Syllabus
Thermodynamic system in the atmosphere and ocean, composition, characteristics, equation of state for atmosphere and ocean.
Mean state of ocean parameters, temperature, density, salinity, their consequences for ocean circulation.
Dynamics of motion in the ocean, oceanic circulation.
Interactions of ocean and atmosphere, consequencies in circulation regimes.
Ocean-atmosphere heat engine.
Annotation
Thermodynamic system in the atmosphere and ocean, mean state of ocean parameters, temperature, density, salinity, their consequences for ocean circulation. Dynamics of ocean circulation, interactions with troposphere.
Ocean-atmosphere heat engine.