Introduction to Physical Oceanography by John A. Knauss (1996, Hardcover)

Prentice Hall PTR

0132381559

9780132381550

62236

309 Pages

English

Introduction to Physical Oceanography

Earth Sciences / Oceanography

1996

Textbook

John A. Knauss

Science

Hardcover

0.6 in

22 Oz

9.5 in

7.1 in

2

College Audience

95-048222

20

Yes

551.46

Preface. 1. Overview. 2. A Stratified Ocean. 3. The Transfer of Heat Across the Ocean Surface. 4. Global Balances: The Conservation Equations. 5. Equations of Motion. 6. The Effect of the Earth's Rotation. 7. Major Ocean Currents. 8. The Distribution of Temperature and Salinity. 9. Wind-Generated Waves. 10. Tides and Other Waves. 11. The Coastal Ocean and Semienclosed Seas. 12. Sound and Optics. Appendix 1: Selected Reading. Appendix 2: UnitsDefinitions, Abbreviations, and Conversions. Appendix 3: Some Useful Values. Index.

For one-semester, junior/graduate-level courses in Physical Oceanography offered in Oceanography, Geology, Marine Biology, or Civil Engineering departments. Written by a respected scholar in the field, this comprehensive, contemporary introduction to physical oceanography covers fundamental topics of interest to biologists, chemists, geologists, and physical oceanographers., Written by a scholar in the field, this book gives an introduction to physical oceanography and covers fundamental topics of interest to biologists, chemists, geologists, and physical oceanographers. It is suitable for one-semester, junior/graduate-level courses in Physical Oceanography offered in Oceanography, or Civil Engineering departments.

GC150.5.K6 1997