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A derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
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Edited By
John Steele, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Steve Thorpe, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, and Bangor University, U.K.
Karl Turekian, Yale University, Connecticut, USA
Description
Elements of Physical Oceanography is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition and serves as an important
reference on current physical oceanography knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articles?all
written by experts in their field?focuses on ocean physics, air-sea transfers, waves, mixing, ice, and the processes of transfer of properties
such as heat, salinity, momentum and dissolved gases, within and into the ocean. Elements of Physical Oceanography serves as an ideal
reference for topical research.
Audience
professionals, researchers, and graduate students in the marine sciences
Contents
Introduction
1. Surface waves, tides and sea level
2. The air-sea interface
3. Boundary layers
3.1 The upper ocean boundary layer
3.2 The benthic boundary layer
3.3 Under-ice boundary layer
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Internal waves
5. Processes of diapycnal mixing
6. Horizontal dispersion, transport and ocean properties
7. Ice
8. Processes in Coastal and Shelf Seas
Appendices
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Paperback, 0 pages, publication date: AUG-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-096485-0
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