A View of the Sea : A Discussion between a Chief Engineer and an Oceanographer about the Machinery of the Ocean Circulation

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- One/Gravity and Pressure -- Two /The Earth's Rotation p -- Three/The Coriolis Force -- Four/Measuring the Density Field -- Five/Geostrophic Velocity -- Six/A Chinese Puzzle -- Seven/The Chief Tries His Hand -- Eight/Exce...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- One/Gravity and Pressure -- Two /The Earth's Rotation p -- Three/The Coriolis Force -- Four/Measuring the Density Field -- Five/Geostrophic Velocity -- Six/A Chinese Puzzle -- Seven/The Chief Tries His Hand -- Eight/Exceptions to Our Three Rules -- Nine/Various Kinds of Blocks -- Ten/The Luyten Algorithm -- Eleven/A Model on a Personal Computer -- Twelve/The Chief Gives Me a Lecture -- Thirteen / Complications -- Fourteen/The Viper's Jaws j -- Appendix/Computer Programs for the Reader -- Glossary -- Select Bibliography -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung