Get Free Shipping on orders over $49
Descriptive Physical Oceanography : An Introduction: 6th edition, 2005  - James H. Swift

Descriptive Physical Oceanography

An Introduction: 6th edition, 2005

By: James H. Swift, George L. Pickard, Lynne D. Talley, Emery

Hardcover | 10 June 2011 | Edition Number 6

At a Glance

Hardcover


RRP $170.95

$138.99

19%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $34.75 with

 or 

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

Descriptive Physical Oceanography, Sixth Edition, provides an introduction to the field with an emphasis on large-scale oceanography based mainly on observations. Topics covered include the physical properties of seawater, heat and salt budgets, instrumentation, data analysis methods, introductory dynamics, oceanography and climate variability of each of the oceans and of the global ocean, and brief introductions to the physical setting, waves, and coastal oceanography.

This updated version contains ocean basin descriptions, including ocean climate variability, emphasizing dynamical context; new chapters on global ocean circulation and introductory ocean dynamics; and a new companion website containing PowerPoint figures, lecture and study guides, and practical exercises for analyzing a global ocean data set using Java OceanAtlas.

This text is ideal for undergraduates and graduate students in marine sciences and oceanography.

  • Expanded ocean basin descriptions, including ocean climate variability, emphasizing dynamical context
  • New chapters on global ocean circulation and introductory ocean dynamics
  • Companion website containing PowerPoint figures, supplemental chapters, and practical exercises for analyzing a global ocean data set using Java OceanAtlas
Industry Reviews
"This book and ancillary web-based appendices are a valuable reference for the modern-day seabird ecologist, providing a wealth of baseline information and serving as a language guide for describing physical oceanography...I highly recommend this updated classic text on descriptive physical oceanography." --Marine Ornithology Volume 40, No. 1, 2012

More in Oceanography & Seas

Ocean : Earth's Last Wilderness - Sir David Attenborough and Colin Butfield

RRP $34.99

$28.75

18%
OFF
Blue Machine : How the Ocean Shapes Our World - Helen Czerski

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF
Plotting the Oceans : Stories of Powerful Maps and Their Makers - Sarah Hamylton
Dr Karl's Little Book of Climate Change Science - Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki
Ocean : Exploring the Marine World - Phaidon Editors

RRP $89.95

$64.99

28%
OFF
The Science of the Ocean : The Secrets of the Seas Revealed - DK
Ocean : From the Shore to the Abyss - Asha de Vos

RRP $100.00

$50.00

50%
OFF
Ocean Art : From the Shore to the Deep - Helen Scales

RRP $49.99

$40.75

18%
OFF
The Ocean Book : The Stories, Science, and History of Oceans - DK
The Secrets of the Titanic - Paul-Henri Nargeolet

RRP $24.99

$20.75

17%
OFF
Sing Like Fish : how sound rules life under water - Amorina Kingdon

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF
Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology : 2nd Edition - Robin Davidson-Arnott
Ocean : DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias - DK

RRP $59.99

$45.75

24%
OFF
Adrift : The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost at Sea - Tracey Williams

RRP $51.99

$42.75

18%
OFF
The Underworld : Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean - Susan Casey