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Radiative equilibrium of the Earth.
The global energy budget.
Hydrostatic balance.
Lagrangian interpretation of stratification.
Turbulent dispersion.
Geostrophic equilibrium.
Frictional geostrophic motion.
Kinematics of fluid motion.
Reynold’s transport theorem.
Description of turbulence.
Structure of the boundary layer.
Ekman pumping.
Acoustic waves.
Buoyancy waves.
The Lamb wave.
Rossby waves.
Wave absorption.
Inertial stability.
Shear stability.
The wind-driven circulation.
The buoyancy-driven circulation.
Interannual changes.

Karnauskas K. - Physical Oceanography and Climate. Cambridge University Press, 2020 - ISBN:9781108423861