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Circulation in the Coastal Ocean

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  • © 1982

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  1. G. T. Csanady

    1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA

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Part of the book series: Environmental Fluid Mechanics (EFME, volume 2)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N2-xi
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  2. Fundamental Equations and Their Simplification

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    Pages 1-24

  3. Inertial Response to Wind

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    Pages 25-63

  4. The Behavior of a Stratified Sea

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    Pages 64-104

  5. The Subtle Effects of Topography

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    Pages 105-142

  6. Transient Coastal Currents

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    Pages 143-173

  7. Flow Controlled by Bottom Friction

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    Pages 174-210

  8. Thermohaline Circulation

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    Pages 211-237

  9. Observed Quasi-steady Flow Patterns in Shallow Seas

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    Pages 238-266

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 267-281
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About this book

For some time there has existed an extensive theoretical literature relating to tides on continental shelves and also to the behavior of estuaries. Much less attention was traditionally paid to the dynamics of longer term, larger scale motions (those which are usually described as circulation') over continental shelves or in enclosed shallow seas such as the North American Great Lakes. This is no longer the case: spurred on by other disciplines, notably biological oceanography, and by public concern with the environment, the physical science of the coastal ocean has made giant strides during the last two decades or so. Today, it is probably fair to say that coastal ocean physics has come of age as a deduc­ tive quantitative science. A well developed body of theoretical models exist, based on the equations of fluid motion, which have been related to observed currents, sea level variations, water properties, etc. Quantitative parameters required in using the models to predict e.g. the effects of wind or of freshwater influx on coastal currents can be estimated within reasonable bounds of error. While much remains to be learned, and many exciting discoveries presumably await us in the future, the time seems appropriate to summarize those aspects of coastal ocean dynamics relevant to 'circulation' or long­ term motion.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA

    G. T. Csanady

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Circulation in the Coastal Ocean

  • Authors: G. T. Csanady

  • Series Title: Environmental Fluid Mechanics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1041-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1400-8Published: 30 September 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8372-2Published: 15 May 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1041-1Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1567-7419

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 281

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Oceanography

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