Ocean Processes in Climate Dynamics - Global and Mediterranean Examples (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)

One of the most crucial but still very poorly understood topics of oceanographic science is the role of ocean processes in contributing to the dynamics of climate and global change. This book presents a series of high level lectures on the major categories of ocean/atmosphere processes. Three of these major issues are the focus of the lectures: (1) air--sea interaction processes; (2) water mass formation, dispersion and mixing; (3) general circulation, with specific emphasis on the thermohaline component. Global examples in the world ocean are provided and discussed in the lectures. In parallel, the Mediterranean Sea is a laboratory basin in providing analogues of the above global processes relevant to climate dynamics. They include the Mediterranean thermohaline circulation with its own `conveyor belt'; intermediate and deep water mass formation and transformations, dispersion and mixing. No other book in the field provides a review of fundamental lectures on these processes, coupled with global examples and their Mediterranean analogues.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	NATO Science Series C, 419
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	1994
Editors:	P. M. Malanotte-Rizzoli • Allan R. Robinson
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	437
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
ISBN-13:	978-9401043762
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Oceanography (seas)
LSN:	9401043760
Barcode:	9789401043762

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