An Introduction to Ocean Turbulence Thorpe Paperback Cambridge University Press

An Introduction to Ocean TurbulenceAuthor(s): S. A. Thorpe\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521676809, 978-0521676809\nSynopsis\nThis textbook provides an introduction to turbulent motion occurring naturally in the ocean on scales ranging from millimetres to hundreds of kilometres. It describes turbulence in the mixed boundary layers at the sea surface and seabed, turbulent motion in the density-stratified water between, and the energy sources that support and sustain ocean mixing. Little prior knowledge of physical oceanography is assumed. The text is supported by numerous figures, extensive further reading lists, and more than 50 exercises that are graded in difficulty. Detailed solutions to the exercises are available to instructors online at [url] This textbook is intended for undergraduate courses in physical oceanography, and all students interested in multidisciplinary aspects of how th.