The Physical Nature and Structure of Oceanic Fronts

Title Page
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Copyright......Page 3
Preface to the English Translation......Page 5
Author's Introduction to the English Translation......Page 6
Contents
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Introduction......Page 9
1.1 Historical Summary of the Development of Ideas Regarding Oceanic Fronts
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1.2 Definitions, Terminology and Criteria
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1.3 Classification of Frontal Zones and Fronts of the World Ocean
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1.4. Modern Methods of Frontal Research
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2.1 How Frequently are Fronts Encountered in the Ocean?
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2.2 General Background of Spatial Variability in Temperature and Salinity Near the Surface of the Ocean
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2.3. Main Physical Parameters of Frontal Zones and Interfaces
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2.4. On the Conditions of Frontogenesis in the Ocean and in the Atmosphere
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2.5 The Concepts of Deformation Field and Frontogenesis
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2.6 On Numerical Modelling of Oceanic Frontogenesis
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2.7. Problems of General Frontal Dynamics......Page 124
2.8. Factors Controlling the Evolution of Fronts
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2.9. On The Two Important Functions of Ekman Boundary Layers
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3.1 Eddies and Fronts in the Ocean
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3.2 Peculiarities of Coastal Upwelling Fronts
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3.3. Salinity Fronts Originating from River Discharge Into Coastal Areas of the Ocean
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3.4. Coastal Fronts With Tidal Mixing......Page 235
3.5. Surface Phenomena of a Frontal Nature
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4.1. On The Multifrontal Structure of Frontal Zones
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4.2. Thermohaline Finestructure Near Oceanic Fronts
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4.3. Characteristic Features of the Three-dimensional Spatial Structure of Frontal Zones as in the Example of the Gulf Stream......Page 282
4.4 Cross-frontal Transfer......Page 294
5.1. Some Generalizations......Page 304
5.2. Research on the Physics of Frontal Phenomena In the Ocean and Associated Problems of Other Disciplines
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5.3. Future Research Tasks......Page 311
References......Page 317
Subject Index......Page 335