Barry A. Klinger (Virginia George Mason University), Thomas W. N. Haine (The Johns Hopkins University)

Ocean Circulation in Three Dimensions

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 484
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 193mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1194g
• ISBN-13: 9780521768436
• ISBN-10: 0521768438
• Artikelnr.: 53780662

Autorenporträt

Barry A. Klinger is Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences at George Mason University, Virginia. His primary research interests are large-scale ocean circulation and its effects on climate, which he investigates with numerical models and theory. Since the early 2000s, he has been affiliated with the Climate Dynamics Doctoral program at George Mason University.

Inhaltsangabe

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.