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Ocean Circulation Theory

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Joseph Pedlosky

    1. Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, USA

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  • Careful synthesis of modern theories hitherto scattered in the literature - A vast amount of material collected and interpreted pedagogically

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Sverdrup Theory

    • Joseph Pedlosky
    Pages 1-23

  3. Homogeneous Models of the Ocean Circulation

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    Pages 25-92

  4. Vertical Structure: Baroclinic Quasi-Geostrophic Models

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    Pages 93-170

  5. Theory of the Ventilated Thermocline

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    Pages 171-275

  6. Buoyancy Forced Circulation and Cross-Gyre Flow

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    Pages 277-320

  7. Equatorial Dynamics of the Thermocline: The Equatorial Undercurrent

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    Pages 321-377

  8. Abyssal Circulation

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    Pages 379-450

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 451-455
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About this book

The waters of the earth are gathered in shallow, irregular, interconnecting basins. Heated by the sun and driven by the wind, the oceans circulate endlessly. The general circulation of the ocean is the persistent pattern of this flow on the scale of the basins. It is the heart and soul of physical oceanography, and the explanation and prediction of the flow from the principles of fluid dynamics is the chief goal of the physical oceanographer. Along with the pattern of the motion, the associated fields of pressure, temperature, salinity, and density are also necessary components of a complete theory for the ocean circulation since they are dynamically linked to the motion of the oceans. The physical problem posed by the general circulation of the oceans is a difficult one both experimentally and theoretically. From the point of view of theoretical fluid mechanics the difficulty springs fundamentally from the recirculating character of the circulation. The fluid is gathered into a single, though highly contorted basin.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, USA

    Joseph Pedlosky

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ocean Circulation Theory

  • Authors: Joseph Pedlosky

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03204-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-60489-1Published: 05 August 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08224-5Published: 06 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03204-6Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 456

  • Topics: Oceanography, Geophysics/Geodesy, Geology

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