Ocean Circulation

Introduction: The radiation balance of the earth-ocean-atmosphere system; The Atmosphere and the ocean: The Global Wind System; Poleward Transport of heat by the atmosphere; Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction; Ocean Currents: The action of wind on surface waters; Inertia currents; Geostrophic currents; Divergences and convergences; The energy of the ocean: scales of motion; The North Atlantic gyre: Observations and theories: The gulf stream; The subtropical gyres; Modern observations and studies of the north atlantic gyre; Coastal upwelling in eastern boundary currents; The north atlantic oscillation; Other major current systems: Equatorial current systems; Monsoonal circulation; The role of long waves in ocean circulation; El Nino-southern oscillation; Circulation in high latitudes; Global fluxes and the deep circulation: The oceanic heat budget; Conservation of Salt; Ocean water masses; Oceanic mixing and temperature-salinity diagrams; Non-conservative and artificial tracers; Global fluxes of heat and freshwater; Suggested further reading; Answers and comments to questions; Acknowledgements; Index