Smith Jr. Polar Oceanography

Physical Science
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-8916-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 406 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Polar Oceanography

Polar Oceanography is an integrated synthesis of the biological, physical, geological, and chemical processes that occur in the polar oceans. The book represents the first modern interdisciplinary synthesis in this field.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith Jr., Walker O.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Polar Oceanography: Physical Science;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Contents of Part B;10
6;Contributors;12
7;Preface;14
8;Chapter 1. Meteorology;20
8.1;I. Introduction;20
8.2;II. The Winds and Surface Stress;25
8.3;III. Major Air–Sea Interaction Polar Experiments;36
8.4;IV. Modeling Methods;42
8.5;V. Remote Sensing;49
8.6;VI. Large-Scale Interaction;51
8.7;VII. Flux Coefficient Summary;52
8.8;VIII. Conclusions;61
8.9;References;62
9;Chapter 2. Sea Ice in the Polar Regions;66
9.1;I. Introduction;66
9.2;II. Large-Scale Ice Properties;68
9.3;III. Small-Scale Ice Properties;97
9.4;IV. Summary;135
9.5;References;136
10;Chapter 3. Remote Sensing of the Polar Oceans;142
10.1;I. Introduction;142
10.2;II. Remote Sensing Basics;143
10.3;III. Theory of Active and Passive Microwave Imaging of Sea Ice;151
10.4;IV. Visible and Infrared Sensors;174
10.5;V. Satellite, Aircraft, and Ground-Based Remote Sensing Examples for Polar Oceanography;175
10.6;VI. Concluding Remarks;186
10.7;References;189
11;Chapter 4. Large-Scale Physical Oceanography of Polar Oceans;194
11.1;I. Introduction;194
11.2;II. Physical Setting;196
11.3;III. Current Systems;201
11.4;IV. Water Masses;208
11.5;V. Thermohaline Circulation;221
11.6;VI. Concluding Remarks;232
11.7;References;234
12;Chapter 5. Mesoscale Phenomena in the Polar Oceans;246
12.1;I. Introduction;246
12.2;II. Frontal Systems;252
12.3;III. Mesocale Eddies;273
12.4;IV. Some Consequences of Mesoscale Processes;292
12.5;V. Polynyas: A Special Case;296
12.6;VI. Concluding Comments;302
12.7;References;303
13;Chapter 6. Small-Scale Processes;310
13.1;I. Introduction;310
13.2;II. Fundamental Physics;313
13.3;III. Turbulent Exchange: Processes and Scales;319
13.4;IV. Some Measurements from the Under-Ice Boundary Layer;333
13.5;V. Drag Coefficients and Under-Ice Roughness;337
13.6;VI. Heat and Mass Flux at the Ice/Ocean Interface;345
13.7;VII. Internal Wave Drag;350
13.8;VIII. Summary;353
13.9;References;354
14;Chapter 7. Models and Their Applications to Polar Oceanography;358
14.1;I. Ice Models;358
14.2;II. Ocean Models;380
14.3;III. Coupled Ice-Ocean Models;385
14.4;IV. Concluding Remarks;403
14.5;References;404
15;Index;408