Descriptive Physical Oceanography (eBook)
264 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4832-7877-3 (ISBN)
This book is divided into nine chapters, and begins with an introduction to the basic goal of physical oceanographic study. The next chapters describe the features of the ocean basins, physical properties of seawater, and the ocean's distribution of water characteristics. These topics are followed by discussions of the conservation of seawater volume and salt; the techniques and methods of physical oceanography; and the general features of the main ocean circulations, as well as the circulation and character of the water masses in the individual oceans. The final chapters examine some of the characteristics of coastal oceanography.
This book will prove useful to undergraduate and graduate students with oceanography and related subjects.
Descriptive Physical Oceanography: An Introduction, Fourth Enlarged Edition considers the synoptic or descriptive aspects of physical oceanography with considerable illustrative materials and some 45 additional figures. This book is divided into nine chapters, and begins with an introduction to the basic goal of physical oceanographic study. The next chapters describe the features of the ocean basins, physical properties of seawater, and the ocean's distribution of water characteristics. These topics are followed by discussions of the conservation of seawater volume and salt; the techniques and methods of physical oceanography; and the general features of the main ocean circulations, as well as the circulation and character of the water masses in the individual oceans. The final chapters examine some of the characteristics of coastal oceanography. This book will prove useful to undergraduate and graduate students with oceanography and related subjects.
Front Cover 1
Descriptive Physical Oceanography: An Introduction 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 12
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 16
CHAPTER 2. OCEAN DIMENSIONS, SHAPES AND BOTTOM MATERIALS 20
2.1 Dimensions 20
2.2 Sea-floor dimensions 22
2.3 Bottom material 25
CHAPTER 3. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SEA-WATER 27
3.1 Vocabulary 27
3.2 Properties of pure water 27
3.3 Salinity and conductivity 28
3.4 Temperature 31
3.5 Density 32
3.6 Other characteristic properties 37
3.7 Sound in the sea 37
3.8 Light in the sea 40
3.9 Colour of sea-water 42
CHAPTER 4. TYPICAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF WATER CHARACTERISTICS IN THE OCEANS 44
4.1 Introduction 44
4.2 Density distribution 46
4.3 Temperature distribution 49
4.4 Salinity distribution 58
4.5 Dissolved oxygen distribution 62
4.6 Other water-motion tracers 63
CHAPTER 5. WATER, SALT AND HEAT BUDGETS OF THE OCEANS 65
5.1 Conservation of volume 65
5.2 Conservation of salt 66
5.3 Conservation of Heat Energy the Heat Budget
CHAPTER 6. INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS 92
6.1 Introduction 92
6.2 Instruments 93
6.3 Graphical presentation of data 129
CHAPTER 7. CIRCULATION AND WATER MASSES OF THE OCEANS 144
7.1 Introduction 144
7.2 Southern Ocean 149
7.3 Atlantic Ocean 157
7.4 North Atlantic Adjacent Seas 183
7.5 Arctic Sea 193
7.6 Pacific Ocean 204
7.7 Indian Ocean 227
7.8 Red Sea and Persian Gulf 230
CHAPTER 8. COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY 232
8.1 Introduction 232
8.2 Coastal upwelling 234
8.3 Estuaries 237
CHAPTER 9 SOME DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE WORK 243
APPENDIX: Units Used in Descriptive Physical Oceanography 249
Introduction 249
Relevant SI Units 249
Units used in Physical Oceanography and Some Numerical Examples 250
BIBLIOGRAPHY 252
Suggestions for Further Reading 252
Journal and Review Article References 254
INDEX 262
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.10.2013 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
Technik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4832-7877-8 / 1483278778 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4832-7877-3 / 9781483278773 |
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