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1	To Follow the Water: Exploring the Sea to Discover Climate: From the Gulf Stream to the Blue Beyond more books like this by Dallas Murphy add to wishlist Murphy traces the history of mans interaction with the Gulf Stream from the first awareness of it right up until todays efforts to preserve it amidst the devastating effects of climate change. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Oceans and Climate more books like this by Grant R Bigg add to wishlist It is now widely accepted that human activities are inducing global climatic change. The oceans are an integral and important part of the global climate system. They store immense amounts of heat and moisture, moderating change but prolonging it once change commences. The oceans also store vast amounts of carbon dioxide, perhaps regulating ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $28.39! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Air-Sea Interaction: Laws and Mechanisms more books like this by Gabriel T Csanady, Mary Gibson (Illustrator) add to wishlist Air-Sea Interaction: Laws and Mechanisms provides a comprehensive account of how the atmosphere and the ocean interact to control the global climate, what physical laws govern this interaction, and its prominent mechanisms. In recent years air-sea interaction has emerged as a subject in its own right, encompassing small-scale and large-scale ... see all copies from $49.00! new only from $63.10!
4	The Near Surface Layer of the Ocean: Structure, Dynamics and Applications more books like this by Alexander Soloviev, Roger Lukas add to wishlist The "Near-Surface Layer of the Ocean" provides a comprehensive account of the structure and dynamics of this important component of the ocean. The book develops the relevant physics and thermodynamics in depth. Detailed treatment is given to the surface microlayer, upper-ocean turbulence, fine thermohaline structure, coherent structures, high wind ... see all copies from $186.39! new only from $186.39! \| first editions \| SVS
5	From raindrops to volcanoes; adventures with sea surface meteorology more books like this by Duncan C. Blanchard add to wishlist A fascinating, easily digestible book that takes readers into the realms of meteorology, oceanography, physics, chemistry, and volcanology. "Packed with interesting and significant information." -- "Florida Scientist." 57 illustrations. see all copies from $2.27! new only from $6.68! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Changing Ocean Carbon Cycle: A Midterm Synthesis of the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study more books like this by Roger B Hanson (Editor), John G Field (Editor), Hugh W Ducklow (Editor) add to wishlist The world's oceans act as a reservoir, with the capacity to absorb and retain carbon dioxide. The air-sea exchange of carbon is driven by physico-chemical forces, photosynthesis and respiration, and has an important influence on atmospheric composition. Variability in the ocean carbon cycle could therefore exert significant feedback effects during ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $69.93! \| first editions
7	High Resolution Numerical Modelling of the Atmosphere and Ocean more books like this by Kevin Hamilton (Editor), Wataru Ohfuchi (Editor) add to wishlist Many key issues in dynamical meteorology and physical oceanography depend on interactions among diverse spatial scales. Atmospheric examples are the role of small-scale gravity waves in the zonal-mean momentum balance in the middle atmosphere, the role of tropical cyclones in the large scale energy and momentum balances of the troposphere, or even ... see all copies from $43.84! new only from $43.84! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Large-Scale Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics: Volume 1: Analytical Methods and Numerical Models more books like this by John Norbury (Editor), Ian Roulstone (Editor) add to wishlist Numerical weather prediction is a problem of mathematical physics. The complex flows in the atmosphere and oceans are believed to be accurately modelled by the Navier-Stokes equations of fluid mechanics together with classical thermodynamics. However, due to the enormous complexity of these equations, meteorologists and oceanographers have ... see all copies from $6.97! new only from $9.98!
9	Atmosphere-ocean interaction more books like this by E. B. Kraus add to wishlist The second edition of this book presents an up-to-date account of the transfer of energy, matter, and momentum between the atmosphere and the ocean. The expository style of the book will be welcomed by students and professionals alike, within the fields of meteorology, oceanography, and physics. Topics covered include surface wind waves, the ... see all copies from $6.74! new only from $181.49! \| SVS
10	Ocean Waves Breaking and Marine Aerosol Fluxes more books like this by Stanislaw R Massel, Tomasz Petelski (Contributions by) add to wishlist This book will cover the existing gap in knowledge on breaking waves and their influence on generation of marine fluxes from the ocean surfaces. The following relationships chain is explored in detail: breaking waves; whitecaps coverage; rate of wave energy dissipation; amount of aerosol fluxes rising from a given sea basin, and its possible ... see all copies from $96.61! new only from $96.61! \| first editions \| SVS
11	To Follow the Water: Exploring the Ocean to Discover Climate more books like this by Dallas Murphy add to wishlist This is an enlightening and entertaining voyage of discovery spanning the evolution of our relationship to the ocean, as the pathway for Western expansion and now as the key to our understanding of climate change.In "To Follow the Water", critically acclaimed author Dallas Murphy artfully recasts the story of human expansion and cultural ... see all copies from $2.55! new only from $3.50! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Air-Ice-Ocean Interaction: Turbulent Ocean Boundary Layer Exchange Processes more books like this by Miles G McPhee add to wishlist At a time when the polar regions are undergoing rapid and unprecedented change, understanding exchanges of momentum, heat and salt at the ice-ocean interface is critical for realistically predicting the future state of sea ice. By offering a measurement platform largely unaffected by surface waves, drifting sea ice provides a unique laboratory for ... see all copies from $72.52! new only from $82.71! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Modeling Dynamic Climate Systems more books like this by Walter A Robinson add to wishlist The dynamics of the atmosphere, ocean, and climate are inherently nonlinear and complex, making computer models ideal for accurate, complete understanding of these systems. In the process of building and using models, the reader of this book will learn how the different components of climate systems function, interact with each other, and vary ... see all copies from $16.41! new only from $16.41!
14 view cover	Modern Topics in Microwave Propagation and Air-Sea Interaction more books like this by A Zancla (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $24.12! new only from $195.99! \| SVS
15 view cover	Interhemispheric Water Exchange in the Atlantic Ocean more books like this by G J Goni, P M Rizzoli (Editor) add to wishlist Recent results from modeling and observational studies demonstrate that the tropical Atlantic is a critical region for processes that maintain the meridional overturning circulation, such as cross-equatorial exchanges, and for sea surface temperature variability that impacts on climate variability of the coupled tropical ocean/atmosphere system. ... see all copies from $52.48! new only from $52.48!
16 view cover	Ocean Atmosphere Interaction and Climate Modeling more books like this by Boris A Kagan, Mikhail Hazin (Translator) add to wishlist This text is addressed to advanced students in oceanography, meteorology and environmental sciences, as well as to professional researchers in these fields. It aims to acquaint them with the state-of-the-art and recent advances in experimental and theoretical investigations of ocean-atmosphere interactions, a rapidly developing field in earth ... see all copies from $21.29! new only from $63.10! \| SVS
17	Wind Over Waves II: Forecasting and Fundamentals of Applications more books like this by S G Sajjadi add to wishlist This book addresses ocean wave processes and turbulence as they affect oceanography, meteorology, marine and coastal engineering. It will enable applied mathematicians, seafarers, and all others affected by these phenomena to predict and control wave effects on shipping safety, weather forecasting, offshore structures, sediment pollution, and ice ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $47.40! \| first editions
18 view cover	Wind Stress Over the Ocean more books like this by Ian S F Jones (Editor), Yoshiaki Toba (Editor) add to wishlist Understanding wind stress (drag) over the ocean is central to many facets of air-sea interaction, which in turn is vital for models of weather prediction and climate modelling. Wind Stress over the Ocean brings together thirty of the world's leading experts in air-sea interaction, under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. ... see all copies from $6.91! new only from $48.82! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Interaction of Ocean Waves and Wind more books like this by Peter Janssen add to wishlist This book was published in 2004. The Interaction of Ocean Waves and Wind describes in detail the two-way interaction between wind and ocean waves and shows how ocean waves affect weather forecasting on timescales of 5 to 90 days. Winds generate ocean waves, but at the same time airflow is modified due to the loss of energy and momentum to the ... see all copies from $28.49! new only from $28.49!
20 view cover	Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans more books like this by Judith A Curry, Peter J Webster add to wishlist Atmospheric and climatological studies are becoming more and more important in day-to-day living. Winds and ocean current owe their existence to the thermodynamic imbalances that arise from the differential heating of the Earth and air by the sun. Accounting for heat exchanges with the atmosphere and ocean is essential in any predictive model of ... see all copies from $74.24! new only from $108.89! \| first editions
21 view cover	Climate Atlas of the Atlantic Ocean: Derived from the Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set (Coads) more books like this by Ralf Lindau add to wishlist The growing interest in climate and climatic change has renewed the demand for climate descriptions of the world oceans. Fields of climate variables are used as boundary conditions, or sea truth, for atmospheric and oceanic models and coupled models of the atmosphere-ocean system. The rapid improvements that modeling has made in recent years also ... see all copies from $52.99! new only from $52.99! \| SVS
22 view cover	Chemistry in the Marine Environment more books like this by R E Hester (Editor), R M Harrison add to wishlist The oceans cover more than 70% of the earth's surface to an average depth of almost 4000 metres. It is therefore not surprising that exchanges that occur between ocean and atmosphere exert major influences on the global climate. In addition, there is great variety within the expanses of the ocean, including large temperature differences, and ... see all copies from $27.60! new only from $56.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	Large-Scale Transport Processes in Oceans and Atmosphere more books like this by J Willebrand (Editor), D L T Anderson (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $64.34! new only from $184.87! \| SVS
24 view cover	Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions more books like this by Yoshiaki Toba add to wishlist This book presents an up-to-date analysis of ocean-atmosphere interaction. Well known experts examine diverse subjects such as ocean surface waves, air-sea exchange processes, ocean surface mixed layer, water-mass formation, as well as general circulation of the oceans, El Nino and Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and the deep-ocean circulation. Other ... see all copies from $124.41! new only from $124.41! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Fluid Mechanics of Environmental Interfaces more books like this by Carlo Gualtieri (Editor), Dragutin Mihailovic (Editor) add to wishlist An environmental interface is defined as a surface between two abiotic or biotic systems, in relative motion and exchanging mass, heat and momentum through biophysical and/or chemical processes. These processes fluctuate temporally and spatially. The book first treats exchange processes occurring at the interfaces between atmosphere and the ... see all copies from $149.46! new only from $149.46!

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