A Geeks Guide To Physical Oceanography: Currents And Tides

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions ... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Physical oceanography is the study of physical conditions and physical processes within the ocean, especially the motions and physical properties of ocean waters. Examines the following current types: atmospheric circulation, baroclinity, boundary current, Coriolis effect, downwelling, eddy, Ekman layer, Ekman spiral, Ekman transport . El Nino-Southern Oscillation, geostrophic current, Gulf Stream, halothermal circulation, Humboldt current, hydrothermal circulation, global circulation model, Langmuir circulation, longshore drift, loop current, Maelstrom, ocean current, ocean dynamics, ocean gyre, rip current, thermohaline circulation, shutdown of thermohaline circulation, subsurface currents, Sverdrup balance, whirlpool, upwelling, GLODAP, MOM, and WOCE. Examines the following tide types: amphidromic point, Earth tide, head of tide, internal tide, lunitidal interval, perigean spring tide, Rule of twelfths, slack water, spring/neap tide, tidal bore, tidal force, tidal power, tidal race, tidal range, tidal resonance, tide, tide gauge, and tideline. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less