Climate & Oceans

Articles on topics in Physical Oceanography from the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition, compiled in one convenient and accessible source.

Features articles that fall into several categories, including - ocean circulation, heat and water balance, the cryosphere, the marine record of paleoclimate, and the carbon system. This title references related articles on climate and oceans to facilitate research. It offers an introductory overview of climate-related oceanography.Elements of Physical Oceanography is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Second Edition and serves as an important reference on current physical oceanography knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articles—all written by experts in their field—focuses on ocean physics, air-sea transfers, waves, mixing, ice, and the processes of transfer of properties such as heat, salinity, momentum and dissolved gases, within and into the ocean. Elements of Physical Oceanography serves as an ideal reference for topical research.