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Over the past decade the significant advances in real-time ocean observing systems, ocean modelling, ocean data assimilation and super-computing has seen the development and implementation of operational ocean forecast systems of the global ocean. At the conclusion of the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) in 2008 ocean analysis and forecasting services were being supported by 12 international centres.

This book is about ocean forecasting - a maturing field which remains an active area of research, and includes such topics as ocean predictability, observing system design, high resolution ocean modelling and ocean data assimilation. It presents the introduction to ocean forecasting which provides a foundation for new opportunities in areas of coupled bio-geochemical forecasting and coupled atmosphere-wave-ocean forecasting. The book describes an updated account of research and development to improve forecast systems, determining how best to service the marine user community with forecast information as well as demonstrating impact to their applications. It also discusses operational centres that are now supporting a range of real-time ocean services including online graphical and data products for their user communities and their feedback on the quality of information.

The contents of this book are aimed at early career scientists and professionals with an interest in operational oceanography and related ocean science. There are excellent opportunities for exciting careers in the emerging field of operational oceanography in order to address current and future challenges as well as provide the supporting services to a rapidly growing user community.

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This first volume in the treatise on the Physics of Lakes deals with the formulation of the mathematical and physical background. A large number of lakes on Earth are described, presenting their morphology as well as the causes of their response to the driving environment. Because the physics of lakes cannot be described without the language used in mathematics, these subjects are introduced first by using the most simple approach and with utmost care, assuming only a limited college knowledge calculus and classical Newtonian physics, and continue with increasing complexity and elegance. Starting with the fundamental equations of Lake Hydrodynamics in the form of "primitive equations" and leading to a detailed treatment of angular momentum and vorticity. ... Read more

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From Harvard University to the University of Miami, the first edition of Chemical Oceanography was a great success as a textbook. Now you can own the fully updated second edition. Each chapter has been expanded and/or updated in accordance with the current state of knowledge about the chemistry of oceans. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Marine Chemistry Text
Seller was very prompt with shipping, and product was as described. I recommend this seller, but I recommend that you check with your class/instructor to make sure you need this book for the course, because in my class it was not required, only recommended, and I have not found the book useful.

chemical oceanography
first i think that this one is avery good book, i review in master sciences in unam mexico, is agreat helpfull, but sometimes is confuse, have some text that are not so ease to understand, your book is one of the masimportant in the chemical oceanography, and have to be more easy to learn,the first time that i read this book (the first edition) was in the basicsciences, and was very dificult to my undestand this new knowledge, butanyway i guiyou thakns for this book.

A valuable synthesis on marine chemistry:worth buying
This book contains a wealth of state-of-the art reference data, e.g.thermodynamic constants and other physico-chemical properties, which wouldotherwise be difficult to find together. It is therefore very useful as asource of data for quantitative calculations related to the chemistry ofseawater.

PLUS: - detailed numbers - ion-pair and Pitzer models appliedto seawater (explained with worked examples) - data on carbonate equilibriain seawater- chapter on circulation pattern - chapter on pH measurementof seawater

MINUS: - text style sometimes not concise - numbersfrequently given without references - poor illustration quality ... Read more

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Original date June 1933 study of American air masses. 116 pages of text and graphs, including 20 pages of plates. ... Read more