DESCRIPTIVE PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY : AN INTRODUCTION /

The sixth edition of Descriptive Physical Oceanography provides an introduction to descriptive physical oceanography for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The emphasis is on large-scale oceanography, based mainly in observations, with some topics from waves and coastal oceanography also...

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Main Authors: Talley, Lynne D. (Author), Pickard, George L. (Author), Emery, William J. (Author), Swift, James H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Academic Press, 2011
Edition:SIXTH EDITION
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