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Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New Delhi, Cambridge University Press, 2012,Description: 424p. 25cmISBN:
  • 9780521701488
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.460.68 SIM
Contents:
Introduction to the shelf seas; Physical forcing of the shelf seas: what drives the motion of ocean?; Response to forcing: the governing equations and some basic solutions; Waves, turbulent motions and mixing; Life in the shelf seas; Seasonal stratification and the spring bloom; nterior mixing and phytoplankton survival in stratified environments; Tidal mixing fronts: their location, dynamics and biological significance; Regions of freshwater influence (ROFIs); The shelf edge system; Future challenges in shelf seas
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Introduction to the shelf seas; Physical forcing of the shelf seas: what drives the motion of ocean?; Response to forcing: the governing equations and some basic solutions; Waves, turbulent motions and mixing; Life in the shelf seas; Seasonal stratification and the spring bloom; nterior mixing and phytoplankton survival in stratified environments; Tidal mixing fronts: their location, dynamics and biological significance; Regions of freshwater influence (ROFIs); The shelf edge system; Future challenges in shelf seas

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