Ocean Circulation Theory
Edition: 1st ed. Corr. 2nd printing edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 27, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 453
ISBN-13: 9783540604891
Subjects: Climatology; Geology & the lithosphere; Oceanography (seas); Science; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Geology; Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Equatorial Currents; Oceanic Gyres; Ozeanzirkulation; Science / Oceanography; Äquatorialströmungen; Ocean circulation
First sentence: Pressure maps of the flow in the upper ocean, such as that shown in Fig. 1.1.1 (a, Stommel et al. 1978; b, Reid 1994) indicate a large-scale clockwise circulation in the subtropical North Atlantic, i.e., in the region south of 45°N but north of a few degrees of the equator.