Contents
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B
C
15.2.2 Physical Factors and Primary Production in Coastal Upwelling Ecosystems . . . . . . . . . .
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15.3 Oceanic Fronts and Biological Productivity.
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15.4 Plankton Patchiness in Upper Ocean . . . .
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15.5 Phytoplankton Concentration in Stratified Ocean
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15.6 Tidal Mixing and Phytoplankton Production.
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Symbols and Notations
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International System of Units
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B.1 Introduction . .
B.2 Base Units ...
B.2.1 Length.
B.2.2 Time.
B.2.3 Mass.
B.2.4 Temperature.
B.3 Derived Units
B.3.1 Frequency
B.3.2 Velocity ..
B.3.3 Acceleration
B.3.4 Discharge
B.3.5 Force . . . .
B.3.6 Pressure ..
B.3.7 Shear Stress and Shear Force
B.3.8 Energy and Power
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B.4 Conversion Factors Between BG and SI Units
Useful Theoretical Approaches and Formulas
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C.1 Vector Notations Used in the Book
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C.2 Derivation of Mass Conservation Equation .
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C.3 Derivation of the Equations of Fluid Motion
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C.3.1 Governing Equations . . . . . . . . .
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C.3.2 Navier-Stokes Equation Solution for Sphere Moving in
Viscous Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C.4 Summary of Basic Irrotational Flow Properties. . .
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C.5 Formulas of Small Amplitude Wave Theory. . . . .
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C.5.1 Unknown Quantities and Laplace Equation.
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C.5.2 Boundary Conditions. . . . . . . . . . .
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C.5.3 Wave Type Solution of the Laplace Equation.
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C.5.4 Wave Parameters Based on Small Amplitude Wave
Theory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C.6 Circular, Hyperbolic and Complex Functions
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C.7 Evaluation of Integral (8.60) . . . . . . . . .
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