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Oceanography - Free Graduate-Level Course

A graduate course in oceanography across ten parts and 62 pages, running from the physical and chemical properties of seawater through ocean circulation, waves and tides, seafloor geology, marine ecosystems, climate feedbacks, marine resources and satellite observation.

Fifty-five of the 62 pages carry derivations typeset in MathJax: the geostrophic balance, Ekman transport, wave dispersion and the thermohaline...

Keywords:: derivations, remote sensing, earth science, marine resources, ocean-atmosphere coupling, open educational resources, climate feedbacks, oceanography, seafloor geology, seawater chemistry, marine ecosystems, physical oceanography, waves and tides, satellite oceanography, thermohaline circulation, Ekman transport, marine geology, geostrophic flow, ocean circulation

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Science and Technology / Geoscience / Oceanography

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:: September 25, 2026
Date Modified in MERLOT:: September 25, 2026
Author:: Bertrand Mercier des Rochettes, Quantum Proteins Cergy-Pontoise
Submitter:: Bertrand Mercier des Rochettes
Primary Audience:: College Upper Division, Graduate School
Technical Format:: Website

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Language:: English
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