{"product_id":"introductory-dynamical-oceanography-paperback-9780750624961","title":"Introductory Dynamical Oceanography (Paperback) 9780750624961","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroductory Dynamical Oceanography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Pond (Author), George L. Pickard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780750624961, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 27 October 1983\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e349 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Together with Pickard's Descriptive Oceanography it fills a long felt need for a basic text at undergraduate level, or for graduate students embarking on a career in physical oceanography.\" \u003cb\u003e--Nature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Introductory Dynamical Oceanography' 2nd ed provides an introduction to Dynamical Physical Oceanography at a level suitable for senior year undergraduate students in the sciences and for graduate students entering oceanography. It aims to present the basic objectives, procedures and successes and to state some of the present limitations of dynamical oceanography and its relations to descriptive physical oceanography. \u003cbr\u003e The first edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and the new work includes reference to the Practical Salinity Scale 1978, the International Equation of State 1980 and the beta-spiral technique for calculating absolute currents from the density distribution. In addition the description of mixed-layer models has been updated and the chapters on Waves and on Tides have been substantially revised and enlarged, with emphasis on internal waves in the Waves chapter. While the text is self-contained readers are recommended to acquaint themselves with the general aspects of descriptive (synoptic) oceanography in order to be aware of the character of the ocean which the dynamical oceanographer is attempting to explain by referring to Pickard and Emery's 'Descriptive Physical Oceanography' 4th edition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCONTENTS INCLUDE:  Properties of seawater relevant to physical oceanography\u003cbr\u003e The basic physical laws used in oceanography and classifications of forces and motions in the sea\u003cbr\u003e The equation of continuity of volume\u003cbr\u003e The equation of motion in oceanography\u003cbr\u003e The role of the non-linear terms and the magnitudes of terms in the equations of motion\u003cbr\u003e Currents without friction - geostrophic flow\u003cbr\u003e Currents with friction - wind-driven circulation\u003cbr\u003e Numerical models\u003cbr\u003e Waves\u003cbr\u003e Tides.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geography%20%5BRG%5D%22\"\u003eRG\u003c\/a\u003e], Oceanography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Oceanography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Oceanography%20%5Bseas%5D%20%5BRBKC%5D%22\"\u003eseas RBKC\u003c\/a\u003e], Geology \u0026amp; the lithosphere [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geology \u0026amp; the lithosphere\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geology%20\u0026amp;%20the%20lithosphere%20%5BRBG%5D%22\"\u003eRBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Butterworth-Heinemann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46648539513112,"sku":"9780750624961","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780750624961.jpg?v=1694092160","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/introductory-dynamical-oceanography-paperback-9780750624961","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}