Description Notable advances of the last quarter-century have deepened our appreciation of the three-dimensional nature of the ocean\'s large-scale circulation.
It is also suitable for readers from related fields as it includes a summary of introductory topics..
This textbook is ideal for students of physical oceanography, chemical oceanography and climate.
Solutions to exercises are available online for instructor use.
The book covers "classical" topics of horizontal circulation, and expands them to include shallow wind-driven overturning, the deep global "conveyer belt", high latitudes, the role of eddies, and the ocean\'s role in heat transport.
Ocean Circulation in Three Dimensions surveys both observations and theories of the time-mean circulation, enabling readers to see the relevance and limitations of leading theories, as well as the patterns linking the behavior of different oceans.
This Circulation has important implications for Ocean chemistry and biology, atmospheric science, and climate.
Description Notable advances of the last quarter-century have deepened our appreciation of the three-dimensional nature of the ocean\'s large-scale circulation
