The Oceanic Thermohaline Circulation An Introduction /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Aken, Hendrik M. van. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, 39
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48039-8
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The ocean basins
  • Pressure, temperature, salinity, and some thermohaline dynamics
  • Water mass and tracer analysis of the deep flow in the Atlantic Ocean
  • The deep flow in the Southern, Indian, and Pacific oceans
  • The upper branch of the THC
  • Formation and descent of water masses
  • Dynamics of the THC
  • Deep upwelling and mixing
  • Energetics of the THC
  • Simple models, boundary conditions, and feedbacks
  • The THC and different climates.