Descriptive Physical OceanographyElsevier, 1990 M01 15 - 320 pages 'Descriptive Physical Oceanography: An Introduction' 5th edition provides an introduction to descriptive (synoptic) physical oceanography for science undergraduates and early graduate students. There has been an updating of topics such as the heat budget, instruments (particularly the use of satellites), a complete revision of the material on equatorial oceanography, sea-ice physics and distribution and El Nino and information has been added on thermohaline circulation, mixing nad coral reef oceanography. |
Contents
I | 1 |
II | 5 |
III | 7 |
IV | 8 |
VI | 10 |
VIII | 12 |
IX | 13 |
XI | 17 |
LXXXVII | 142 |
LXXXVIII | 143 |
LXXXIX | 144 |
XC | 146 |
XCI | 147 |
XCII | 148 |
XCIII | 153 |
XCIV | 154 |
XII | 19 |
XIII | 20 |
XIV | 21 |
XV | 23 |
XVII | 30 |
XVIII | 32 |
XIX | 34 |
XX | 36 |
XXI | 37 |
XXII | 40 |
XXIII | 42 |
XXIV | 44 |
XXV | 47 |
XXVI | 49 |
XXVIII | 51 |
XXIX | 52 |
XXX | 53 |
XXXII | 54 |
XXXIII | 56 |
XXXIV | 57 |
XXXV | 59 |
XXXVI | 62 |
XXXVII | 64 |
XXXVIII | 65 |
XXXIX | 67 |
XLII | 68 |
XLIII | 70 |
XLIV | 71 |
XLV | 72 |
XLVI | 75 |
XLVIII | 76 |
XLIX | 77 |
LI | 78 |
LII | 81 |
LIII | 83 |
LIV | 84 |
LV | 87 |
LVI | 88 |
LVII | 89 |
LVIII | 92 |
LIX | 94 |
LXI | 95 |
LXIII | 96 |
LXIV | 98 |
LXV | 101 |
LXVI | 102 |
LXVIII | 103 |
LXIX | 107 |
LXX | 110 |
LXXI | 112 |
LXXII | 115 |
LXXIII | 123 |
LXXIV | 124 |
LXXV | 127 |
LXXVII | 129 |
LXXVIII | 132 |
LXXX | 134 |
LXXXI | 136 |
LXXXII | 137 |
LXXXIV | 139 |
LXXXV | 140 |
XCV | 158 |
XCVI | 165 |
XCVII | 170 |
XCVIII | 173 |
XCIX | 175 |
C | 178 |
CI | 179 |
CII | 180 |
CIII | 183 |
CIV | 184 |
CV | 189 |
CVII | 191 |
CVIII | 194 |
CIX | 195 |
CX | 200 |
CXI | 207 |
CXII | 210 |
CXIII | 212 |
CXIV | 213 |
CXV | 215 |
CXVI | 217 |
CXVII | 219 |
CXIX | 220 |
CXX | 222 |
CXXI | 223 |
CXXII | 224 |
CXXIII | 225 |
CXXIV | 226 |
CXXV | 230 |
CXXVI | 231 |
CXXVII | 232 |
CXXVIII | 234 |
CXXIX | 239 |
CXXX | 241 |
CXXXI | 247 |
CXXXII | 250 |
CXXXIII | 251 |
CXXXIV | 253 |
CXXXV | 254 |
CXXXVI | 255 |
CXXXVII | 257 |
CXXXVIII | 262 |
CXXXIX | 267 |
CXL | 269 |
CXLI | 272 |
CXLII | 273 |
CXLIII | 275 |
CXLIV | 278 |
CXLV | 279 |
CXLVI | 280 |
CXLVIII | 283 |
CXLIX | 285 |
CL | 286 |
CLI | 287 |
CLII | 288 |
CLIII | 290 |
CLIV | 297 |
CLV | 300 |
CLVI | 302 |
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Other editions - View all
Descriptive Physical Oceanography: An Introduction George L. Pickard,W. J. Emery Limited preview - 2016 |
Descriptive Physical Oceanography George L. Pickard,Lynne D. Talley,William J. Emery No preview available - 1990 |
Common terms and phrases
Antarctic Antarctic Bottom Water Arctic Atlantic Water atmosphere average Baffin Bay basin Bottom Water buoy characteristics cm/s coast coastal component current meters decreases deep water density depth direction distribution dynamic east eddies Ekman El Niño energy equator Equatorial Current estuary Eurasian Basin evaporation flow geostrophic gradient Greenland Gulf Stream gyre horizontal increase Indian Ocean inflow Intermediate Water Labrador Sea maximum measurements Mediterranean metres mixing mL/L motion Niño North Atlantic North Equatorial Current North Pacific observations occur ocean water oceanographic open ocean outflow physical oceanography potential temperature pressure profiles pycnocline radiation range reef region relative satellite sea surface sea-ice sea-water SEASAT Section ship slope South Southern Ocean speed subsurface surface water T-S curves T-S diagram temperature and salinity thermocline tropical upper layer upwelling values variations vertical W/m² water masses water properties waves wind stress zone