Overview
- First book to specifically and thoroughly describe thermohaline circulation, a crucial element in the climate system
Part of the book series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library (ATSL, volume 39)
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"Van Aken (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) introduces THC to students in physical oceanography and related fields who can do simple math. … Appropriate for undergraduate oceanography or research library collections. … Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; faculty and researchers." (L. S. Zipp, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), July, 2007)
"This book presents various aspects of the world ocean thermohaline circulation (THC) … . My conclusion is that the book represents a rather complete and well done evaluation of the THC; it can be used by students of different backgrounds … . More especially, it can be useful for M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in oceanography, and to a certain extent also for students in meteorology as additional textbook. … I recommend the book warmly to oceanography graduate students." (Miroslav Gacic, Journal of Sedimentary Research, November, 2007)
"In this book, Hendrik van Aken provides descriptions of the thermohaline circulations (based on observations), of the essential aspects of its coupling to the atmosphere, and of its dynamics. … The Oceanic Thermohaline Circulation: An Introduction could be used in a university course in oceanography, particularly as a primer for inspiring numerical modelers, who often need to know more about the ocean." (Arnold L. Gordon, Bulletin of the American Metrological Society, October, 2008)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Oceanic Thermohaline Circulation
Book Subtitle: An Introduction
Authors: Hendrik M. Aken
Series Title: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48039-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-36637-1Published: 04 December 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2268-7Published: 23 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-48039-8Published: 12 March 2007
Series ISSN: 1383-8601
Series E-ISSN: 2215-162X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 326
Number of Illustrations: 153 b/w illustrations
Topics: Oceanography, Climatology, Climate Change, Classical and Continuum Physics, Earth Sciences, general, Biogeosciences