Evolution of Physical Oceanography
This is a free, online textbook that is organized in Four Parts, with the ability to download pdf files of each chapter. According to the authors, "The technical section of this book is divided into four general categories: General Ocean Circulation (chapters 1-7); Physical Processes in Oceanography (chapters 8-13); Techniques of Investigation (chapters 14-16); Ocean and Atmosphere (chapters 17-18). Within each of these categories will be found several chapters, each of which discusses a broad aspect of physical oceanography or its relationship to an allied field.
Author(s): Bruce A. Warren and Carl Wunsch
623 Pages 
This note introduces students to oceanographic processes active at the Earth's surface and their relationship to other components of the Earth's overall environment including climate variability and Global Change issues. Topics covered includes: Structure of the Earth, The Earth's Ocean Basins, Plate Tectonics, The Earth's Atmosphere and Heat Budget, Ocean Waves and Tides, Surface Ocean Circulation, he Nature and Properties of Water, Variability of Water in the World's Oceans, Deep Ocean Circulation, Weathering and Erosion, Marine Sedimentation, Coastal Environments and Beach Processes, Nutrients and Dissolved Gases in the World's Oceans, Systematics of Marine Biology, Marine Ecology - Trophic Levels and Food Webs, Marine Ecosystems, Coral Reef Ecosystems, Paleoclimate/Paleoceanography, Managing the Ocean Ocean Resources.
Author(s): Steve Lund
NA Pages
Introduction to Physical Oceanography by Lisa Beal
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.
Author(s): Lisa Beal
NA Pages
Wave Motion in the Ocean and the Atmosphere
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.
Author(s): Prof. Paola Rizzoli
NA Pages
