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Yale University

Ocean Water Density and Atmospheric Forcing - The Atmosphere, the Ocean and Environmental Change

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This introductory lecture explains how temperature and salinity determine ocean water density and stability, then examines how atmospheric heat exchange, precipitation, evaporation, and wind stress alter ocean conditions.

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- Chapter 1. Ocean Depth Profiles
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- Chapter 2. Salinity
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- Chapter 3. Stability in the Ocean
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- Chapter 4. Density
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- Chapter 5. Atmospheric Forcing of the Ocean
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- Chapter 6. Atmospheric Forcing of the Ocean: Adding and Removing Heat
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- Chapter 7. Atmospheric Forcing of the Ocean: Precipitation and Evaporation
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- Chapter 8. Atmospheric Forcing of the Ocean: Wind Stress
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