P-Vector Inverse Method

a Major Task For Physical Oceanographers Is To Determine The Movement Of Oceanic Water From Observations. This Book Introduces A Simple, Efficient Inverse Method, The P-vector Method, With A Two-step Determination Of The Velocity From Hydrographic Data. A Dvd With Software, Hydrographic Data And Inverted Velocity Data Is Included For Practical Use. Both The Book And The Dvd Provide Insights Into The Basics Of The P-vector Inverse Method And The Features Of The Inverted Global And Regional Ocean Circulations. Upper Undergraduate And Graduate Students As Well As Oceanographers, Marine Biologists And Other Environmental Scientists Will Find This Book Of Great Value As A Tool For Their Continuing Studies. 3540333843......Page 1 P-Vector Inverse Method......Page 3 Preface......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 front-matter......Page 2 1 Introduction......Page 15 2 Analysis of Observational (T,S) Profiles......Page 25 3 Establishment of Gridded (T,S) Fields......Page 91 4 Coordinate Systems......Page 123 5 P-Vector......Page 129 6 Determination of Speed Parameter......Page 141 7 Variational P-Vector Method......Page 199 8 Determination of Volume Transport Stream Function......Page 214 9 C-Vector for Identifying Oceanic Secondary Circulations......Page 241 10 Datasets......Page 252 11 Inverted Circulations in the Pacific Basin......Page 259 12 Inverted Circulations in the Atlantic Basin......Page 374 13 Inverted Circulations for the Southern Ocean......Page 387 14 Inverted Circulations in the Arctic Mediterranean Seas......Page 396 15 Applications to Data Assimilation......Page 414 16 Applications in Numerical Modeling and Simulation......Page 422 A P-Vector Module for z-Coordinate......Page 438 B P-Vector Module for Isopycnal-Coordinate......Page 507 C Thermohaline Parametric Model......Page 533 D Autocorrelation Matrix Calculated from (T, S) Profile Data......Page 571 References......Page 582 Index......Page 604 A major task of physical oceanographers is to determine the ocean circulation from real data.