Ocean Circulation and Climate: A 21st century perspective

The book represents all the knowledge we currently have on ocean circulation. It presents an up-to-date summary of the state of the science relating to the role of the oceans in the physical climate system. The book is structured to guide the reader through the wide range of world ocean circulation experiment (WOCE) science in a consistent way. Cross-references between contributors have been added, and the book has a comprehensive index and unified reference list. The book is simple to read, at the undergraduate level. It was written by the best scientists in the world who have collaborated to carry out years of experiments to better understand ocean circulation. Presents in situ and remote observations with worldwide coverage; Provides theoretical understanding of processes within the ocean and at its boundaries to other Earth System components; and Allows for simulating ocean and climate processes in the past, present and future using a hierarchy of physical-biogeochemical models INDICE: Part I: The oceans' role in the climate system1 The ocean as a component of the climate system2 Paleoclimatic ocean circulation and sea level changesPart II: Ocean observations3 In-situ ocean observations: A brief history, present status and future directions4 Remote sensing of the global ocean circulationPart III: Ocean processes 5 Exchanges through the ocean surface 6 Thermodynamics of seawater7 Diapycnal mixing processes in the ocean interior8 Lateral transport in the ocean interior9 Global distribution and formation of mode waters10 Deep water formationPart IV: Ocean circulation and water masses11 Conceptual models of the wind-driven and thermohaline circulation12 Ocean surface circulation 13 Western boundary currents14 Currents and processes along the eastern boundaries15 The tropical ocean circulation and dynamics16 The marine cryosphere17 The Arctic and subarctic oceans/seas18 Dynamics of the Southern Ocean circulation19 Inter-ocean and inter-basin exchangesPart V: Modeling the ocean climate system20 Ocean circulation models and modeling21 Dynamically and kinematically consistent global ocean circulation and ice state estimates22 Methods and applications of ocean synthesis in climate research 23 Coupled models and climate projections24 The oceans' role in modeling and predicting seasonal-to-interannual climate variations25 The oceans' role in modeling and predicting decadal climate variations26 Modeling ocean biogeochemical processes and resulting tracer distributionsPart VI: The changing ocean27 Sea-level and ocean heat-content change28 Long-term salinity changes and implications for the global water cycle29 Ocean heat transport30 The marine carbon cycle and ocean carbon inventories31 Marine ecosystems, biogeochemistry, and climate

• ISBN: 978-0-12-391851-2
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 904
• Fecha Publicación: 29/11/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés