Part 4

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Part 4: Ocean and Atmosphere
17: Air-Sea Interaction, H. Charnock, pp. 482-503

17.1 Introduction, p. 482
17.2 The Surface Layer, pp. 483-485
17.3 The Lower Boundary, pp. 486-489
17.4 Waves, pp. 490-494
17.5 The Atmospheric Boundary Layer, pp. 495-503
Chapter 17 - complete (PDF - 2.1MB)

Chapter 17 - sections:

17.1 - 17.3 (PDF)
17.4 - 17.5 (PDF - 1.3MB)
18: Oceanic Analogues of Large-Scale Atmospheric Motions, Jule G. Charney and Glenn R. Flierl, pp. 504-549

18.1 Introduction, p. 504
18.2 The General Circulation of Oceans and Atmospheres Compared, p. 505
18.3 The Transient Motions, pp. 506-507
18.4 The Geostrophic Formalism, pp. 508-519
18.5 Linear Quasi-Geostrophic Dynamics of a Stratified Ocean, pp. 520-524
18.6 Friction in Quasi-Geostrophic Systems, pp. 525-528
18.7 Nonlinear Motions, pp. 529-543
18.8 Summary Remarks, pp. 544-545
Appendix: The Quasi-Geostrophic Equations, pp. 546-547
Notes, pp. 548-549
Chapter 18 - complete (PDF - 4.8MB)

Chapter 18 - sections:

18.1 - 18.5 (PDF - 2.4MB)
18.6 - Notes (PDF - 2.6MB)