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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 
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
This note covers the following topics: Properties of water and seawater, Major ions of seawater, Chemical Equilibrium, Activity scales and activity corrections, s balance - the cornerstone of chemical oceanography, Biological production, Respiration, Biolimiting elements, Gas exchange, Acids and bases, Ocean carbonate system, Particle flux, The redox sequence and sediment diagenesis, Isotope geochemistry, Radiocarbon and ocean age.
Author(s): Professor Jim Murray
NA Pages
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
123 Pages
Oceanography is the par excellence interdisciplinary science thanks to its peculiar setting within a fluid environment that makes connections extremely efficient. The oceans connections are well mirrored in the chapters of this book that share a quite explicit multidisciplinary and multi-environmental character. The book provides chapters on very different topics under very different settings, some with a focused angle, others with a broader approach, yet all sharing the idea that we need to understand the small pieces in order to put together the big picture for a much larger mechanism, the functioning of the ocean as a whole
Author(s): NA
NA Pages
This is a 3 credit class, which involves a total of 45 contact hours. These will include both lectures and field activities. The material of the class is divided into 5 sections: geological oceanography, chemical oceanography, physical oceanography, biological oceanography, and humans & the oceans. Besides quizzes and exams on material covered in class, you will also be evaluated on papers and presentations that will allow you to further your knowledge of one given topic related to oceanography, and conduct your own independent research project.
Author(s): Chantale Begin - Jessica Fry
271 Pages
These notes represent the topic content for physical oceanography. In addition, two introductory lectures place the atmospheric and oceanographic aspects of the topic in the context of the exact sciences
Author(s): Matthias Tomczak
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