Introduction to Observational Physical Oceanography
Introduction to Observational Physical Oceanography
Introduction to Observational Physical Oceanography
This note covers the following topics: rotation , earths gravity field and
sea level , ekman layers friction and geostrophic flow , winddriven circulation
stommels gyre and sverdrups balance , stress in the ocean , observations of the
gulf stream in the n atlantic , global hydrographic climatology pdf, equatorial
twists to midlatitude dynamics , the large scale thermohaline circulation some
thermodynamics , the thermohaline circulation , another wrinkle on observations
of the abyssal ocean geothermal heating and hydrothermal vents , tidal forces ,
introduction to waves and time dependent motion and internal waves
This note explains
the following topics: Applications of the laws of physics to the study of the
properties and circulation of the worlds oceans, Geographical description of the
oceans, physical properties of sea water, derivation of the equations of motion
for steady ocean circulation on a rotating planet, Ekman layer, Stommel and Munk
boundary layers, and the Sverdrup Balance, abyssal circulation, thermohaline
circulation, instrumentation and observation.
This
lecture note provides an introduction to basic ideas of geophysical wave motion
in rotating, stratified, and rotating-stratified fluids. Subject begins with
general wave concepts of phase and group velocity. It also covers the dynamics
and kinematics of gravity waves with a focus on dispersion, energy flux, initial
value problems, etc.
This note covers the following topics: rotation , earths gravity field and
sea level , ekman layers friction and geostrophic flow , winddriven circulation
stommels gyre and sverdrups balance , stress in the ocean , observations of the
gulf stream in the n atlantic , global hydrographic climatology pdf, equatorial
twists to midlatitude dynamics , the large scale thermohaline circulation some
thermodynamics , the thermohaline circulation , another wrinkle on observations
of the abyssal ocean geothermal heating and hydrothermal vents , tidal forces ,
introduction to waves and time dependent motion and internal waves