Ocean Circulation Theory

by Joseph Pedlosky

Book Overview

An overview of the advances made in the last decade and a half in this field. Based on an advanced graduate level course, the book represents fundamental insights into the structure of the physical theory of the large-scale dynamics of the oceans. The author has maintained throughout a blend of analytical and numerical results so as to achieve as deep a physical understanding of the dynamics of the large-scale circulations as possible. The results...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540604898
• ISBN13: 9783540604891
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"