7 3/4 X 9 7/16 in Chapter 1: Introduction and brief history of physical oceanography; C hapter 2: Ocean dimensions, shapes and bottom materials; Chapter 3: Phys ical properties of seawater; Chapter 4: Typical Distributions of Water C haracteristics; Chapter 5: Mass, Salt and Heat Budgets of the Oceans; Ch apter 6: Instruments and Methods; Chapter 7: Data analysis concepts; Cha pter 8: Dynamical processes for descriptive ocean circulation; Chapter 9 : Atlantic Ocean; Chapter 10: Pacific Ocean; Chapter 11: Indian Ocean; C hapter 12: The Arctic Ocean and Nordic Seas; Chapter 13: Southern Ocean; Chapter 14: Global circulation and water properties; Chapter 15: Coasta l oceanography and gravity waves.