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Eddies in Marine Science
Allan R. . Ed(S): Robinson
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Description for Eddies in Marine Science
Paperback. Editor(s): Robinson, Allan R. Series: Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. Num Pages: 612 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1092.
It is now well known that the mid-ocean flow is almost everywhere domi nated by so-called synoptic or meso-scale eddies, rotating about nearly vertical axes and extending throughout the water column. A typical mid ocean horizontal scale is 100 km and a time scale is 100 days: these meso scale eddies have swirl speeds of order 10 cm s -1 which are usually con siderably greater than the long-term average flow. Many types of eddies with somewhat different scales and characteristics have been identified. The existence of such eddies was suspected by navigators more than a century ago and confirmed ... Read more
It is now well known that the mid-ocean flow is almost everywhere domi nated by so-called synoptic or meso-scale eddies, rotating about nearly vertical axes and extending throughout the water column. A typical mid ocean horizontal scale is 100 km and a time scale is 100 days: these meso scale eddies have swirl speeds of order 10 cm s -1 which are usually con siderably greater than the long-term average flow. Many types of eddies with somewhat different scales and characteristics have been identified. The existence of such eddies was suspected by navigators more than a century ago and confirmed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
Series
Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Number of Pages
612
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642690051
SKU
V9783642690051
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99-15
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