Geoffrey K. Vallis. -- Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock, Oxon : Princeton University Press, 2012.

x, 231 p.; 20 cm. -- (Princeton primers in climate)

ISBN 978-0-691-15028-4.

Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.

Contenido: Preface -- Basics of climate -- The oceans: a descriptive overview -- A brief introduction to dynamics -- The ocean circulation -- The oceans overall role in climate -- Climate variability from weeks to years -- Global warming and the ocean.