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Author = "Raymont, J. E. G."
Title = "Plankton and Productivity in the Oceans"
Publisher = "Pergamon Press"
Year = "1963"

Author = "Reid, Robert O."
Title = "Dynamical Oceanography. Part I: Fundamental Principles"
Year = "1954"
Pages = "255"
Table of contents:

      I. Kinematics of fluids,
       1.01  Scalars, vectors and tensors                          1,
       1.02  Vector notation and indicial notation                 2,
       1.03  The Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions of motion   12,
       1.04  Acceleration, Lagrangian description                 31,
       1.05  The basic kinematic modes of a fluid                 47,
       1.06  Vorticity                                            50,
       1.07  Deformation                                          59,
       1.08  Kinematic classification of fluid motion             74,
       1.09  Streamfunction for 2-D flow                          75,
       1.10  Velocity potential                                   80,
       1.11  Laplacian flow                                       85,
       1.12  Kinematic boundary condition                         92,
       1.13  Application of the boundary condition for Laplacian
               flow adjacent to a solid cylinder                  95,
       1.14  Kelvin's theorem of minimum kinetic energy           99,
       1.15  Addition of velocity potentials                     100,
     II. Geo-statics and dynamics:  the Earth as a reference
           system,
       2.01  Absolute gravitational force                        103,
       2.02  Gravity                                             108,
       2.03  Gravity anomalies                                   111,
       2.04  Tidal forces                                        112,
       2.05  Conservative force field                            126,
       2.06  Geopotential                                        127,
       2.07  Configuration of level surfaces on the earth        128,
       2.08  Geometrical spacing of the equigeopotential
               surfaces in the sea and air                       135,
       2.09  Dynamic height and dynamic depth                    136,
       2.10  Relative velocity in a moving coordinate system     138,
       2.11  Rate of change of a vector in a moving coordinate
               system                                            143,
       2.12  Relative and absolute acceleration                  144,
       2.13  Geostrophic acceleration                            145,
       2.14  Other accelerations related to the earth's rotation 149,
    III. Fluid density and hydrostatic pressure,
       3.01  Fluid defined                                       151,
       3.02  Isotropy of hydrostatic pressure                    152,
       3.03  Fluid density defined                               154,
       3.04  The hydrostatic equation                            156,
       3.05  Quasi-hydrostatic conditions                        160,
       3.06  Homogeneous fluid                                   161,
       3.07  Barotropic fluid                                    162,
       3.08  Baroclinic fluid                                    163,
       3.09  The two-layer model                                 165,
       3.10  Relation between isobaric slopes and isopycnal
               slopes in a baroclinic fluid                      171,
       3.11  The equation of state for sea water                 173,
       3.12  Isobaric slopes in terms of the fiel of temperature
               and salinity                                      175,
       3.13  Potential density and sigma-t                       177,
       3.14  Hydrostatic stability                               178,
     IV. The fundamental equations of hydro-thermo-dynamics of
           a real fluid,
       4.01  The four basic principles                           181,
       4.02  Fluid velocity                                      181,
       4.03  The equation of continuity                          182,
       4.04  The continuity of salt                              185,
       4.05  Advective and non-advective transport               188,
       4.06  Non-conservative constituents                       189,
       4.07  Conservation of momentum - the equations of
               absolute motion                                   192,
       4.08  Symmetry of the viscous stress tensor               199,
       4.09  Equation of relative motion on the rotating earth   201,
       4.10  Generation and dissipation of mechanical energy     203,
       4.11  Conservation of total energy                        210,
       4.12  The first law of thermodynamics                     211,
       4.13  A special case of the first law                     212,
       4.14  Temperature and entropy - the Kelvin hypothesis     213,
       4.15  A more general form of the Kelvin hypothesis
               for pure fluids                                   217,
       4.16  Gibbs' extension of the Kelvin hypothesis to fluid
               mixtures                                          219,
       4.17  Evaluation of the equations of state for gases      220,
       4.18  Some further consequences of the Kelvin hypothesis  225,
       4.19  The second law of thermodynamics                    226,
       4.20  The integral form of the second law                 228,
       4.21  Some direct consequences of the second law in
               regard to the behavior of the entropy function    232,
       4.22  Boundary conditions on salinity or the flux of salt 236,
       4.23  Boundary condition on the temperature or heat flux
               at the surface                                    237,
       4.24  Boundary conditions on the stresses                 239,
       4.25  Summary of fundamental equations                    241,
      V. Some special laws of non-advective transfer of properties
       5.01  Fourier's law of heat conduction                    243,
       5.02  Diffusion                                           244,
       5.03  Viscous stresses                                    247,
       5.04  Diffusion-drag theory                               254,
      Thermodynamic nomenclature                                 256,
      Some relations of general validity                         258 "

Editor = "Reid, R. O., A. R. Robinson, and K. Bryan"
Title = "Numerical Models of Ocean Circulation"
Publisher = "National Academy of Sciences"
Year = "1975"
Pages = "364"
LOC = "GC 228.5 N85"
ISBN = "0-309-02225-8"
Table of contents:

    I. Introduction,
      1. Introduction - R. O. Reid, A. R. Robinson, K. Bryan         3,
      2. A biological interface for numerical models and the real
           world--an elegy for E. J. Ferguson Wood - J. J. Walsh     5,
      3. Numerical models of estuarine circulation and mixing -
           H. B. Fischer                                            10,
   II. Review of present knowledge of the ocean circulation,
      4. Basic concepts in modeling the ocean circulation -
           V. M. Kamenkovich                                        21,
      5. The exchanges of momentum, heat, and moisture at the
           ocean--atmosphere interface - S. Pond                    26,
      6. General ocean circulation - A. L. Gordon                   39,
      7. Heat and salt balance within the cold waters of the
           world ocean - A. L. Gordon and H. W. Taylor              54,
      8. Modern measurement techniques - N. P. Fofonoff and
           D. W. Moore                                              57,
  III. Models of the quasi-permanent circulation,
      9. Analytical modeling of the oceanic circulation -
           P. Welander                                              63,
     10. Review of numerical ocean circulation models using the
           observed density field - A. S. Sarkisyan and
           V. P. Keonjiyan                                          76,
     11. Three-dimensional numerical models of ocean circulation -
           K. Bryan                                                 94,
     12. A baroclinic numerical model of the world ocean:  
           preliminary results - M. D. Cox                         107,
     13. A numerical simulation of the world ocean circulation:
           preliminary results - K. Takano                         121,
   IV. Special studies using numerical models,
     14. The role of models in tracer studies - G. Veronis         133,
     15. A study of topographic effects - E. E. Schulman           147,
     16. Energetics of baroclinic oceans - W. R. Holland           168,
    V. Modeling of transient or intermediate scale phenomena,
     17. Models of equatorial currents - A. E. Gill                181,
     18. Models of coastal upwelling - J. J. O'Brien               204,
     19. Variability in western boundary currents - P. P. Niiler   216,
     20. Mid-ocean mesoscale modeling - F. P. Bretherton and
           M. Karweit                                              237,
     21. Modeling the benthic planetary boundary layer of the
           ocean - S. S. Zilitinkevich                             250,
   VI. Numerical methods,
     22. A comparison of numerical methods used in atmospheric
           and oceanographic applications - H.-O. Kreiss           255,
     23. Problems of accuracy with conventional finite-difference
           methods - B. Wendroff                                   260,
     24. A survey of numerical methods for selected problems in
           continuum mechanics - G. J. Fix                         268,
     25. Numerical flow simulation by spectral methods - S. A.
           Orszag and M. Israeli                                   284,
     26. Future computing machine configurations and numerical
           models - C. E. Leith                                    301,
  VII. Application to laboratory experiments,
     27. A numerical investigation of a laboratory analogy of the  
           wind-driven ocean circulation - R. C. Beardsley         311,
     28. Numerical analysis of laboratory experiments on
           topographically controlled flow - D. L. Boyer           327,
     29. The finite-element method applied to ocean circulation
           problems - J. E. Hirsh                                  340,
 VIII. Conclusions,
     30. Where do we go from here? - A. W. Munk, H. Stommel,
           A. S. Sarkisyan, and A. R. Robinson                     349,
     31. Summary, conclusions, and recommendations                 361,
   Participants                                                    363 " }

Author = "Richardson, Lewis F."
Title = "Weather Prediction by Numerical Process"
Publisher = "Cambridge Univ. Press"
Year = "1922"
Pages = "236"
Table of contents:

       I. Summary                                                   1,
      II. Introductory example                                      4,
     III. The choice of coordinate differences                     16,
         1. Existing practice                                      16,
         2. The division into horizontal layers                    16,
         3. Effect of varying the size of the finite differences   18,
         4. The pattern on the map                                 18,
         5. Devices for maintaining a nearly square chequer        19,
         6. Summary on coordinate differences                      19,
         7. The origin of longitude                                20,
      IV. The fundamental equations                                21,
         0. General                                                21,
         1. Characteristic equations of dry and moist air          23,
         2. The indestructibility of mass                          23,
         3. Conveyance of water                                    25,
         4. Dynamical equations                                    30,
         5. Adiabatic transformation of energy; entropy            35,
         6. Uniform clouds and precipitation                       43,
         7. Radiation                                              46,
         8. The effects of eddy motion                             65,
         9. Heterogeneity                                          94,
        10. Beneath the earth's surface                           104,
       V. Finding the vertical velocity                           115,
         0. Preliminary                                           115,
         1. Deduction of a general equation                       116,
         2. Simplification by approximation                       118,
         3. Method of solving the equation                        119,
         4. Illustrative special cases                            119,
         5. Further varieties of the simplified general equation  123,
         6. The influence of eddies                               124,
      VI. Special treatment for the stratosphere                  125,
         0. Introduction                                          125,
         1. Integrals of pressure and density                     126,
         2. The continuity of mass in the stratosphere            127,
         3. Extrapolating observations of wind                    127,
         4. The horizontal dynamical equations in the
              stratosphere                                        132,
         5. Radiation in the stratosphere                         134,
         6. Vertical velocity in the stratosphere                 135,
         7. Dynamical changes of temperature in the stratosphere  140,
         8. Summary                                               147,
     VII. The arrangement of points and instants                  149,
         0. General                                               149,
         1. The simplest arrangement of points                    149,
         2. The arrangement of instants                           150,
         3. Statistical boundaries to uninhabited regions         153,
         4. Joints in the lattice at the borders of sparsely
              inhabited regions                                   153,
         5. The polar caps                                        155,
     VIII. Review of operations in sequence                       156,
         0. General                                               156,
         1. Initial data                                          157,
         2. Operations centered in columns marked "P" on the map  157,
         3. Operations centered in columsn marked "M" on the
              chessboard map                                      179,
         4. Concluding remarks                                    180,
       IX. An example worked on computing forms                   181,
         0. Introduction                                          181,
         1. Initial distribution observed at 1910 May 20 D 7 
              H G.M.T.                                            181,
         2. Deductions made from the observed initial distribution
              and set out on the computing forms                  186,
         3. The convergence of wind in the preceding example      212,
        X. Smoothing the initial data                             214,
       XI. Some remaining problems                                217,
         0. Introduction                                          217,
         1. The problem of obtaining initial observations         217,
         2. Speed and organization of computing                   219,
         3. Analytical transformation of the equations            220,
         4. Horizontal diffusion by large eddies                  220,
         5. A survey of reflectivity                              222,
      XII. Units and notation                                     223,
         1. Units                                                 223,
         2. List of symbols                                       223,
         3. Relationships between certain symbols                 228,
         4. Subscripts for height                                 228,
         5. Vector notation                                       229,
       Index of Persons                                           230,
       Index of subsidiary subjects                               231" }

Author = "Riegel, C. A."
Title = "Fundamentals of Atmospheric Dynamics and Thermodynamics"
Publisher = "World Scientific"
Year = "1992"
Pages = "496"
ISBN = "9971-978-86-6; 9971-978-87-3 (pbk)"
LOC = "QC 880 R54 1992"
Table of contents:

     I. Introduction,
       A. Dynamic meteorology                                          1,
       B. Variables, constants, units                                  4,
    II. Mathematical preliminaries,
       A. Partial differentiation                                      7,
       B. Differentials                                               10,
       C. Jacobians                                                   20,
       D. Vector algebra                                              28,
       E. Vector differentiation                                      52,
       F. Differential operations                                     58,
       G. Vector integration                                          78,
       H. Integral theorems                                           86,
   III. Properties of the velocity field,
       A. Tangent-plane coordinates                                   98,
       B. Natural (intrinsic) coordinates                            100,
       C. Vorticity                                                  107,
       D. Divergence                                                 112,
       E. Streamfunction, velocity potential                         115,
       F. Streamlines, trajectories                                  124,
    IV. The equation of motion,
       A. Forces of significance in atmospheric motion               137,
       B. The equation of absolute motion                            142,
       C. The equation of relative motion                            145,
       D. The equation of relative motion in rectangular
            coordinates                                              155,
     V. Special cases of the equation of relative motion,
       A. Large-scale quasi-horizontal flow                          162,
       B. The equation of motion in natural coordinates              169,
       C. The geostrophic wind                                       171,
       D. The gradient wind                                          175,
       E. The geostrophic deviation                                  179,
       F. The thermal wind                                           181,
    VI. Conservation of mass,
       A. The equation of continuity                                 187,
       B. The pressure tendency equation                             194,
   VII. Transformation of the vertical coordinate,
       A. The arbitrary vertical coordinate                          199,
       B. Pressure as vertical coordinate                            204,
  VIII. General thermodynamics,
       A. Definitions, notation                                      219,
       B. The equation of state                                      222,
       C. Work in thermodynamics                                     230,
       D. The first law of thermodynamics                            237,
       E. Internal energy                                            239,
       F. Specific heat, enthalpy                                    240,
       G. The adiabatic process                                      251,
       H. Potential temperature                                      254,
       I. Specific entropy                                           257,
       J. Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics               258,
       K. Combined first and second laws                             265,
    IX. Thermodynamics of water substance,
       A. The p$\alpha$T-surface                                     273,
       B. The vapor phase                                            276,
       C. Liquid and ice phase                                       278,
       D. Specific heats of water substance                          278,
       E. Changes of phase, latent heat                              279,
       F. The Clausius--Clapeyron equation                           283,
     X. Thermodynamics of moist air,
       A. Moisture measures                                          290,
       B. The equation of state for moist air                        294,
       C. Specific heats of moist air                                298,
       D. Adiabatic processes of moist air                           300,
       E. The pseudo-adiabatic process                               302,
       F. Thermodynamic diagrams                                     308,
    XI. The atmosphere at rest,
       A. Geopotential, geopotential height                          321,
       B. The hypsometric and barometric formulae                    325,
       C. Lapse rates and special atmospheres                        328,
       D. Parcel stability                                           339,
       E. Other stability measures                                   346,
   XII. Circulation and vorticity,
       A. Circulation and its relation to vorticity                  349,
       B. Relative and absolute vorticity                            358,
       C. Circulation theorems                                       360,
       D. Absolute circulation, solenoids                            366,
       E. The vorticity equation                                     374,
  XIII. Numerical prediction and large scale dynamics,
       A. Introduction                                               387,
       B. The autobarotropic model                                   393,
       C. Finite differences, relaxation                             410,
       D. A simple baroclinic model                                  437,
       E. Baroclinic instability                                     449,
       F. Energy equations                                           457,
       G. The full energy cycle                                      463,
   Appendix A.  List of symbols                                      474,
   Appendix B.  List of useful values                                478,
   Appendix C.  Useful identities for fluid dynamics                 479,
   Appendix D.  Bibliography                                         483,
   Subject index                                                     484 " }

Editor = "Riley, J. P. and R. Chester"
Title = "Introduction to Marine Chemistry"
Publisher = "Academic Press"
Year = "1971"
LOC = "71-129791"
ISBN = "0-12-588750-7"
Table of contents:

   1. Introduction
   2. Salinity, chlorinity and the physical properties of sea water
   3. The oceans and the physical processes occurring in them
   4. The major and minor elements in sea water
   5. The dissolved gases in sea water.  Part 1:  Gases other than
        carbon dioxide
   6. The dissolved gases in sea water.  Part 2:  Carbon dioxide
   7. Micronutrient elements
   8. Dissolved and particulate organic compounds in the sea
   9. Primary and secondary production in the marine environment
  10. Marine sediments
  11. Processes involved in the formation of deep-sea sediments
  12. The components of deep-sea sediments
  13. The geochemistry of deep-sea sediments

Editor = "Riley, J. P. and G. Skirrow"
Title = "Chemical Oceanography, Vol. 1"
Publisher = "Academic Press"
Year = "1965"
LOC = "65-15528"
Table of contents:

    1. Historical introduction - J. P. Riley                         1,
    2. Currents and mixing in the ocean - K. F. Bowden              43,
    3. The physical properties of sea water - R. A. Cox             73,
    4. The major constituents of sea water - F. Culkin             121,
    5. Minor elements in sea water - E. D. Goldberg                163,
    6. Dissolved gases other than carbon dioxide - F. A. Richards  197,
    7. The dissolved gases:  carbon dioxide - G. Skirrow           227,
    8. Phosphorous - F. A. J. Armstrong                            323,
    9. Inorganic nitrogen in sea water - R. F. Vaccaro             365,
   10. Silicon - F. A. J. Armstrong                                409,
   11. The dissolved organic constituents of sea water -
         E. K. Duursma                                             433,
   12. Production of organic matter in the primary stages of
         the marine food chain - J. D. H. Strickland               478,
   13. Anoxic basins and fjords - F. A. Richards                   611,
    Appendix                                                       647,
    Author index                                                   675,
    Subject index                                                  693 " }

Editor = "Riley, J. P. and G. Skirrow"
Title = "Chemical Oceanography, Vol. 2"
Publisher = "Academic Press"
Year = "1965"
LOC = "65-15528"
Table of contents:

   14. Geological conditions of sedimentation - Ph. H. Kuenen        1,
   15. Elemental geochemistry of marine sediments - R. Chester      23,
   16. Some aspects of the geochemistry of marine sediments -
         K. K. Turekian                                             81,
   17. Carbonate precipitation and dissolution in the marine
         environment - P. E. Cloud, Jr.                            127,
   18. Formation of marine sedimentary iron ores - H. Borchert     159,
   19. Principles of oceanic salt deposition and metamorphism -
         H. Borchert                                               205,
   20. The geochemical history of the oceans - G. D. Nicholls      277,
   21. Analytical chemistry of sea water - J. P. Riley             295,

   22. Radioactive nuclides in sea water, marine sediments and
         marine organisms - J. D. Burton                           425,
    Author index                                                   477,
    Subject index                                                  493 " }

Editor = "Riley, J. P. and G. Skirrow"
Title = "Chemical Oceanography, Vol. 1 (2nd Ed.)"
Publisher = "Academic Press"
Year = "1975"
LOC = "74-5679"
ISBN = "0-12-588601-2"
Table of contents:

    1. Oceanic and estuarine mixing processes - K. F. Bowden         1,
    2. Sea water as an electrolyte solution - M. Whitfield          44,
    3. Chemical speciation - W. Stumm and P. A. Brauner            173,
    4. Adsorption in the marine environment - G. A. Parks          241,
    5. Sedimentary cycling and the evolution of sea water -
         F. T. Mackenzie                                           309,
    6. Salinity and the major elements of sea water -
         T. R. S. Wilson                                           365,
    7. Minor elements in sea water - P. G. Brewer                  415,
    8. Dissolves gases other than CO2 - D. R. Kester               498 " }

Editor = "Riley, J. P. and G. Skirrow"
Title = "Chemical Oceanography, Vol. 2 (2nd Ed.)"
Publisher = "Academic Press"
Year = "1975"
LOC = "74-5679"
ISBN = "0-12-588602-?"
Table of contents:

    9. The dissolved gases: carbon dioxide - G. Skirrow
   10. Chemistry of the sea surface - P. S. Liss
   11. The micronutrient elements - C. P. Spencer
   12. Biological and chemical aspects of dissolved organic material
         in sea water - P. J. Le B. Williams
   13. Particulate organic carbon in the sea - T. R. Parsons
   14. Primary productivity - G. E. Fogg
   15. The hydrochemistry of landlocked basins and fjords -
         K. Grasshoff " } 

Editor = "Riley, J. P. and G. Skirrow"
Title = "Chemical Oceanography, Vol. 3 (2nd Ed.)"
Publisher = "Academic Press"
Year = "1975"
LOC = "74-5679"
ISBN = "0-12-588603-9"
Table of contents:

   16. Reducing environments - W. G. Deuser                          1,
   17. Marine pollution - E. D. Goldberg                            39,
   18. Radioactive nuclides in the marine environment - J. Burton   91,
   19. Analytical chemistry of sea water - J. P. Riley, et al.     193 " }

Editor = "Riley, J. P. and G. Skirrow"
Title = "Chemical Oceanography, Vol. 4 (2nd Ed.)"
Publisher = "Academic Press"
Year = "1975"
LOC = "74-5679"
ISBN = "0-12-588604-7"
Table of contents:

   20. The electroanalytical chemistry of sea water - M.
         Whitfield                                                   1,
   21. Extraction of economic inorganic materials from sea
         water - W. F. McIlhenny                                   155,
   22. Seaweeds in industry - E. Booth                             219,
   23. Marine drugs:  Chemical and pharmacological aspects -
         H. W. Youngken and Y. Shimizu                             269 " }

Author = "Roach, Patrick J."
Title = "Computational Fluid Dynamics (Revised Printing)"
Publisher = "Hermosa Publishing, Albequerque, N.M."
Year = "1982"
Pages = "446"
LOC = "72-89970"
ISBN = "0-913478-05-9"
Table of contents:

       I. Introduction                                                1,
         a. The realm of computational fluid dynamics                 1,
         b. Historical outline of computational fluid dynamics        2,
         c. Existence and uniqueness of solutions                     6,
         d. Preliminary remarks on consistency, convergence and
              stability of solutions                                  7,
      II. Incompressible flow equations in rectangular coordinates    9,
         a. Primitive equations                                       9,
         b. Stream function and vorticity equations for planar flows  9,
         c. Conservation form                                        11,
         d. Normalizing systems                                      11,
         e. One-dimensional model transport equations                12,
     III. Basic computational methods for incompressible flow        15,
         a. Methods for solving the vorticity transport equation     18,
         b. Methods for solving the stream function equation        113,
         c. Boundary conditions for the vorticity and stream
              function equations                                    139,
         d. Convergence criteria and initial conditions             174,
         e. Pressure solution                                       180,
         f. Temperature solution and concentration solutions        186,
         g. Methods for solving the primitive equations             194,
         h. Three-dimensional flows                                 204,
      IV. Compressible flow equations in rectangular coordinates    209,
         a. Fundamental difficulties                                210,
         b. Customary equations                                     210,
         c. Conservation form                                       211,
         d. Supplemental relations                                  214,
         e. Normalized conservation equations                       216,
         f. Short-form equations                                    220,
         g. Existence of shocks - physical and mathematical         222,
       V. Basic computational methods for compressible flow         225,
         a. Preliminary considerations                              226,
         b. Methods for the numerical treatment of shocks           230,
         c. Shock smearing by artifical dissipation                 232,
         d. Methods using explicit artificial viscosities           232,
         e. Methods using implicit artificial damping               237,
         f. Viscous terms in the compressible flow equations        256,
         g. Boundary conditions for compressible flow               261,
         h. Convergence criteria and initial conditions             284,
         i. Remarks on subsonic and supersonic solutions            285,
         j. Higher order systems                                    286,
      VI. Other mesh systems, coordinate systems, and equation
            systems                                                 287,
         a. Special mesh systems                                    288,
         b. Coordinate transformations                              292,
         c. Other orthogonal coordinate systems                     301,
         d. Other systems of equations                              303,
         e. Areas of future development                             312,
     VII. Recommendations of programming, testing, and information
            processing                                              315,
         a. Computer programming                                    316,
         b. Debugging and testing                                   321,
         c. Information processing                                  328,
         d. Closure                                                 343,
          Appendix A - Tridiagonal algorithm                        345,
          Appendix B - On artificial viscosity                      350,
          Problems                                                  367,
          References and bibliography                               375,
          Suggestions for a course using this text                  435,
          Subject index                                             436 " }

Editor = "Roberts, P.H., and A.M. Soward"
Title = "Rotating Fluids in Geophysics"
Publisher = "Academic Press"
Year = "1978"
Pages = "551"
LOC = "QC 809 F5 R68"
ISBN = "0-12-589650-6"
Table of contents:

     1. General introduction:  the dynamics of rotating fluids -    
          R. Hide                                                   1,
     2. Homogeneous fluids in rotation:  viscous effects -   
          D. W. Moore                                              29,
     3. Homogeneous fluids in rotation:  waves - K. Stewartson     67,
     4. Homogeneous fluids in rotation:  turbulence in rotating
          fluids - D. J. Tritton                                  105,
     5. Inhomogeneous fluids in rotation:  variations on a theme
          of Eady - P. G. Drazin                                  139,
     6. Inhomogeneous fluids in rotation:  baroclinic instability
          and frontogenesis - B. J. Hoskins                       171,
     7. Inhomogeneous fluids in rotation:  topics in
          oceanography - J. A. Johnson                            205,
     8. Some considerations of stability, wave interactions and
          energy transfer in large-scale atmospheric flow - W.
          Blumen                                                  239,
     9. Topographic effects in rotating stratified fluids -
          P. A. Davies                                            249,
    10. Withdrawal from a reservoir - W. G. Pritchard             267,
    11. Rotating stars - C. A. Jones                              281,
    12. The magnetohydrodynamics of rotating fluids:  basic
          theory and simple consequences - N. O. Weiss            295,
    13. Magnetohydrodynamic waves and instabilities in
          rotating fluids - D. J. Acheson                         315,
    14. The kinematic dynamo problem - A. M. Soward               351,
    15. Introduction to the theory of geomagnetism -
          F. Busse                                                361,
    16. Magnetic flux ropes - M.R.E. Proctor & N.O. Weiss         389,
    17. A convection driven dynamo - A.M. Soward                  409,
    18. Magneto-convection in a rapidly rotating fluid -
          P.H. Roberts                                            421,
    19. Theory of hydrodynamic stability - L. M. Hocking          437,
    20. Some asymptotic problems in the theory of the stability
          of stratified viscous shear flows - W. H. Reid          471,
    21. Numerical methods for the solution of linear differential
          eigenvalue problems - A. Davey                          485,
    22. Numerical methods in geophysical fluid dynamics - M. Ghil 499,
    23. Laboratory experiments in geophysical fluids - P.A.
          Davies                                                  523,
     Subject index                                                547  " }

Editor = "Robinson, A. R."
Title = "Eddies in Marine Science"
Publisher = "Springer-Verlag"
Year = "1983"
Pages = "609"
LOC = "GC 299 E32"
ISBN = "0-387-12253-2"
Table of contents:

   Introduction                                                    1,
     1. Overview and summary of eddy science - A. R. Robinson      3,
   Regional kinematics, dynamics, and statistics                  17,
     2. Gulf stream rings - P. L. Richardson                      19,
     3. Western North Atlantic interior - C. Wunsch               46,
     4. The Western North Atlantic - a Lagrangian viewpoint -
          H. T. Rossby, S. C. Riser, and A. J. Mariano            66,
     5. The local dynamics of eddies in the Western North
          Atlantic - J. C. McWilliams et al.                      92,
     6. Gulf Stream variability - D. R. Watts                    114,
     7. The Northeast Atlantic Ocean - W. J. Gould               145,
     8. Eddy structure of the North Pacific Ocean - R. L.
          Bernstein                                              158,
     9. Subpolar gyres and the Arctic Ocean - G. T. Needler      167,
    10. Tropical equatorial regions - G. Siedler                 181,
    11. Eddies in the Indian Ocean - J. C. Swallow               200,
    12. The South Pacific including the East Australian
          Current - A. F. Bennett                                219,
    13. Eddies in the Southern Indian Ocean and Agulhas
          Current - M. L. Grundlingh                             245,
    14. The Southern Ocean - H. Bryden                           265,
    15. Global summaries and intercomparisons:  Flow statistics
          from long-term current meter moorings - R. R. Dickson  278,
    16. Global summary:  Review of eddy phenomena as expressed
          in temperature measurements - W. Emery                 354,
   Models                                                        377,
    17. Eddy-resolving numerical models of large-scale ocean
          circulation - W. R. Holland, D. E. Harrison and
          A. J. Semtner, Jr.                                     379,
    18. Periodic and regional models - D. B. Haidvogel           404,
   Effects and applications                                      439,
    19. Eddies in relation to climate - A. E. Gill               441,
    20. Eddies and coastal interactions - P. C. Smith            446,
    21. Eddy-induced dispersion and mixing - D. B. Haidvogel,
          A. R. Robinson, and C. G. H. Rooth                     481,
    22. Eddies and biological processes - M. V. Angel and
          M. J. R. Fasham                                        492,
    23. Eddies and acoustics - R. C. Spindel and Y. J.-F.
          DeSaubies                                              525,
    24. Instruments and methods - R. H. Heinmiller               542,
   References                                                    568,
   Subject index                                                 602 " }

Author = "Roll, H. A."
Title = "Physics of the Marine Atmosphere"
Publisher = "Academic Press"
Year = "1965"
Pages = "426"
Table of contents:

    NYA

Author = "Rowe, Gilbert T."
Title = "The Sea - Ideas and Observations on Progress in the Study of the Seas. Vol. 7: Deep-Sea Biology"
Publisher = "John Wiley and Sons"
Year = "1983"
LOC = "GC 11 S4 v. 8"
ISBN = "0-471-04402-4"
Table of contents:

    1. Problems of deep-sea biology:  An historical perspective -
         E. Mills                                                     1,
    2. Recent advances in instrumentation in deep-sea biological
         research - G. T. Rowe and M. Sibuet                         81,
    3. Biomass and production of the deep-sea macrobenthos -
         G. T. Rowe                                                  97,
    4. Deep-sea pelagic domain (aspects of bioenergetics) - M. E.
         Vinogradov and V. B. Tseitlin                              123,
    5. Meiobenthos and nanobenthos of the deep sea - H.Thiel        167,
    6. Microbiology of the deep sea - H. W. Jannasch and
         C. O. Wirsen                                               231,
    7. Biochemical and physiological adaptations of deep-sea
         animals - G. N. Somero, J. F. Siebenaller, and
         P. W. Hochachka                                            261,
    8. Sediment community respiration in the deep sea - K. L.
         Smith, Jr. and K. R. Hinga                                 331,
    9. Zonation of fauna in the deep sea - R. S. Carney, R. L.
         Haedrich, and G. T. Rowe                                   371,
   10. Spatial structure within deep-sea benthic communities -
         P. A. Jumars and J. E. Eckman                              399,
   11. Geographic patterns of species diversity in deep-sea
         benthos - M. A. Rex                                        453,
   12. Parasitism in the deep sea - R. A. Campbell                  473,
    Index                                                           553 " }

Editor = "Rummel, Reiner, and Fernando Sanso"
Title = "Satellite Altimetry in Geodesy and Oceanography"
Publisher = "Springer-Verlag"
Year = "1993"
Pages = "479"
ISBN = "0-387-56818-2"
LOC = "QB 343 S25 1993"
Table of contents:

     1. Introduction - B. Benciolini                                1,
     2. Physics of the ocean circulation - Carl Wunsch             10,
     3. Theory of ocean tides with application to altimetry -
          D. E. Cartwright                                        100,
     4. Quantifying time-varying oceanographic signals with
          altimetry - V. Zlotnicki                                144,
     5. Principle of satellite altimetry and elimination of
          radial orbit errors - R. Rummel                         190,
     6. Orbit choice and the theory of radial orbit error for
          altimetry - G. Balmino                                  244,
     7. Theory of geodetic B.V.P.s applied to the analysis of
          altimetric data - F. Sanso                              318,
     8. Use of altimetric data in estimating global gravity
          models - R. H. Rapp                                     374,
     9. The direct estimation of the potential coefficients
          by biorthogonal sequences - M. A. Brovelli and
          F. Migliaccio                                           421,
    10. Frozen orbits and their application in satellite
          altimetry - E. J. O. Schrama                            443,
    11. Integration of gravity and altimeter data by optimal
          estimation techniques - P. Knudsen                      453,
    12. Comparing the UK fine resolution Arctic model (FRAM)
          with 3-yers of Geosat altimeter data - R.C.V. Feron     467  " }


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