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Fifth Edition
By
George L. Pickard, Department of Oceanography, University of British Columbia, Canada
William J. Emery, University of Colorado, USA
Description
'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.
Audience
For advanced undergraduates and early postgraduates in marine sciences and oceanography.
Contents
Introduction; Ocean dimensions, shapes and bottom materials; Physical properties of sea-water; Typical distributions of water characteristics
in the oceans; Water, salt and heat budgets of the oceans; Instruments and methods; Circulation and water masses of the oceans; Coastal
oceanography; Some directions for future work; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
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Paperback, 336 pages, publication date: JAN-1990
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-2759-7
ISBN-10: 0-7506-2759-X
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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