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Oceanography and Seamanship
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Oceanography and Seamanship, William G. Van Dorn has gone to sea in everything from two barrels lashed together to an aircraft carrier and has spent a third of a century as a research oceanographer. Recognizing the advantages of combining the knowledge of oceanography and seamanshi, Oceanography and Seamanship
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  • Oceanography and Seamanship
  • Written by author William G. Van Dorn
  • Published by Cornell Maritime Press Inc.,U.S., 1993/12/31
  • William G. Van Dorn has gone to sea in everything from "two barrels lashed together to an aircraft carrier" and has spent a third of a century as a research oceanographer. Recognizing the advantages of combining the knowledge of oceanography and seamanshi
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Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Pt. I Origin and Nature of the Oceans
1 History of the Oceans 3
2 The Oceans Today 11
3 Life in the Sea 26
Pt. II A Little Meteorology
4 The Nature of the Atmosphere 45
5 Atmospheric Circulation 59
6 Climate and Weather 71
7 Weather Forecasting at Sea 87
Pt. III Ocean Circulation
8 Vertical Circulation 93
9 Horizontal Circulation 95
10 Principal Ocean Currents 101
11 Secondary Currents 117
12 Tides and Tidal Currents 124
Pt. IV Principles of Wave Motion
13 Ideal Periodic Waves 135
14 Wave Systems 151
15 Boundary Effects 159
Pt. V Ocean Waves
16 Wind Waves 171
17 Breakers and Surf 214
18 Tsunamis 225
19 Harbor Oscillations 233
Pt. VI Ship Dynamics
20 A Little Background 237
21 Stability 241
22 Resistance and Propulsion 261
23 Ship Motions in a Seaway 296
Pt. VII Heavy Weather Seamanship
24 Ships, Shoes, and Sealing Wax 325
25 Strategy 327
26 Tactics 352
Pt. VIII Emergency Procedures
27 Emergency or Exigency? 377
28 Anchors and Anchoring 381
29 "Man Overboard" 400
Epilogue 425
References 427
Index 431


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