Ocean Circulation. Wind-driven and thermohaline processes

RUI XIN HUANG

ISBN 10: 0521852285 / ISBN 13: 9780521852289

Published by Cambridge Univerrsity Press, Cambridge, 2010

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xiii + 791 p;:many Figures and b/w Ills. Higher postage because book will be posted as parcel.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ocean Circulation. Wind-driven and thermohaline processes
• Publisher: Cambridge Univerrsity Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521852285
• ISBN 13: 9780521852289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Geologie / Mineralogie / Hydrologie

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Synopsis

The interaction between ocean circulation and climate change has been an active research frontier in Earth sciences in recent years. Ocean circulation, and its related geophysical fluid dynamical principles, are now taught at graduate level in many Earth and atmospheric science departments. This is the first advanced textbook to discuss both wind-driven and thermohaline-driven processes – two important aspects of large-scale ocean circulation. It provides a concise introduction to the dynamics and thermodynamics of oceanic general circulation. This includes sea water thermodynamics and the energetics of the ocean circulation; an exhaustive theory of wind-driven circulation; thermohaline circulation with discussions on water mass formation/erosion, deep circulation, and the hydrological cycle; and interactions between wind-driven and thermohaline circulation. Highly illustrated to help the reader establish a clear mental picture of the physical principles involved, the book is invaluable for advanced courses in ocean circulation and as a reference for oceanographers and Earth scientists.

About the Author

Rui Xin Huang is a Scientist Emeritus at the Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He has been awarded the Von Alan Clarke Jr. Chair of Excellence in Oceanography at the same institution and served as Chair Professor, Green Card Project, Ocean University of China. He has also worked at the Institute of Mechanics, Academy of Science, China; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Geophysical Fluid Dynamical Laboratory, Princeton; and the University of Hawaii. His research interests include physical oceanography and climate dynamics, and he has authored/co-authored over 90 scientific publications in these areas.