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The Oceanic Thermohaline Circulation. An Introduction.
Hendrik Van Aken
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Description for The Oceanic Thermohaline Circulation. An Introduction.
Paperback. Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library. Num Pages: 344 pages, 153 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
This book presents a global hydrographic description of the thermohaline circulation, an introduction to the theoretical aspects of this phenomenon, and observational evidence for the theory. The hydrographic description and the observational evidence are based on data sources, available via internet, mainly from the World Oceanographic Experiment (WOCE). With the hydrographic description and observational evidence also comes an introduction to hydrographic analysis and interpretation.
This book presents a global hydrographic description of the thermohaline circulation, an introduction to the theoretical aspects of this phenomenon, and observational evidence for the theory. The hydrographic description and the observational evidence are based on data sources, available via internet, mainly from the World Oceanographic Experiment (WOCE). With the hydrographic description and observational evidence also comes an introduction to hydrographic analysis and interpretation.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441922687
SKU
V9781441922687
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Ref
99-15
About Hendrik Van Aken
Dr. Hendrik van Aken has been an observational oceanographer for over 25 years. He mainly deals with regional oceanography. He headed the Dutch contribution ot the WOCE Hydrographic Program (WHP), and is presently active in CLIVAR projects. Dr. Van Aken has done extensive research in the fields of climate hydrographic variability and aspects of the global thermohaline circulation.
Reviews for The Oceanic Thermohaline Circulation. An Introduction.
From the reviews: "Van Aken (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) introduces THC to students in physical oceanography and related fields who can do simple math. … Appropriate for undergraduate oceanography or research library collections. … Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; faculty and researchers." (L. S. Zipp, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), July, 2007) ... Read more