Evolution of Physical Oceanography

Part 2

TEXTBOOK CONTENTS	FILES
Part 2: Physical Processes in Oceanography
8: Small-Scale Mixing Processes, J.S. Turner, pp. 236-263 8.1 Introduction, p. 236  8.2 Preliminary Discussion of Various Mechanisms, pp. 237-239  8.3 Vertical Mixing in the Upper Layers of the Ocean, pp. 240-244  8.4 Mixing in the Interior of the Ocean, pp. 245-257  8.5 Mixing near the Bottom of the Ocean, pp. 258-263	Chapter 8 - complete (PDF - 3.5MB) Chapter 8 - sections: 8.1 - 8.3 (PDF - 1.2MB)  8.4 - 8.5 (PDF - 2.4MB)
9: Internal Waves and Small-Scale Processes, Walter Munk, pp. 264-291 9.1 Introduction, pp. 264-267  9.2 Layered Ocean, p. 268  9.3 Continuously Stratified Ocean, pp. 269-270  9.4 Turning Depths and Turning Latitudes, pp. 271-272  9.5 Shear, pp. 273-274  9.6 Resonant Interactions, p. 275  9.7 Breaking, pp. 276-278  9.8 Ocean Fine Structure and Microstructure, pp. 279-282  9.9 An Inconclusive Discussion, pp. 283-289  9.10 Conclusion, p. 290  Notes, pp. 290-291	Chapter 9 - complete (PDF - 2.7MB) Chapter 9 - sections: 9.1 - 9.6 (PDF - 1.4MB)  9.7 - Notes (PDF - 1.5MB)
10: Long Waves and Ocean Tides, Myrl C. Hendershott, pp. 292-341 10.1 Introduction, p. 292  10.2 Astronomical Tide-Generating Forces, pp. 293-294  10.3 Laplace’s Tidal Equations (LTE) and the Long-Wave Equation, pp. 295-296  10.4 Long Waves in the Ocean, pp. 297-316  10.5 The Ocean Surface Tide, pp. 317-328  10.6 Internal Tides, pp. 329-338  10.7 Tidal Studies and the Rest of Oceanography, pp. 339-341	Chapter 10 - complete (PDF - 4.6MB) Chapter 10 - sections: 10.1 - 10.4 (PDF - 2.4MB)  10.5 - 10.7 (PDF - 2.3MB)
11: Low-Frequency Variability of the Sea, Carl Wunsch, pp. 342-275 11.1 Introduction, pp. 342-345  11.2 The Field of Variability of the Ocean, pp. 346-372  11.3 Summary and Conclusions, pp. 373-375	Chapter 11 - complete (PDF - 3.4MB) Chapter 11 - sections: 11.1 - 11.2 (PDF - 3.3MB)  11.3 (PDF)
12: Some Varieties of Biological Oceanography, J.H. Steele, pp. 376-383 12.1 Introduction, p. 376  12.2 Space and Time Scales of Variation, pp. 377-378  12.3 Ecological Variations, pp. 379-380  12.4 Discussion, pp. 381-383	Chapter 12 - complete (PDF) Chapter 12 - sections: 12.1 - 12.2 (PDF)  12.3 - 12.4 (PDF)
13: The Amplitude of Convection, Willem V.R. Malkus, pp. 384-395 13.1 Introduction, p. 384  13.2 Basic Boussinesq Description, p. 385  13.3 Initial Motions, p. 386  13.4 Quantitative Theories for High Rayleigh Number, pp. 387-388  13.5 The Amplitude of Turbulent Convection from Stability Criteria, pp. 389-394	Chapter 13 - complete (PDF - 1.0MB) Chapter 13 - sections: 13.1 - 13.3 (PDF)  13.4 - 13.5 (PDF)