| Ocean Processes in Climate Dynamics: Global and Mediterranean Examples 1994 Edition Contributor(s): Malanotte-Rizzoli, P. M. (Editor), Robinson, Allan R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792326245 ISBN-13: 9780792326243 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $313.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology - Science | Earth Sciences - Oceanography |
| Dewey: 551.524 |
| LCCN: 93038824 |
| Series: NATO Science Series C: |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.81 lbs) 437 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the most crucial but still very poorly understood topics of oceanographic science is the role of ocean processes in contributing to the dynamics of climate and global change. This book presents a series of high level lectures on the major categories of ocean/atmosphere processes. Three of these major issues are the focus of the lectures: (1) air--sea interaction processes; (2) water mass formation, dispersion and mixing; (3) general circulation, with specific emphasis on the thermohaline component. Global examples in the world ocean are provided and discussed in the lectures. In parallel, the Mediterranean Sea is a laboratory basin in providing analogues of the above global processes relevant to climate dynamics. They include the Mediterranean thermohaline circulation with its own conveyor belt'; intermediate and deep water mass formation and transformations, dispersion and mixing. No other book in the field provides a review of fundamental lectures on these processes, coupled with global examples and their Mediterranean analogues. |
