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Introduction to Ocean Science and Technology, Fall 2002
Readings
The following are the required and supplemental texts and readings used in the course.
Required Textbook
Ogilvie, T. F.
Fluid Mechanics for Ocean Engineers,
August 1996 edition.
Additional Textbooks
Denny, Mark W.
Air and Water: The Biology and Physics of Life's Media
. Princeton Paperbacks, 1993.
Van Dorn, W. G.
Oceanography and Seamanship
. Cornell Maritime Press, 1993.
Littlefield, B., and D. Hanselman.
Mastering Matlab 6, A Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference
. Prentice Hall, 2001.
Smits, A. J.
A Physical Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
. Wiley, 2000.
Reference Textbook
Medwin H., and C. S. Clay.
Fundamentals of Acoustical Oceanography
. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1998.
Supplemental Texts
Urick, R. J.
Principles of Underwater Sound
. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1983. (In Barker)
Knauss, J. A.
Introduction to Physical Oceanography
. Prentice Hall, 1997. (In Lindgren)
Mellor, G. L.
Introduction to Physical Oceanography
. Woodbury, NY: AIP Press, 1996. (In Lindgren)
Cushman-Roisin, B.
Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
. Prentice Hall, 1994. (In Lindgren)
Open University.
Ocean Circulation
. Pergamon Press, 1989. (In Lindgren)