Ocean Dynamics and the Carbon Cycle

Ocean Dynamics and the Carbon Cycle, co-authored by Prof. Richard Williams (Univ. Liverpool, UK) and PAOC Senior Research Scientist Mick Follows, is a new text book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students providing a multidisciplinary approach to understanding ocean circulation and how it drives and controls marine biogeochemistry and biological productivity at a global scale. 

Background chapters on ocean physics, chemistry and biology provide students with the tools to examine the range of large-scale physical and dynamic phenomena that control the ocean carbon cycle and its interaction with the atmosphere. Throughout the text observational data is integrated with basic physical theory to address cutting-edge research questions in ocean biogeochemistry. Simple theoretical models, data plots and schematic illustrations summarise key results and connect the physical theory to real observations. Advanced mathematics is provided in boxes and appendices where it can be drawn on to assist with the worked examples and homework exercises available online. Further reading lists for each chapter and a comprehensive glossary provide students and instructors with a complete learning package.

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Ocean Dynamics and the Carbon Cycle - Principles and Mechanisms by Richard G. Williams and Michael J. Follows, Cambridge Univ. Press (2011) ISBN: 9780521843690 (416 pages)