Principles of ocean physics / John R. Apel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Apel, John R.

Series:

International geophysics series ; 38.

International geophysics series ; 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oceanography.

Ocean waves.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (654 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Orlando : Academic Press, 1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years, significant advances in both the theoretical and observational sides of physical oceanography have allowed the ocean's physical behavior to be described more quantitatively. This book discusses the physical mechanisms and processes of the sea, and will be valuable not only to oceanographers but also physicists, graduate students, and scientists working in dynamics or optics of the marine environment.

Contents:

Front Cover; Principles of Ocean Physics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One. Physical Oceanography: An Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Evolution of Modern Physical Oceanography; Bibliography; Chapter Two. Forcing Functions and Responses; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Forcing Functions On and In the Sea; 2.3 Gravitational and Rotational Forces; 2.4 Radiative, Thermodynamic, and Related Forces; 2.5 Zonal and Meridional Variations; 2.6 Wind Stress; 2.7 The General Circulation of the Ocean; 2.8 The Wind-Driven Oceanic Circulation; 2.9 Pressure Forcing

2.10 The Thermohaline Circulation2.11 The Sea Floor and Its Dynamics; Bibliography; Chapter Three. Hydrodynamic Equations of the Sea; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Convective Derivative and the Momentum Equation; 3.3 Gravitational Forces; 3.4 Effects of Spin; 3.5 The Coriolis Force; 3.6 More Gravity; 3.7 Tidal Forces; 3.8 Total Potential Caused by Gravity and Rotation; 3.9 Internal Forces in a Viscous Fluid; 3.10 Conservation Equations for Mass and Salinity; 3.11 The Momentum Equation; 3.12 Fluctuations, Reynolds Stresses, and Eddy Coefficients; 3.13 Boundary Conditions in Fluid Dynamics

BibliographyChapter Four. Thermodynamics and Energy Relations; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Molecular Structure of H2O; 4.3 Effects of Temperature, Salinity, and Pressure; 4.4 Thermodynamics of Seawater; 4.5 Additional Thermodynamic Equations; 4.6 Heat Conduction Equation; 4.7 Specific Volume and Salinity Equations; 4.8 Equation of State; 4.9 Combined Hydrodynamics and Thermodynamics; 4.10 Energy Flow and Energy Equations; 4.11 Total Energy Equations; Bibliography; Chapter Five. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I: Waves and Tides; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Quasi-Steady Motions; 5.3 Buoyancy and Stability

5.4 Surface Waves5.5 Linear Capillary and Gravity Waves; 5.6 Dispersion Characteristics of Surface Waves; 5.7 Surface Gravity Waves; 5.8 Surface Capillary Waves; 5.9 Surface Wave Vorticity; 5.10 The Stream Function; 5.11 Energy Flow in Surface Waves; 5.12 Statistical Descriptions of Surface Gravity Waves; 5.13 Long-Wave, Shallow Water Equations; 5.14 Tsunami and Seismic Sea Waves; 5.15 Deep Sea and Coastal Tides; 5.16 Internal Wave Dynamics; 5.17 The Two-Layer Fluid; 5.18 Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability; Bibliography; Chapter Six. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics II: Currents and Circulation

6.1 Introduction6.2 Surface Wind Stress and Ekman Layer Dynamics; 6.3 Inertial Oscillations; 6.4 Vorticity: Relative, Planetary, Absolute, and Potential; 6.5 Sverdrup Transport; 6.6 Western Boundary Currents and Geostrophic Flow; 6.7 Vorticity Balance in a Western Boundary Current; 6.8 The Rossby Radius and the Western Boundary Current; 6.9 Meanderings and Other Mesoscale Motions; 6.10 Quasi-Geostrophic Motion and Rossby Waves; 6.11 Equatorial Waves and El Nino; 6.12 A Summary Dispersion Diagram; 6.13 Large-Scale Circulation; Bibliography; Chapter Seven. Acoustical Oceanography

7.1 Introduction

Notes:

Errata sheet inserted.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-4832-8805-6

0-12-058865-X

1-281-71279-5

0-08-057074-7

OCLC:

437245711