| Summary: | "This textbook provides an introduction to turbulent motion occurring naturally in the ocean on scales ranging from millimetres to hundreds of kilometres. It describes how turbulence is created and varies from one part of the ocean to another, what its properties are (particularly those relating to energy flux and the dispersal of pollutants) and how it is measured. Examples are given of real data and the instruments that are commonly used to measure turbulence. Chapters describe turbulence in the mixed boundary layers at the sea surface and seabed, turbulent motion in the density-stratified water between, and the energy sources that support and sustain ocean mixing." "Little prior knowledge of physical oceanography is assumed and the book is written at an introductory level that avoids mathematical complexity. The text is supported by numerous figures illustrating the methods used to measure and analyse turbulence, and by more than 50 exercises, which are graded in difficulty, that will allow readers to expand and monitor their understanding and to develop analytical techniques. Detailed solutions to the exercises are available to instructors online. Further reading lists give direction to additional information on the background and historical development of the subject, while suggestions for further study encourage readers to probe further into more advanced aspects." "An Introduction to Ocean Turbulence is intended for undergraduate courses in physical oceanography, but will also form a useful guide for graduate students and researchers interested in multidisciplinary aspects of how the ocean works, from the surface to the seabed and from the shoreline to the deep abyssal plains."--Jacket
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