The Physical Oceanography of the Arctic Mediterranean Sea: Exploration, Observations, Interpretations

The Physical Oceanography of the Arctic Mediterranean Sea describes the circulation and processes in the Arctic Mediterranean Sea (AMS), how our present knowledge has come about, and addresses likely changes in the AMS and its role in a future, possibly warmer, global climate. The Arctic Mediterranean Sea has been intensively studied in recent years, especially during the fourth International Polar Year, 2007-2009, and we have become increasingly aware of the changes presently taking place. This book collects and presents newly acquired knowledge and sets it in perspective to previous studies. Authored by a world-renowned leader in the field, The Physical Oceanography of the Arctic Mediterranean Sea explores these questions with a look to the future for this globally important sea-a must-read for researchers and students in the fields of oceanography and climate science. Relates observed features to active processes and provides sufficient background information to understand the theoretical explanationsPresents the Arctic Mediterranean Sea in the context of global ocean circulation and climatePresents a modern, comprehensive, coherent treatment of Arctic (and subarctic) physical oceanography INDICE: 1. Background2. Observing the Arctic Mediterranean Sea (AMS)3. Processes4. Circulation and (trans)formation of water masses5. Exchanges of mass, heat and freshwater6. Theoretical descriptions of enclosed basins7. Variability8. Change9. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)10. The present, the past and the future

• ISBN: 978-0-12-816930-8
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 500
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés