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Ocean Currents, Ed. 2
A Derivative of Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
- Author
- Thorpe, Steve A. (COM)/ Steele, John H. (EDT)/ Thorpe, Steve A. (EDT)/ Turekian, Karl K. (EDT)
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Publication Date
- Oct, 2010
- ISBN
- 0080964869 or 9780080964867
- PAPERBACK
- 627 Pages
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Description
Ocean Currents is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition and serves as an important reference on current ocean current knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articles all written by experts in their field focuses on key ocean current concepts. Its topics include ocean currents, the circulation of deep water, the contrasting circulations of the seas, the circulation in fjords, estuaries and the effects of rivers, and the intermittency and variability of the oceans. Ocean Currents serves as an ideal reference for topical research.
Contents
1. The Oceans
1.1. The Atlantic Ocean
1.2 The Pacific Ocean
1.3 The Indonesian Throughflow
1.4 The Indian Ocean
1.5 The Southern Ocean
1.6 The Arctic Ocean
2. The abyssal circulation
3. Enclosed or Semi-Enclosed Seas, Fjords, Estuaries and Rivers
4. Gravity and turbidity currents, and flows in channels
5. Eddies and waves
6. Circulation and related models
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