Numerical models of oceans and oceanic processes Oceans play a pivotal role in our weather and climate. Ocean borne commerce is vital to our increasingly close knit global community. Yet we do not fully understand the intricate details of how they function how they interact with the atmosphere and what the limits are to their biological productivity and their tolerance to wastes. While satellites are helping us to fill in the gaps numerical ocean models are playing an important role in increasing our ability to comprehend oceanic processes monitor the current state of the oceans and to a limited extent even predict their future state. Numerical Models of Oceans and Oceanic Processes is a survey of the current state of knowledge in this field. It brings together a discussion of salient oceanic dynamics and processes numerical solution methods and ocean models to provide a comprehensive treatment of the topic. Starting with elementary concepts in ocean dynamics it deals with equatorial mid latitude high latitude and coastal dynamics from the perspective of a modeler. A comprehensive and up to date chapter on tides is also included. This is followed by a discussion of different kinds of numerical ocean models and the pre and post processing requirements and techniques. Air sea and ice ocean coupled models are described as well as data assimilation and nowcast forecasts. Comprehensive appendices on wavelet transforms and empirical orthogonal functions are also included. This comprehensive and up to date survey of the field should be of interest to oceanographers atmospheric scientists and climatologists. While some prior knowledge of oceans and numerical modeling is helpful the book includes an overview of enough elementary material so that along with its companion volume Small Scale Processes in Geophysical Flows it should be useful to both students new to the field and practicing professionals. * Comprehensive and up to date review * Useful for a two semester (or one semester on selected topics) graduate level course * Valuable reference on the topic * Essential for a better understanding of weather and climate Foreword by Kirk Bryan Preface Prologue 1. Introduction to Ocean Dynamics 2. Introduction to Numerical Solutions 3. Equatorial Dynamics and Reduced Gravity Models 4. Midlatitude Dynamics and Quasi Geostrophic Models 5. High Latitude Dynamics and Sea Ice Modeling 6. Tides and Tidal Modeling 7. Coastal Dynamics and Barotropic Models 8. Data and Data Processing 9. Sigma Coordinate Regional and Coastal Models 10. Multilevel Basin Scale and Global Models 11. Layered and Isopycnal Models 12. Ice Ocean Coupled Models 13. Ocean Atmosphere Coupled Models 14. Data Assimilation and Nowcasts Forecasts Appendix A: Equations of State; Appendix B: Wavelet Transforms; Appendix C: Empirical Orthogonal Functions and Empirical Normal Modes; Appendix D: Units and Constants References Biographies Index