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Chapter 1 introduces the reader to the main theme of the book—the near-surface layer of the ocean as an element of the ocean–atmosphere system. The chapter starts with the formulation of the equations of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics that govern the ocean–atmosphere boundary layers. Most of the theoretical results in subsequent chapters of this book are based on these equations. Surface heat, momentum, and freshwater fluxes provide boundary conditions for solving equations. Solar radiation and its absorption in the near-surface layer of the ocean must be treated as a body (volume) source of thermal energy. Rainfall contributes to the surface and volume freshwater, momentum, and heat fluxes. Elements of surface wave theory directly relating to the dynamics of the near-surface layer of the ocean are introduced in this chapter as well. Matching the dynamics and thermodynamics of the ocean and atmosphere occurs in planetary boundary layers. The existing mixing models are briefly reviewed in the context of the planetary boundary layer. This general discussion of upper ocean dynamics and thermodynamics sets the stage for the content of Chaps. 2–7.

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Soloviev, A., Lukas, R. (2014). Introduction. In: The Near-Surface Layer of the Ocean. Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, vol 48. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7621-0_1

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