Lecture Notes in Oceanography
This lecture note helps students
develop an understanding of the unifying principles and processes which are
critical in understanding both the evolution and behaviour of the planet Earth,
with a particular focus on aspects relating to the atmosphere and the ocean.
Topics covered includes: The place of physical oceanography in science,
Properties of seawater, The Global Oceanic Heat Budget , Distribution of
temperature and salinity with depth; the density stratification, Aspects of
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Thermohaline processes; water mass formation; the
seasonal thermocline, The ocean and climate , Waves , Long Waves, Oceanographic
instrumentation.
Author(s): Matthias Tomczak
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