Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea
An Introductory Guide
- 1st Edition - October 16, 2022
- Editors: Katrin Schroeder, Jacopo Chiggiato
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 6 9 2 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 6 9 3 - 2
Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea: An Introductory Guide provides a comprehensive but concise introduction to the physical oceanography of one of the most fascinating marginal… Read more
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Request a sales quoteOceanography of the Mediterranean Sea: An Introductory Guide provides a comprehensive but concise introduction to the physical oceanography of one of the most fascinating marginal seas, the Mediterranean Sea. The book is primarily focused on the state-of-the-art understanding of the physical functioning of the Mediterranean Sea, while embracing the fundamentals of associated geological and chemical processes.
Written by multiple scientists active over many years in the Mediterranean marine community, the book provides a broad overview on the information needed to get a robust background on the physical oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea for students in oceanography, climate science, marine geology and chemistry or scientists unfamiliar with the region.
- Provides a comprehensive but concise introduction to the physical oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea
- Presents the existing links between climate, ocean, biogeochemical cycles and geological evolution at the Mediterranean scale
- Presents clear examples of the Mediterranean region, as well as comparisons with other regions globally
1. Introduction
2. Mediterranean Sea evolution and present-day physiography
3. Mediterranean climate: Past, present and future
4. The forcings of the Mediterranean Sea and the physical properties of its water masses
5. Mediterranean Sea Level
6. Waves in the Mediterranean
7. Dense and deep water formation processes and Mediterranean overturning circulation
8. Fronts, eddies, and mesoscale circulation
9. Recent changes in the Mediterranean Sea
10. Mediterranean Observing and Forecasting Systems
11. Mediterranean Sea General Biogeochemistry
12. Active geological processes in the Mediterranean Sea
13. The Mediterranean Sea in the Anthropocene
- No. of pages: 584
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 16, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128236925
- eBook ISBN: 9780128236932
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