Ocean Dynamics

• Main Authors: Olbers, Dirk (Author), Willebrand, Jürgen (Author), Eden, Carsten (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Oceanography.; Geophysics.; Environmental sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.; Environmental Physics.

Ocean Dynamics’ is a concise introduction to the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the common approximations for geophysical fluid dynamics, presenting a comprehensive approach to large-scale ocean circulation theory. The book is written on the physical and mathemat...