Emery's 'Descriptive Physical Oceanography' 4th edition.

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Information

Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780750624961
eBook ISBN
9780080570549
Edition
2
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geography
Index
Geography

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Introductory Dynamical Oceanography
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. List of Main Symbols used in Text
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Chapter 1. Introduction
  9. Chapter 2. Properties of Sea Water relevant to Physical Oceanography
  10. Chapter 3. The Basic Physical Laws used in Oceanography and Classifications of Forces and Motions in the Sea
  11. Chapter 4. The Equation of Continuity of Volume
  12. Chapter 5. Stability and Double Diffusion
  13. Chapter 6. The Equation of Motion in Oceanography
  14. Chapter 7. The Role of the Non-linear Terms and the Magnitudes of Terms in the Equations of Motion
  15. Chapter 8. Currents without Friction: Geostrophic Flow
  16. Chapter 9. Currents with Friction; Wind-driven Circulation
  17. Chapter 10. Thermohaline Effects
  18. Chapter 11. Numerical Models
  19. Chapter 12. Waves
  20. Chapter 13. Tides
  21. Chapter 14. Some Presently Active and Future Work
  22. Appendix 1: Mathematical Review with Some Elementary Fluid Mechanics
  23. Appendix 2: Units Used in Physical Oceanography
  24. Appendix 3: Sources of Information for the Estimation of Specific Volume and Density from Values of Salinity, Temperature and Pressure
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index