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Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Support Small Business by buying this book! 2nd Edition (2009) CLEAN!! No marks. Might as well be new. Appears unread. . . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: * Introduction -- * The Oceans: 1.) The Atlantic Ocean -- 1.) The Indonesian Throughflow -- 1.) The Indian Ocean -- 1.) The Southern Ocean -- 1.) The Arctic Ocean -- 1.) The Abyssal Circulation -- 1.) Enclosed or Semi-Enclosed Seas, Fjords, Estuaries and Rivers -- 1.) Gravity and Turbidity Currents, and Flows in Channels -- 1.) Eddies and Waves -- 1.) Circulation and Related Models ------ * Appendices -- * Index. . . . . . . . . . . Ocean Currents is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition and serves as an important reference on current ocean current knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articles-all written by experts in their field-focuses on key ocean current concepts. Its topics include ocean currents, the circulation of deep water, the contrasting circulations of the seas, the circulation in fjords, estuaries and the effects of rivers, and the intermittency and variability of the oceans. Ocean Currents serves as an ideal reference for topical research.