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Ocean Currents: Physical Drivers in a Changing World opens with a general introduction to the character, measurement, and simulation of ocean currents, leading to a physical and dynamical framework for understanding the wide variety of flows encountered in the oceans. The book comprises chapters covering distinct aspects of contrasting ocean currents: broad and slow, deep and shallow, narrow and swift, large scale and small scale, low latitudes and high latitudes, and moving in horizontal and vertical planes. Through this approach the authors cover a wide range of applications, from local to global, with considerable geographical context.
The restless ocean
Frameworks, data, and methods
Surface drift, gyres, and the fate of plastic
Western boundary currents and drifting organisms
Eastern boundary currents, upwelling, and high biological productivity
The tropical oceans, interannual climate variability, and ecosystem adaptation
From the northern subpolar oceans to the Arctic and its retreating sea ice
From the Southern Ocean to Antarctica and its changing ice shelves
Processes and flows in marginal seas
Ocean boundaries, connectivity, and inter-ocean exchanges
The global circulation and transformation of water masses
Ocean currents, heat transport, and climate
Epilogue: Looking ahead