The theory of large-scale ocean circulation / R.M. Samelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Samelson, R. M. (Roger M.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ocean circulation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 193 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mounting evidence that human activities are substantially modifying the Earth's climate brings a new imperative to the study of the ocean's large-scale circulation. This textbook provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to the theory of large-scale ocean circulation, as it is currently understood and established. Students and instructors will benefit from the carefully chosen chapter-by-chapter exercises. This advanced textbook is invaluable for graduate students and researchers in the fields of oceanic, atmospheric and climate sciences and other geophysical scientists, as well as physicists and mathematicians with a quantitative interest in the planetary fluid environment.

Contents:

1. Basic physical principles and equations

2. Reduced equations for large-scale motion

3. Planetary geostrophic vorticity dynamics

4. Stratified large-scale flow

5. Circulation in a simple rectangular basin

6. Eddy-driven subsurface motion

7. Circumpolar flow

8. Mid-depth meridional overturning

9. Thermohaline effects

10. Theory and observation.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-22035-1

1-108-44670-1

1-283-34182-4

9786613341822

1-139-10092-0

1-139-09889-6

1-139-10158-7

0-511-73660-6

1-139-09957-4

OCLC:

769342145