Introduction to Physical Oceanography

Abstract

This is a new textbook describing physical-oceanographic processes, theories, data, and measurements. In addition to the
\nclassical topics, I have included discussions of heat fluxes, the role of the ocean in climate, the deep circulation, equatorial
\nprocesses including El Nino, data bases used by oceanographers, the role of satellites and data from space, ship-based
\nmeasurements, and the importance of vorticity in understanding oceanic flows.
\nI have used the text to teach upper-division undergraduates and graduate students in oceanography, meteorology, and
\nocean engineering. Because many students have already taken courses that emphasize math, I have minimized the math
\nand emphasized processes. Still, students should have studied differential equations and introductory college physics.