Ocean currents : a derivative of the Encyclopedia of ocean sciences, 2nd edition

Elements of Physical Oceanography is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2 nd Edition and serves as an important reference on current physical oceanography knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articles―all written by experts in their field―focuses on ocean physics, air-sea transfers, waves, mixing, ice, and the processes of transfer of properties such as heat, salinity, momentum and dissolved gases, within and into the ocean. Elements of Physical Oceanography serves as an ideal reference for topical research. Contents Ocean Currents: Introduction THE OCEANS: THE ATLANTIC OCEAN Current Systems in the Atlantic Ocean • L. Stramma Florida Current, Gulf Stream and Labrador Current • P. L. Richardson Benguela Current • L. V. Shannon Brazil and Falklands (Malvinas) Currents • A. R. Piola, R. P. Matano Canary and Portugal Currents • E. D. Barton Atlantic Ocean Equatorial Currents • S. G. Philander THE OCEANS: THE PACIFIC OCEAN Kuroshio and Oyashio Currents • B. Qiu California and Alaska Currents • B. M. Hickey, T. C. Royer Peru–Chile Current System • J. Karstensen, O. Ulloa East Australian Current • G. Cresswell Pacific Ocean Equatorial Currents • R. Lukas Seas of Southeast Asia • J. T. Potemra, T. Qu THE OCEANS: THE INDONESIAN THROUGHFLOW Indonesian Throughflow • J. Sprintall THE OCEANS: THE INDIAN OCEAN Current Systems in the Indian Ocean • M. Fieux, G. Reverdin Indian Ocean Equatorial Currents • M. Fieux Somali Current • M. Fieux Leeuwin Current • G. Cresswell, C. M. Domingues Agulhas Current • J. R. E. Lutjeharms THE OCEANS: THE SOUTHERN OCEAN Current Systems in the Southern Ocean • A. L. Gordon Antarctic Circumpolar Current • S. R. Rintoul Sub Ice-shelf Circulation and Processes • K. W. Nicholls THE OCEANS: THE ARCTIC OCEAN Arctic Ocean Circulation • B. Rudels THE ABYSSAL CIRCULATION Abyssal Currents • W. Zenk Flow through Deep Ocean Passages • N. G. Hogg Bottom Water Formation • A. L. Gordon Deep-sea Sediment Drifts • D. A. V. Stow ENCLOSED OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEAS, FJORDS, ESTUARIES AND RIVERS Mediterranean Sea Circulation • A. R. Robinson, W. G. Leslie, A. Theocharis, A.Lascaratos Current Systems in the Mediterranean Sea • P. Malanotte-Rizzoli Red Sea Circulation • D. Quadfasel Black Sea Circulation • G. I. Shapiro Baltic Sea Circulation • W. Krauss North Sea Circulation • M. J. Howarth Intra-American Seas • G. A. Maul Okhotsk Sea Circulation • L. D. Talley Weddell Sea Circulation • E. Fahrbach, A. Beckmann Fjord Circulation • A. Stigebrandt Estuarine Circulation • K. Dyer River Inputs • J. D. Milliman GRAVITY AND TURBIDITY CURRENTS, AND FLOWS IN CHANNELS Overflows and Cascades • G. F. Lane-Serff Rotating Gravity Currents • J. A. Whitehead Flows in Straits and Channels • D. M. Farmer Slides, Slumps, Debris Flow, and Turbidity Currents • G. Shanmugam EDDIES AND WAVES Mesoscale Eddies • P. B. Rhines Meddies and Sub-surface Eddies • H. T. Rossby Topographic Eddies • J. H. Middleton Island Wakes • E. D. Barton Rossby Waves • P. D. Killworth Equatorial Waves • A. V. Fedorov, J. N. Brown CIRCULATION AND RELATED MODELS Ocean Circulation • N. C. Wells Wind Driven Circulation • P. S. Bogden, C. A. Edwards Ekman Transport and Pumping • T. K. Chereskin, J. F. Price Ocean Circulation: Meridional Overturning Circulation • J. R. Toggweiler Regional and Shelf Models • J. J. Walsh Coastal Circulation Models • F. E. Werner, B. O. Blanton Inverse Models • C. Wunsch Forward Problem in Numerical Models • M. A. Spall Data Assimilation in Models • A. R. Robinson, P. F. J. Lermusiaux APPENDICES Appendix 1. SI Units and Some Equivalences Appendix 2. Useful Values Appendix 10. Bathymetric Charts of the Oceans Index Elements of Physical Oceanography is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition and serves as an important reference on current physical oceanography knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articles—all written by experts in their field—focuses on ocean physics, air-sea transfers, waves, mixing, ice, and the processes of transfer of properties such as heat, salinity, momentum and dissolved gases, within and into the ocean. Elements of Physical Oceanography serves as an ideal reference for topical research. References related articles in physical oceanography to facilitate further research. Richly illustrated with figures and tables that aid in understanding key concepts. Includes an introductory overview and then explores each topic in detail, making it useful to experts and graduate-level researchers. Topical arrangement makes it the perfect desk reference Elements of Physical Oceanography is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Second Edition and serves as an important reference on current physical oceanography knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articlesall written by experts in their fieldfocuses on ocean physics, air-sea transfers, waves, mixing, ice, and the processes of transfer of properties such as heat, salinity, momentum and dissolved gases, within and into the ocean. Elements of Physical Oceanography serves as an ideal reference for topical research. Offers a selection of articles that focuses on key ocean current concepts. This title covers topics such as ocean currents, the circulation of deep water, the contrasting circulations of the seas, the circulation in fjords, estuaries and the effects of rivers, and the intermittency and variability of the oceans. This title is an important reference on current knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. The selected articles - all written by experts in their field - fall into several categories