Climate and the Oceans

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-691-15028-4
Verlag: Princeton University Press

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 126 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 259 g

Reihe: Princeton Primers in Climate

The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. Climate and the Oceans offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. This illustrated primer begins by briefly describing the world's climate system and ocean circulation and goes on to explain the important ways that the oceans influence climate. Topics covered include the oceans' effects on the seasons, heat transport between equator and pole, climate variability, and global warming. The book also features a glossary of terms, suggestions for further reading, and easy-to-follow mathematical treatments. Climate and the Oceans is the first place to turn to get the essential facts about this crucial aspect of the Earth's climate system. Ideal for students and nonspecialists alike, this primer offers the most concise and up-to-date overview of the subject available.The best primer on the oceans and climate Succinct and self-contained Accessible to students and nonspecialists Serves as a bridge to more advanced material

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vallis, Geoffrey K

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii

Chapter 1: Basics of Climate 1

Chapter 2: The Oceans: A Descriptive Overview 22

Chapter 3: A Brief Introduction to Dynamics 41

Chapter 4: The Ocean Circulation 75

Chapter 5: The Ocean?s Overall Role in Climate 105

Chapter 6: Climate Variability from Weeks to Years 128

Chapter 7: Global Warming and the Ocean 156

Notes 205

Further Reading 211

Glossary 215

References 223

Index 229

Über Autor(innen)

Vallis, Geoffrey K
Geoffrey K. Vallis is professor and senior scientist in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program and the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University. He is the author of the standard graduate text "Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics".