Presents the basic objectives, procedures and successes and states some of the present limitations of dynamical oceanography and its relations to descriptive physical oceanography. The first edition has been thoroughly updated. While self-contained it is complementary to Descriptive Physical Oceanography, 4th edition (by Pickard & Emery).
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Robert S. Arthur, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Clearly the best choice for entry level graduate students.
Professor Stephen P Murray Department of Geophysics Louisiana State University, Baton Rougk, USA
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Dynamics 102: Meshes Well with Descriptive 101,
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Pickard & Pond (1983) is a textbook suitable for use in college courses for upper division undergraduate and beginning graduate students. It serves well as the second textbook on dynamics in a two-course sequence with description first, then dynamics. It also is suitable as a stand-alone textbook for a first introduction to dynamic physical oceanography. Its existence in print for 26 years is a measure of how well its authors have worked out explanations and weeded out errors.Single-course introductions to physical oceanography need textbooks like Knauss (2005) with a mix of descriptive and dynamic approaches. Because it avoids descriptive approaches, Pickard & Pond (1983) does not compete with Knauss (2005). Pickard & Pond (1983) based on dynamics also does not compete with Pickard and Emery (1990) based on description. Some users might believe that Pickard & Pond (1983) competes directly with Mellor (2008). Others might believe that Mellor (2008) has some material on the level of Pickard & Pond (1983) and some on the next level upward. To compare Pickard & Pond (1983) with other physical oceanography textbooks, see my reviews of Introduction to Physical Oceanography by Knauss (2005), Introduction to Physical Oceanography by Mellor (2008) and Descriptive Physical Oceanography by Pickard and Emery (1990).
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Oceanography is the study of the ocean making use of the various basic sciences, physics, chemistry, biology and geology, with mathematics being used as an aid to parts of all of these studies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
isobaric slopes, inertial enhancement, mixed units system, dynamical oceanographer, maximum curl, geostrophic calculations, geostrophic method, isopycnal slopes, dynamical oceanography, geostrophic equation, tangent bulk modulus, western boundary region, baroclinic case, thermohaline effects, transport stream function, barotropic case, secant bulk modulus, descriptive physical oceanography, international equation, equatorial current system, pendulum day, westward intensification, constant eddy viscosity, thermal wind equations, isobaric surfaces Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gulf Stream, North Atlantic, Reynolds Number, Indian Ocean, Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Descriptive Physical Oceanography, Pacific Ocean, Richardson Number, Atlantic Ocean, British Columbia, International Equation of State, Osborne Reynolds, Somali Current, Father Point, Florida Straits, Newton's Second Law of Motion, North Equatorial Countercurrent New!
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isobaric slopes, inertial enhancement, mixed units system, dynamical oceanographer, maximum curl, geostrophic calculations, geostrophic method, isopycnal slopes, dynamical oceanography, geostrophic equation, tangent bulk modulus, western boundary region, baroclinic case, thermohaline effects, transport stream function, barotropic case, secant bulk modulus, descriptive physical oceanography, international equation, equatorial current system, pendulum day, westward intensification, constant eddy viscosity, thermal wind equations, isobaric surfaces Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gulf Stream, North Atlantic, Reynolds Number, Indian Ocean, Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Descriptive Physical Oceanography, Pacific Ocean, Richardson Number, Atlantic Ocean, British Columbia, International Equation of State, Osborne Reynolds, Somali Current, Father Point, Florida Straits, Newton's Second Law of Motion, North Equatorial Countercurrent New!
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