viii, 555 p., [60] p. of plates : 25 cm

Previous ed. by George L. Pickard and William J. Emery. Oxford : Pergamon, 1990

Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-543) and index

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to Descriptive Physical Oceanography -- 2.Ocean Dimensions, Shapes, and Bottom Materials -- 3.Physical Properties of Seawater -- 4.Typical Distributions of Water Characteristics -- 5.Mass, Salt, and Heat Budgets and Wind Forcing -- 6.Data Analysis Concepts and Observational Methods -- 7.Dynamical Processes for Descriptive Ocean Circulation -- 8.Gravity Waves, Tides, and Coastal Oceanography -- 9.Atlantic Ocean -- 10.Pacific Ocean -- 11.Indian Ocean -- 12.Arctic Ocean and Nordic Seas -- 13.Southern Ocean -- 14.Global Circulation and Water Properties

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