Descriptive Physical Oceanography : An Introduction by Lynne D. Talley (2011, Hardcover)

Elsevier Science & Technology

0750645520

9780750645522

109101963

Lynne D. Talley

Descriptive Physical Oceanography : an Introduction

Hardcover

English

Earth Sciences / Oceanography

2011

Textbook

Science

560 Pages

9.2 in

7.5 in

6

College Audience

Gc150.5

"This book and ancillary web-based appendices are a valuable reference for the modern-day seabird ecologist, providing a wealth of baseline information and serving as a language guide for describing physical oceanography...I highly recommend this updated classic text on descriptive physical oceanography."-- Marine Ornithology Volume 40, No. 1, 2012, "This book and ancillary web-based appendices are a valuable reference for the modern-day seabird ecologist, providing a wealth of baseline information and serving as a language guide for describing physical oceanography.I highly recommend this updated classic text on descriptive physical oceanography."-- Marine Ornithology Volume 40, No. 1, 2012

1. Introduction to descriptive physical oceanography2. Ocean dimensions, shapes and bottom materials3. Physical properties of seawater4. Typical distributions of water characteristics5. Mass, salt and heat budgets and wind forcing6. Data analysis concepts and observational methods7. Dynamical processes for descriptive ocean circulation8. Gravity waves, tides, and coastal oceanography9. Atlantic Ocean10. Pacific Ocean11. Indian Ocean12. Arctic Ocean and Nordic Seas13. Southern Ocean14. Global circulation and water properties Supplemental texts (web only): Chapter S1: Brief history of physical oceanography; Chapter S7: (expanded) Dynamical processes for descriptive ocean circulation; Chapter S8: Gravity waves, tides, and coastal oceanography (additional materials); Chapter S15: Climate and the oceans; Chapter S16: Instruments and Methods

2011

551.46

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