Compendium of Meteorology for Use by Class One and Class Two Meteorological Personnel. Volume 2, Part 3: Marine Meteorology

摘要

Lecture notes in marine meteorology based on corresponding syllabi for the fundamental training of class one and class two personnel are given. The following areas are covered: physical properties of sea water; dynamics of the upper ocean; heat balance of the ocean; air-sea interaction; water masses, oceanic fronts and thermoclines; platforms and instruments; ocean resources; sea ice; sea waves; swells; tsunamis and storm surges; and underwater acoustics.