Oceanography, Meteorology & Atmospheric Science - General & Miscellaneous, Natural Terrain - Oceans & Seas, Dynamics - General & Miscellaneous
Poleward Flows Along Eastern Ocean Boundaries
Steven J. Neshyba, Christopher N.K. Mooers, Robert L. Smith, Richard T. Barber
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Overview
This is the first volume to treat exclusively an ubiquitous feature of ocean circulation - the poleward currents and undercurrents that occur along eastern boundaries of all major ocean basins. By comparing coastal current data from different regions the authors show that poleward transport along eastern boundaries is an important part of the basinwide budgets of heat, salt, and freshwater. In essence, the book documents that the success of upcoming global ocean circulation experiments must account for these poleword transports. Specifically, by defining of global-scale kinematic and dynamic characteristics of these flows, the book supplies the parameters for the design of field experiments in eastern ocean sectors.Editorials
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This volume is derived from the First International Workshop on [title] held at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. Dec. 1986. Papers deal with the ubiquitous poleward flow along the eastern boundaries of all major ocean basins. The workshop recommended a methodology for making observations, and for refining theory and models to assimilate the collected data. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
July 31, 2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Pages
383
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781461389651