Elements of Physical Oceanography

Content: 
Other Titles of Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Page vii
INTRODUCTION, Page ix
INTRODUCTION TO DESCRIPTIVE OCEANOGRAPHY, Page 1
CHAPTER 1 - THE OCEANS IN PERSPECTIVE, Pages 3-9
CHAPTER 2 - THE NATURE OF OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA, Pages 10-15
CHAPTER 3 - THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF THE OCEAN, Pages 16-24
CHAPTER 4 - THE TEMPERATURE OF THE OCEAN, Pages 25-26,26a,26b,27-32
CHAPTER 5 - PRESSURE AND DENSITY, Pages 33-37
CHAPTER 6 - TEMPERATURE–SALINITY RELATIONSHIPS, Pages 38-41
CHAPTER 7 - CURRENTS AND WATER MASSES, Pages 42,42a,43-51
INTRODUCTION TO OCEANIC MOVEMENTS, Page 53
CHAPTER 8 - ACCELERATIONS ARISING FROM MASS DISTRIBUTION, Pages 55-61
CHAPTER 9 - ACCELERATIONS ARISING FROM THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH, Pages 62-65
CHAPTER 10 - GEOSTROPHIC CURRENTS AND THEIR COMPUTATIONS, Pages 66-72
CHAPTER 11 - TRANSFER PHENOMENA — TURBULENCE, Pages 73-81
CHAPTER 12 - WIND DRIVEN CURRENTS, Pages 82-87
CHAPTER 13 - INERTIAL MOTION, Pages 88-91
CHAPTER 14 - WAVES, Pages 92-106
CHAPTER 15 - TIDES, Pages 107-114
INTRODUCTION TO SELECTED TOPICS, Page 115
CHAPTER 16 - SOUND PROPAGATION, Pages 117-120,120a,121-124
CHAPTER 17 - LIGHT IN THE SEA, Pages 125-130
CHAPTER 18 - THE HEAT BUDGET OF THE OCEAN, Pages 131-138
CHAPTER 19 - THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION, Pages 139-142
CHAPTER 20 - ESTUARIES, Pages 143-146
INDEX, Pages 147-151