Part One Physical Oceanography 1
Unit One Foundations of Oceanography 1
Text 1
Reading 8
Unit Two Atmospheric Influences 14
Text 14
Reading 20
Unit Three Ocean Currents 29
Text 29
Reading 37
Unit Four Other Major Current Systems 43
Text 43
Reading 50
Part Two Ocean Engineering 57
Unit One Ocean Energy 57
Text 57
Reading 65
Unit Two Marine Mining 76
Text 76
Reading 82
Unit Three Desalination 89
Text 89
Reading 93
Unit Four Navigation 100
Text 100
Reading 105
Part Three Underwater Sound 115
Unit One Sound Wave 115
Text 115
Reading 119
Unit Two Transducer and Beam 125
Text 125
Reading 129
Unit Three Acoustic Propagation 137
Text 137
Reading 142
Unit Four Acoustic Scattering 150
Text 150
Reading 157
Unit Five Echo Detection 166
Text 166
Reading 170
Part Four Ocean Remote Sensing 177
Unit One Introduction 177
Text 177
Reading 184
Unit Two Satellite and Sensor 199
Text 199
Reading 214
Unit Three Ocean Applications 224
Text 224
Reading 236
Glossary 246
References 286