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| Part 1: General Ocean Circulation | |
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1: Deep Circulation of the World Ocean, Bruce A. Warren, pp. 6-41 1.1 Introduction, p. 6 1.2 Historical Development of Ideas about the Deep Circulation, pp. 7-10 1.3 A Dynamical Framework, pp. 11-14 1.4 Sources of Deep Water, pp. 15-25 1.5 Deep Western Boundary Currents in the World Ocean, pp. 26-37 1.6 Why Is There a Deep Thermohaline Circulation At All?, pp. 38-39 Notes, pp. 40-41 |
Chapter 1 - complete (PDF - 4.4MB) Chapter 1 - sections: 1.1 - 1.4 (PDF - 2.6MB) 1.5 - Notes (PDF - 1.9MB) |
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2: The Water Masses of the World Ocean: Some Results of a Fine-Scale Census, L.V. Worthington, pp. 42-69 2.1 Introduction, p. 42 2.2 Methods of Describing the Oceans, p. 43 2.3 The World Water Masses As They Exist in the Second Half of This Century, pp. 44-56 2.4 The Formation of Water Masses, pp. 57-59 Appendix: Census of World-Ocean Water Masses with Division by Bivariate (C x 0/00) Classes and Rank by Volume, pp. 60-69 |
Chapter 2 - complete (PDF - 3.0MB) Chapter 2 - sections: 2.1 - 2.3 (PDF - 1.9MB) 2.4 - Appendix (PDF - 1.2MB) |
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3: On the Mid-Depth Circulation of the World Ocean, Joseph L. Reid, pp. 70-111 3.1 Introduction, p. 70 3.2 The Circulation of the Upper Waters and Their Contribution to the Mid-Depths, pp. 70-71 3.3 The Use of Geostrophy, pp. 72-73 3.4 The Mid-Depth Circulation of the Atlantic Ocean from Core Analysis and Vertical Geostrophic Shear, pp. 74-78 3.5 Studies of Total Transport and Layers, pp. 79-80 3.6 Mid-Depth Studies Using Isopycnal Analysis, pp. 81-84 3.7 Comparison of Relative Geostrophic Flow at Mid-Depth with Numerical Models of Transport, pp. 85-90 3.8 Mid-Depth Patterns in the World Ocean, pp. 91-108 3.9 Comparison of the Maps of Shear Field and Characteristics, p. 109 3.10 Conclusion, pp. 110-111 |
Chapter 3 - complete (PDF - 5.0MB) Chapter 3 - sections: 3.1 - 3.5 (PDF - 1.5MB) 3.6 - 3.10 (PDF - 3.6MB) |
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4: The Gulf Stream System, N.P. Fofonoff, pp. 112-139 4.1 Introduction, p. 112 4.2 The Gulf Stream System, p. 113 4.3 The Florida Current, pp. 113-122 4.4 The Gulf Stream, pp. 123-132 4.5 The North Atlantic Current, pp. 133-136 4.6 Summary and Conclusions, pp. 137-139 |
Chapter 4 - complete (PDF - 3.5MB) Chapter 4 - sections: 4.1 - 4.3 (PDF - 1.6MB) 4.4 - 4.6 (PDF - 1.9MB) |
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5: Dynamics of Large-Scale Ocean Circulation, George Veronis, pp. 140-183 5.1 Introduction and Summary, pp. 140-141 5.2 The Equations for Large-Scale Dynamics, pp. 142-143 5.3 The Quasi-Geostrophic Equations and the B-Plane, pp. 144-146 5.4 Ekman Layers, pp. 147-148 5.5 Steady Linear Models of the Wind-Driven Circulation, pp. 149-152 5.6 Preliminary Nonlinear Considerations, pp. 153-156 5.7 Why Does the Gulf Stream Leave the Coast?, p. 157 5.8 Thermohaline Circulation, pp. 158-163 5.9 Free Waves for a Constant-Depth Two-Layer Ocean on the B-Plane, p. 164 5.10 Effect of Bottom Topography on Quasi-Geostrophic Waves, pp. 165-168 5.11 Baroclinic Instability, pp. 169-173 5.12 Effect of Nonlinearity and Turbulence, pp. 174-182 Notes, p. 183 |
Chapter 5 - complete (PDF - 5.0MB) Chapter 5 - sections: 5.1 - 5.7 (PDF - 2.1MB) 5.8 - Notes (PDF - 3.0MB) |
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6: Equatorial Currents: Observations and Theory, Ants Leetmaa, Julian P. McCreary, Jr., and Dennis W. Moore, pp. 184-197 6.1 Introduction, p. 184 6.2 Observations, pp. 185-187 6.3 Theories, pp. 188-194 6.4 Discussion, pp. 195-197 |
Chapter 6 - complete (PDF - 1.5MB) Chapter 6 - sections: 6.1 - 6.2 (PDF) 6.3 - 6.4 (PDF - 1.1MB) |
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7: On Estuarine and Continental-Shelf Circulation in the Middle Atlantic Bight, Robert C. Beardsley and William C. Boicourt, pp. 198-235 7.1 Introduction, p. 198 |
Chapter 7 - complete (PDF - 4.4 MB) Chapter 7 - sections: 7.1 - 7.3 (PDF - 4.1 MB) |