Ocean Circulation & Climate: Observing and modelling the global ocean
edited by Gerald Siedler, John Church and John Gould, Academic Press,
International Geophysical Series Volume 77, £65.95, ISBN 0126413517
BIG things have been happening in oceanography over the past 20 years. And it
has to be said: we needed that effort.
Water has a high heat capacity, and the top few metres of the ocean store as
much heat as the entire atmosphere. When you realise the oceans on this blue
planet are on average 3.7 kilometres deep, their importance in the climate
system is clear. Our search for comprehensive understanding…
