TY  - BOOK
AU  - Talley Lynne D;  Emery William J; Pickard George L.
TI  -  Descriptive physical oceanography : an introduction ; 06 ed
SN  - 9780750645522
AV  - GC 11 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - UK
PB  - Elsevier
N1  - Chapter 1. Introduction to Descriptive Physical Oceanography
Chapter 2. Ocean Dimensions, Shapes, and Bottom Materials 
Chapter 3. Physical Properties of Seawater 
Chapter 4. Typical Distributions of Water Characteristics 
Chapter 5. Mass, Salt, and Heat Budgets and Wind Forcing 
Chapter 6. Data Analysis Concepts and Observational Methods 
Chapter 7. Dynamical Processes for Descriptive Ocean Circulation 
Chapter 8. Gravity Waves, Tides, and Coastal Oceanography 
Chapter 9. Atlantic Ocean 
Chapter 10. Pacific Ocean 
Chapter 11. Indian Ocean
Chapter 12. Arctic Ocean and Nordic Seas 
Chapter 13. Southern Ocean 
Chapter 14. Global Circulation and Water Properties 




N2  - Descriptive Physical Oceanography, Sixth Edition, provides an introduction to the field with an emphasis on large-scale oceanography based mainly on observations. Topics covered include the physical properties of seawater, heat and salt budgets, instrumentation, data analysis methods, introductory dynamics, oceanography and climate variability of each of the oceans and of the global ocean, and brief introductions to the physical setting, waves, and coastal oceanography.

This updated version contains ocean basin descriptions, including ocean climate variability, emphasizing dynamical context; new chapters on global ocean circulation and introductory ocean dynamics; and a new companion website containing PowerPoint figures, lecture and study guides, and practical exercises for analyzing a global ocean data set using Java OceanAtlas.

This text is ideal for undergraduates and graduate students in marine sciences and oceanography
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