Ocean currents: physical drivers in a changing world 1st Edition- Ebook PDF Instant Delivery – ISBN(s): 9780128160596,0128160594,9780128160602, 0128160608
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0128160608
- ISBN-13 : 9780128160602
- Author: Robert Marsh , Erik van Sebille
Ocean Currents: Physical Drivers in a Changing World opens with a general introduction to the character, measurement, and simulation of ocean currents, leading to a physical and dynamical framework for understanding the wide variety of flows encountered in the oceans. The book comprises chapters covering distinct aspects of contrasting ocean currents: broad and slow, deep and shallow, narrow and swift, large scale and small scale, low latitudes and high latitudes, and moving in horizontal and vertical planes. Through this approach the authors cover a wide range of applications, from local to global, with considerable geographical context.
Table of contents:
1. Introduction to ocean currents
2. Global gyres/Ekman drift
3. Global western boundary currents and life
4. Global eastern boundary currents and life
5. Currents near the Equator and fast trans-basin flows
6. Connecting Oceans with upper ocean flows
7. Polar currents, icebergs and sea ice
8. Connecting shallow (warm) and deep (cold) currents with climate
9. Seasonal flows in shallow shelf seas (around the world) and implications for pollution/biology
10. Indigenous (ancient) knowledge of ocean currents
11. Utility of ocean currents for seafarers in recorded history
12. Research Challenges and the Future
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