Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Basic Physical Principles and Equations
- 2 Reduced Equations for Large-Scale Motion
- 3 Planetary Geostrophic Vorticity Dynamics
- 4 Stratified Large-Scale Flow
- 5 Circulation in a Simple Rectangular Basin
- 6 Eddy-Driven Subsurface Motion
- 7 Circumpolar Flow
- 8 Mid-Depth Meridional Overturning
- 9 Thermohaline Effects
- 10 Theory and Observation
- Exercises
- References
- Index
3 - Planetary Geostrophic Vorticity Dynamics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Basic Physical Principles and Equations
- 2 Reduced Equations for Large-Scale Motion
- 3 Planetary Geostrophic Vorticity Dynamics
- 4 Stratified Large-Scale Flow
- 5 Circulation in a Simple Rectangular Basin
- 6 Eddy-Driven Subsurface Motion
- 7 Circumpolar Flow
- 8 Mid-Depth Meridional Overturning
- 9 Thermohaline Effects
- 10 Theory and Observation
- Exercises
- References
- Index
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- The Theory of Large-Scale Ocean Circulation , pp. 37 - 51Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011