Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 42
... salinity which , together with temperature and pressure , has any significant effects on the density . The equation of state has then the form p = p ( T , 8 , p ) . ( 2.1 ) The salinity s , defined as a ratio between the weight of all ...
... salinity which , together with temperature and pressure , has any significant effects on the density . The equation of state has then the form p = p ( T , 8 , p ) . ( 2.1 ) The salinity s , defined as a ratio between the weight of all ...
Page 68
... salinity and there fore the density of the surrounding waters , which helps to maintain convection below . As the freezing process continues , it becomes concentrated in separate centres from which the ice grows outward to form plates ...
... salinity and there fore the density of the surrounding waters , which helps to maintain convection below . As the freezing process continues , it becomes concentrated in separate centres from which the ice grows outward to form plates ...
Page 69
... salinity of 8 per cent at -2 ° C , the co- efficient of thermal expansion x = -93.46 × 10-4 ( ° C - 1 ) ; at -10 ° the coefficient x = −1 · 73 × 10-4 and at -20 ° it is +0.45 × 10-4 . Con- traction with lowering temperatures and ...
... salinity of 8 per cent at -2 ° C , the co- efficient of thermal expansion x = -93.46 × 10-4 ( ° C - 1 ) ; at -10 ° the coefficient x = −1 · 73 × 10-4 and at -20 ° it is +0.45 × 10-4 . Con- traction with lowering temperatures and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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