Ocean circulation and climate: observing and modelling the global ocean
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego Academic Press c2001
Series:International geophysics series v. 77
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Item Description:Paralleltitel: Ocean circulation & climate
Includes bibliographical references (p. 603-685) and index
Front Cover; Ocean Circulation and Climate: Observing and Modelling the Global Ocean; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgment; Section 1: The Ocean and Climate; Section 2: Observations and Models; Section 3: New Ways of Observing the Ocean; Section 4: The Global Flow Field; Section 5: Formation and Transport of Water Masses; Section 6: Large-Scale Ocean Transports; Section 7: Insights for the Future; References; Acronyms, abbreviations and terms; Index
The book represents all the knowledge we currently have on ocean circulation. It presents an up-to-date summary of the state of the science relating to the role of the oceans in the physical climate system. The book is structured to guide the reader through the wide range of World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) science in a consistent way. Cross-references between contributors have been added, and the book has a comprehensive index and unified reference list. The book is simple to read, at the undergraduate level. It was written by the best scientists in the world who have collaborated to
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 715 p.)
ISBN:0080491979
0126413517
9780080491974
9780126413519

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