What are the best textbooks for oceanography?

Hi Rupa, If you want to pick up the concepts and principles, but don't have time to go back to school, start with the Open University's series of short books on: - Biological oceanography Ocean circulation Seawater The ocean basins Waves, tides and shallow-water processes For people with some scientific training who're curious about oceanography, I recommend: - Ocean fluid dynamics: Start with Marshall &amp; Plumb's &quot;Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics.&quot; There are two supporting websites: MIT's Open Courseware site is at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/earth" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/earth</a>. , and John Marshall's own course page, with cool lab experiments that really get your eye in for ocean fluid dynamics, at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://paoc.mit.edu/labweb/" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>http://paoc.mit.edu/labweb/</a> For geochemistry, start with &quot;Tracers in the Sea&quot; by Wally Broecker, or Harry Elderfield's edited volume on &quot;The Oceans and Marine Geochemistry.&quot; For the deep history of the ancient ocean, try Andrew Knoll's &quot;Life on a young planet.&quot; Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert. Click on the thumbs up or mark it as the best, if you found this useful. Wish You Luck!

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