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UNISALENTO991003742059707536 |
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Autore |
Williams, Richard G. |
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Titolo |
Ocean dynamics and the carbon cycle : principles and mechanisms / Richard G. Williams, Michael J. Follows |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xii, 404 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Chemical oceanography |
Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Machine generated contents note: Preface; List of symbols; Part I. Introduction: 1. Why is the ocean important?; 2. An introductory view of the ocean; Part II. Fundamentals: 3. Transport fundamentals; 4. Physics fundamentals; 5. Fundamental biological processes; 6. Carbonate chemistry fundamentals; Part III. Physical Phenomena and their Biogeochemical Signals: 7. Seasonality of the upper ocean; 8. Ocean gyres and intense currents; 9. Ocean eddies; 10. Ventilation; 11. Cycling and transport of nutrients and carbon; 12. The deep ocean and meridional overturning; Part IV. Synthesis: 13. Integral frameworks; 14. A forward view; Appendix: mathematical definitions and momentum equations; Glossary; Answers; References; Index |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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