An overview of the advances made in the last decade and a half in this field. Based on an advanced graduate level course, the book represents fundamental insigh

An overview of the advances made in the last decade and a half in this field. Based on an advanced graduate level course, the book represents fundamental insigh

An innovative survey of large-scale ocean circulation that links observations, conceptual models, numerical models, and theories.

Mounting evidence that human activities are substantially modifying the Earth's climate brings a new imperative to the study of the ocean's large-scale circulat

It provides a concise introduction to the dynamics and thermodynamics of oceanic general circulation.