This CD-ROM is based on my lecture notes for the physical oceanography part of the First Year undergraduate topic Marine Sciences 1 at the Flinders University of South Australia in Adelaide. They constitute an elementary text but are not a substitute for a proper textbook.

Residents of countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia (except Japan) can obtain a free copy of this CD-ROM from the
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. To obtain your copy, send an email to Mr. Bernardo Aliaga at with a copy of your message to me (). Check the version history for the latest CD-ROM release date.

Residents of North America, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand can check how to obtain a copy of the CD-ROM here.