Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Oceans; 2. Basic Equations; 3. Boundary Conditions at the Air-Sea Interface; 4. Geostrophic Flow; 5. Planetary Boundary Layers; 6. Barotropic Ocean Circulation; 7. Baroclinic Ocean Flows; 8. General Circulation of a Baroclinic Ocean with Bottom Topography; 9. Surface Gravity Waves; 10. Inertial Motions; 11. Astronomical Tides; 12. Vorticity; Appendices; References; Recommended Books; Index