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Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Oceanography (seas)

The Oceanic Thermohaline Circulation - An Introduction (Hardcover, 2007 ed.): Hendrik M. Van Aken The Oceanic Thermohaline Circulation - An Introduction (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)
Hendrik M. Van Aken
R4,472 Discovery Miles 44 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents a global hydrographic description of the thermohaline circulation, an introduction to the theoretical aspects of this phenomenon, and observational evidence for the theory. The hydrographic description and the observational evidence are based on data sources, available via internet, mainly from the World Oceanographic Experiment (WOCE). With the hydrographic description and observational evidence also comes an introduction to hydrographic analysis and interpretation.

Design and Installation of Subsea Systems (Hardcover, 1985 ed.): Society for Underwater Technology (Sut) Design and Installation of Subsea Systems (Hardcover, 1985 ed.)
Society for Underwater Technology (Sut)
R4,452 Discovery Miles 44 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Polar Oceanography - Chemistry, Biology, and Geology (Hardcover): Walker O. Smith Jr Polar Oceanography - Chemistry, Biology, and Geology (Hardcover)
Walker O. Smith Jr
R1,761 Discovery Miles 17 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Polar Oceanography is an integrated synthesis of the biological, physical, geological, and chemical processes that occur in the polar oceans. The book represents the first modern interdisciplinary synthesis of this field.

Climate Impacts on the Baltic Sea: From Science to Policy - School of Environmental Research - Organized by the... Climate Impacts on the Baltic Sea: From Science to Policy - School of Environmental Research - Organized by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (Hardcover, 2012 ed.)
Marcus Reckermann; Edited by Keith Brander, Brian R. MacKenzie, Anders Omstedt
R2,886 Discovery Miles 28 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Baltic Sea area is an old cultural landscape with a well developed international framework for monitoring, assessing and managing its marine ecosystems. It provides a good case study for other regions where such management is being set up. The chapters in this book are based on lectures given at a summer school on the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm in the summer of 2009. They cover a range of topics, spanning from detailed descriptions of political agreements that protect the marine environment, to basic modelling instructions, to an assessment of the possible impacts of climate change on the marine ecosystem, to a reflection on the role of climate scientists and their responsibility in society. This interdisciplinary book is primarily directed at students and lecturers of the environmental disciplines to provide an overview of the possible impacts of climate change on the Baltic Sea. It is also intended to serve as a background reference for scientists and policy makers, both for the Baltic Sea area and more generally. The book is a contribution to the BALTEX programme and to the BONUS+ projects ECOSUPPORT and Baltic-C.

Air-Ice-Ocean Interaction - Turbulent Ocean Boundary Layer Exchange Processes (Hardcover, 2008 ed.): Miles Mcphee Air-Ice-Ocean Interaction - Turbulent Ocean Boundary Layer Exchange Processes (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)
Miles Mcphee
R4,368 Discovery Miles 43 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

At a time when the polar regions are undergoing rapid and unprecedented change, understanding exchanges of momentum, heat and salt at the ice-ocean interface is critical for realistically predicting the future state of sea ice. By offering a measurement platform largely unaffected by surface waves, drifting sea ice provides a unique laboratory for studying aspects of geophysical boundary layer flows that are extremely difficult to measure elsewhere. This book draws on both extensive observations and theoretical principles to develop a concise description of the impact of stress, rotation, and buoyancy on the turbulence scales that control exchanges between the atmosphere and underlying ocean when sea ice is present. Several interesting and unique observational data sets are used to illustrate different aspects of ice-ocean interaction ranging from the impact of salt on melting in the Greenland Sea marginal ice zone, to how nonlinearities in the equation of state for seawater affect mixing in the Weddell Sea. The booka (TM)s content, developed from a series of lectures, may be appropriate additional material for upper-level undergraduates and first-year graduate students studying the geophysics of sea ice and planetary boundary layers.

Manual of Offshore Surveying for Geoscientists and Engineers (Hardcover, 1997 ed.): R.P. Loweth Manual of Offshore Surveying for Geoscientists and Engineers (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)
R.P. Loweth
R5,336 R4,539 Discovery Miles 45 390 Save R797 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Discussing all aspects of offshore surveying in a single volume, this book provides all algorithms necessary to develop complete software suites, and gives a large number of quality control criteria. It is invaluable to professional surveyors, offshore engineers and geophysicists, providing them with a wealth of data in a single volume. It is also a valuable reference work for hydrographic surveyors, seismic navigators and operations geophysicists. This book brings together information on spheroids, datums, projections and binning; gives a complete listing of UKOOA P1/90 and P2/91 formats for data transfer; a field guide to the calibration of radio navigation systems and compasses, acoustic and laser measuring devices; GPS, including calibration, use and differential techniques; field manual for quality control of all aspects of offshore surveying; listing of typical specifications for inclusion in survey contracts; and a comprehensive glossary of relevant terms for offshore surveying.

Hydrofeminist Thinking With Oceans - Political And Scholarly Possibilities (Paperback): Tamara Shefer, Vivienne Bozalek, Nike... Hydrofeminist Thinking With Oceans - Political And Scholarly Possibilities (Paperback)
Tamara Shefer, Vivienne Bozalek, Nike Romano
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Hydrofeminist Thinking with Oceans brings together authors who are thinking in, with and through the spaces of oceans and beaches in South African contexts to make alternative knowledges towards a justice-to-come and flourishing at a planetary level. Primary scholarly locations for this work include feminist new materialist and post-humanist thinking, and specifically locates itself within hydrofeminist thinking.

Together with a foreword by Astrida Neimanis, the chapters in this book explore both land and water with oceans as powerfully political spaces, globally and locally entangled in the violences of settler colonialism, land dispossession, slavery, transnational labour exploitation, extractivism and omnicides. South Africa is a productive space to engage in such scholarship. While there is a growing body of literature that works within and across disciplines on the sea and bodies of water to think critically about the damages of centuries of colonisation and continued extractivist capitalism, there remains little work that explores this burgeoning thinking in global Southern, and more particularly South African contexts.

South African histories of colonisation, slavery and more recently apartheid, which are saturated in the oceans, are only recently being explored through oceanic logics. This volume offers valuable Southern contributions and rich situated narratives to such hydrofeminist thinking. It also brings diverse and more marginal knowledges to bear on the project of generating imaginative alternatives to hegemonic colonial and patriarchal logics in the academy and elsewhere. While primarily located in a South African context, the volume speaks well to globalised concerns for justice and environmental challenges both in human societies and in relation to other species and planetary crises.

The chapters, which will be of interest to scholars, activists and other civil society stakeholders, share inspiring, rich examples of diverse scholarship, activism and art in these contexts, extending international scholarship that thinks in/on/with oceans, littoral zones and bodies of water. The book offers ethico-political perspectives on the role of research in ocean governance, policy development and collective decision-making for ecological justice. This book is suitable for students and scholars of post-qualitative, feminist, new materialist, embodied, arts-based and hydrofeminist methods in education, environmental humanities and the social sciences.

Oceanic and Anthropogenic Controls of Life in the Pacific Ocean - Proceedings of the 2nd Pacific Symposium on Marine Sciences,... Oceanic and Anthropogenic Controls of Life in the Pacific Ocean - Proceedings of the 2nd Pacific Symposium on Marine Sciences, Nadhodka, Russia, August 11-19, 1988 (Hardcover, 1992 ed.)
V.I. Ilyichev, V.V. Anikiev
R4,475 Discovery Miles 44 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume presents a collection of original, multidisciplinary papers written by leading scientists from the various countries of the Pacific rim. The major topics covered are the origins of life in the marine environment; the changing distribution of biological parameters; hydrophysical and hydrochemical processes; and the exploitation of ocean resources and the ensuing consequences. The material is divided into five parts. The Introduction (Part I) gives a comprehensive overview of the research activities of the IOC and related organisations. The following four parts of the book comprise a number of survey papers which deal with specific aspects of marine science in the Pacific Ocean. For researchers and decision makers interested in marine and environmental science with an emphasis on the Pacific Ocean.

Waves in the Ocean and Atmosphere - Introduction to Wave Dynamics (Hardcover, 2003 ed.): Joseph Pedlosky Waves in the Ocean and Atmosphere - Introduction to Wave Dynamics (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Joseph Pedlosky
R3,138 Discovery Miles 31 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Waves in the Ocean and Atmosphere presents a study of the fundamental theory of waves appropriate for first year graduate students in oceanography, meteorology and associated sciences. Starting with an elementary overview of the basic wave concept, specific wave phenomena are then examined, including: surface gravity waves, internal gravity waves, lee waves, waves in the presence of rotation, geostrophic adjustment, quasi-geostrophic waves and potential vorticity, wave-mean flow interaction and unstable waves. Each wave topic is used to introduce either a new technique or concept in general wave theory. Emphasis is placed on connectivity between the various subjects and on the physical interpretation of the mathematical results. The book contains numerous exercises at the end of the respective chapters.

Ecosystem Modeling as a Management Tool for the Black Sea (Hardcover, 1998 ed.): Leonid I. Ivanov, Temel Ogammauz Ecosystem Modeling as a Management Tool for the Black Sea (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Leonid I. Ivanov, Temel Ogammauz
R8,436 Discovery Miles 84 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Black Sea ecosystem is a unique marine environment. Its isolation from the ocean and large catchment basin, covering industrial and rural parts of the European and Asian continents, render the Black Sea ecosystem extremely vulnerable to the imposed environmental burdens Complex scientific problems related to the recent evolution of the Black Sea ecosystem were tackled in the framework of the NATO TU BLACK SEA project Ecosystem modelling as a management tool for the Black Sea', implemented between 1993 and 1997. The primary results and the products of the TU BLACK SEA project were presented to the scientific community at a dedicated symposium held on 15-19 June, 1997 at Zori Rossii on the Crimean coast of the Black Sea. The present two volumes contain 47 of the papers presented at the symposium, selected by peer review. Volume I contains 27 papers in all, two on the NATO TU Black SEA database and database management system, eight on the Black Sea biogeochemistry, and 17 on the biological structure of the basin. Of the 20 papers appearing in Volume II, nine are physical processes and 11 are on the modelling of the circulation and the ecosystems of the Black Sea.

Estuarine Circulation (Hardcover, 1989 ed.): Bruce J. Neilson, Albert Kuo, John Brubaker Estuarine Circulation (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
Bruce J. Neilson, Albert Kuo, John Brubaker
R3,107 Discovery Miles 31 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Estuaries exist along the edge of the oceans and seas, and are char acterized by the dilution of sea water by inflowing fresher waters. The motion and interaction of these two types of water (fresh and salt water) determine the salinity distribution within the estuary and that, in turn, affects the organisms residing there. The purpose of this vol ume is to review the status of our understanding of estuarine circu lation and how the circulation patterns affect living and nonliving resources in estuaries. For many years, the primary paradigm for estuarine circulation was the two-layered net or nontidal gravitational circulation pattern first proposed by Dr. Donald Pritchard in his studies of the James River estuary. During the last decade or so, research has focused on the many variations about this theme and the factors that control the transport processes. Many of these aspects are covered in the initial papers in this volume. Water movement, of course, is of interest be cause it transports marine organisms, sediments, and pollutants. Es tuarine circulation has a significant effect on estuarine food chains, and on the distribution and abundance of organisms, such as the American oyster, that are freely transported by the currents during larval stages. The intent is to bring together many of these topics in a single volume. This volume is dedicated to Dr. Donald W."

The Near-Surface Layer of the Ocean - Structure, Dynamics and Applications (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2014): Alexander Soloviev, Roger... The Near-Surface Layer of the Ocean - Structure, Dynamics and Applications (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2014)
Alexander Soloviev, Roger Lukas
R4,445 Discovery Miles 44 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The rationale for publishing a second edition of this monograph is that this area of research continues to show remarkable advancement. The new generation of synthetic aperture radar satellites has provided unprecedented spatial resolution of sea surface features. In addition, satellites to measure sea surface salinity have been launched. Computational fluid dynamics models open new opportunities in understanding the processes in the near-surface layer of the ocean and their visibility from space. Passive acoustic methods for monitoring short surface waves have significantly progressed. Of importance for climate research, processes in the near-surface layer of the ocean contribute to errors in satellite estimates of sea surface temperature trends. Due to growing applications of near-surface science, it is anticipated that more students will be trained in this area of research. Therefore this second edition of the monograph is closer to a textbook format.

Dynamics of Ocean Tides (Hardcover, 1989 ed.): Guri I. Marchuk, B.A. Kagan Dynamics of Ocean Tides (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
Guri I. Marchuk, B.A. Kagan
R4,471 Discovery Miles 44 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Use of Proxies in Paleoceanography - Examples from the South Atlantic (Hardcover, 1999 ed.): Gerhard Fischer, Gerold Wefer Use of Proxies in Paleoceanography - Examples from the South Atlantic (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
Gerhard Fischer, Gerold Wefer
R10,866 R8,444 Discovery Miles 84 440 Save R2,422 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book is on methods of reconstruction of past climate, climate changes, oceanography of the South Atlantic (including the Southern Ocean) and the cycling of biochemical components in the ocean. Information about past ocean conditions is provided by so-called paleoceanographic proxies (parameters with approximate unobservable environmental variables, e.g. surface water temperature). Use of proxies and their development has been a major theme of the Collaborative Research Project at the University of Bremen for almost 10 years. In this volume we summarize our results in relation to these proxy studies. Each chapter gives an overview of a specific proxy, provides particular findings obtained in the South Atlantic and ends with an outlook on future perspectives with respect to the proxy described. Therefore it is suitable for lecturers, graduate students and scientists working in the field of climate reconstruction from ocean sediments.

Oceanic Migration - Paths, Sequence, Timing and Range of Prehistoric Migration in the Pacific and Indian Oceans (Hardcover, 1st... Oceanic Migration - Paths, Sequence, Timing and Range of Prehistoric Migration in the Pacific and Indian Oceans (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2010, Corr. 2nd printing 2010)
Charles E. M. Pearce, F. M. Pearce
R4,436 Discovery Miles 44 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Oceanic Migration studies the prehistoric peopling of the Pacific. It uses science and mathematics to expand the research base of Pacific prehistory and casts new light on this final human expansion. It explores the fundamental roles of oceanography and of global climate change in determining the paths, sequence, timing and range of Spice Island-based maritime migrations ranging across a quarter of the globe. The book is of interest to Pacific prehistorians, oceanographers and American anthropologists concerned with the diffusionist debate. For oceanographers it presents the new idea of the role of the West Pacific Warm Pool and of three of its four major currents in determining the evolution of voyaging in two oceans. For diffusionists it provides new chronological and technological contexts in which the issue of diffusionism needs to be reconsidered. For prehistorians it creates a paradigmatic shift by establishing a new time depth and mechanism for Polynesian exploration, offers a new view of voyaging and exploration strategies and of economic imperatives and adds a new dimension to the debate on Polynesian origins.

Large-Scale Transport Processes in Oceans and Atmosphere (Hardcover, 1986 ed.): J Willebrand, D. L. T Anderson Large-Scale Transport Processes in Oceans and Atmosphere (Hardcover, 1986 ed.)
J Willebrand, D. L. T Anderson
R4,483 Discovery Miles 44 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One of the major experiments in earth science at the present time is about to begin: the World Climate Research Program (WCRP). The objectives of WCRP are to determine the extent to which climate change can be predicted, and the extent to which human activities (such as increasing the level of CO ) can influence our climate. 2 To understand and possibly to predict climate change, one needs a good understanding of the dynamics of the ocean, the atmosphere, and the processes by which they are coupled. Two major programs are being developed within WCRP: TOGA (Tropical Oceans, Global Atmosphere) and WOCE (World Ocean CirculatIon Experiment). The success of these programs will depend on many things, not least of which is the existence of a pool of active young researchers. This NATO Advanced Study Institute brought together students and young scientists from 13 countries, most of them from Europe and North America. The objective was to provide them with a background in the perceived state of knowledge of atmosphere and ocean dynamics, and to mediate a flavour of the problems presently concerning scientists active in climate related dynamics. In the past, the two disciplines of oceanography and meteorology have largely been carried out separately. But for climate research both disciplines must interact strongly, and another ob jecti ve of this school was to bring together both oceanographers and meteorologists. To promote an integrated approach, the lecture presentations were divided into two formats.

Deep - Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves (Paperback, Revised & Expanded): James Nestor Deep - Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves (Paperback, Revised & Expanded)
James Nestor
R484 R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Save R34 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From the bestselling author of Breath, a “fascinating, informative, exhilarating” voyage from the ocean’s surface to its darkest trenches (Wall Street Journal).

Fascinated by the sport of freediving—in which competitors descend great depths on a single breath—James Nestor embeds with a gang of oceangoing extreme athletes and renegade researchers. He finds whales that communicate with other whales hundreds of miles away, sharks that swim in unerringly straight lines through pitch-black waters, and other strange phenomena. Most illuminating of all, he learns that these abilities are reflected in our own remarkable, and often hidden, potential—including echolocation, directional sense, and the profound bodily changes humans undergo when underwater.

Along the way, Nestor unlocks his own freediving skills as he communes with the pioneers who are expanding our definition of what is possible in the natural world, and in ourselves.

Oceanic Whitecaps - And Their Role in Air-Sea Exchange Processes (Hardcover, 1986 ed.): E. C. Monahan, Gearoid Mac Niocaill Oceanic Whitecaps - And Their Role in Air-Sea Exchange Processes (Hardcover, 1986 ed.)
E. C. Monahan, Gearoid Mac Niocaill
R4,464 Discovery Miles 44 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

While various volumes havepreviously been de- bable, answer to this question lies in the obser- vation that while whitecaps are some of the voted to such topics as droplets and bubbles, it is our conceit that this is the first volume dedi- most apparent features associated with high sea cated to the description of the phenomenon states, they have also pro\'ed to be someofthe of oceanic whitecapping, and to a considera- most difficult objects to measure and describe tion of the role these whitecapsplay in satellite quantitatively, and while scientists as a group marine remote sensing, in sea-salt aerosol gene- may like to tackle difficult problems, we ration, and in a broad range ofother sea surface should not be accused ofundue modesty when processes. This observation, reOecting in part we observe that as a group we also have a finite the relatively modest attention paid until re- tolerance for frustration and ahuman,perhaps cently by the scientific community to white- aesthetic, prejudice in favour ofnatural pheno- caps, is noteworthy when one considers that mena that are amcnable to detailed description. collectively whitecaps are to thegeneral public It is appropriate to note that Professor Wood- one of the most striking features of the sea- cock, to whom this volume is dedicated, ap- scape.

Air-Sea Exchange: Physics, Chemistry and Dynamics (Hardcover, 1999 ed.): G.L. Geernaert Air-Sea Exchange: Physics, Chemistry and Dynamics (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
G.L. Geernaert
R5,925 Discovery Miles 59 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

During the 1980's a wealth of information was reported from field and laboratory experiments in order to validate andlor modify various aspects of the surface layer Monin-Obukhov (M-O) similarity theory for use over the sea, and to introduce and test new concepts related to high resolution flux magnitudes and variabilities. For example, data from various field experiments conducted on the North Sea, Lake Ontario, and the Atlantic experiments, among others, yielded information on the dependence of the flux coefficients on wave state. In all field projects, the usual criteria for satisfying M-O similarity were applied. The assumptions of stationarity and homogeneity was assumed to be relevant over both small and large scales. In addition, the properties of the outer layer were assumed to be "correlated" with properties of the surface layer. These assumptions generally required that data were averaged for spatial footprints representing scales greater than 25 km (or typically 30 minutes or longer for typical windspeeds). While more and more data became available over the years, and the technology applied was more reliable, robust, and durable, the flux coefficients and other turbulent parameters still exhibited significant unexplained scatter. Since the scatter did not show sufficient reduction over the years to meet customer needs, in spite of improved technology and heavy financial investments, one could only conclude that perhaps the use of similarity theory contained too many simplifications when applied to environments which were more complicated than previously thought.

Sedimentation Processes in the White Sea - The White Sea Environment Part II (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Alexander P Lisitsyn,... Sedimentation Processes in the White Sea - The White Sea Environment Part II (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Alexander P Lisitsyn, Liudmila L. Demina
R9,550 Discovery Miles 95 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents a new perspective on the sedimentation processes in the White Sea, based on a multidisciplinary research study conducted between 2001 and 2016. It provides a comprehensive review and discusses the latest research findings on the ecosystem of this sub-arctic zone. The topics addressed include suspended particulate matter as a main source and proxy of the sedimentation processes in the White Sea; vertical fluxes of dispersed sedimentary matter and absolute masses in the White Sea; and the development history and quaternary deposits of the modern White Sea basin. The authors closely examine the abundance and species composition of microalgae associations and the environmental conditions in the bottom sediments of the White Sea, namely, heavy metal accumulation and aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The book ends contain a summary of the key conclusions and recommendations. Together with the companion volume Biogeochemistry of the Atmosphere, Ice and Water of the White Sea: The White Sea Environment Part I, it offers an essential source of information for postgraduate students, researchers, and stakeholders alike.

Modelling and Monitoring of Coastal Marine Processes (Hardcover, 2008 ed.): Raj C. Murthy, P.C. Sinha, Y. R. Rao Modelling and Monitoring of Coastal Marine Processes (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)
Raj C. Murthy, P.C. Sinha, Y. R. Rao
R2,894 Discovery Miles 28 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although numerous books have been written on both monitoring and modelling of coastal oceans, there is a practical need for an introductory multi-disciplinary volume to non-specialists in this field. The articles commisioned for this book, organized into four major themes, are written by experts in their disciplines while the text is intended for scientists who do not have extensive training in marine sciences and coastal zone management. As such, the articles in this monograph can be a valuable reference for practicing professionals. The first section introduces the complex physical processes with main emphasis on waste disposal in the coastal ocean. Following this, examples of instrumentation techniques that are commonly used for measuring different properties of oceans are discribed. Coastal and estuarine transport and dispersion modelling is introduced in the next section with examples from different parts of the world. The last section provides an overview of coastal disasters such as tropical cyclones, storm surges and oil spills.

Dynamics of Internal Gravity Waves in the Ocean (Hardcover, 2001 ed.): Yu Z. Miropol'sky Dynamics of Internal Gravity Waves in the Ocean (Hardcover, 2001 ed.)
Yu Z. Miropol'sky; Edited by Olga D. Shishkina
R6,562 Discovery Miles 65 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This monograph creates a systematic interpretation of the theoretical and the most actual experimental aspects of the internal wave dynamics in the ocean. Firstly, it draws attention to the important physical effects from an oceanographical point of view which are presented in mathematical descriptions. Secondly, the book serves as an introduction to the range of modern ideas and the methods in the study of wave processes in dispersive media.
The book is meant for specialists in physics of the ocean, oceanography, geophysics, hydroacoustics.

Numerical Modeling of Sea Waves (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Dmitry V. Chalikov Numerical Modeling of Sea Waves (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Dmitry V. Chalikov
R4,184 Discovery Miles 41 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Presenting a novel approach to wave theory, this book applies mathematical modeling to the investigation of sea waves. It presents problems, solutions and methods, and explores issues such as statistical properties of sea waves, generation of turbulence, Benjamin-Feir instability and the development of wave fields under the action of wind. Special attention is paid to the processes of dynamic wind-wave interaction, the formation of freak waves, as well as the role that sea waves play in the dynamic ocean/atmosphere system. It presents theoretical results which are followed by a description of the algorithms used in the development of wave forecasting models, and provides illustrations to assist understanding of the various models presented. This book provides an invaluable resource to oceanographers, specialists in fluid dynamics and advanced students interested in investigation of the widely known but poorly investigated phenomenon of sea waves.

Breaking Ocean Waves - Geometry, Structure and Remote Sensing (Hardcover, 2007 ed.): Eugene A. Sharkov Breaking Ocean Waves - Geometry, Structure and Remote Sensing (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)
Eugene A. Sharkov
R2,924 Discovery Miles 29 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Eugene Sharkov, of the Space Research Institute in Moscow, has here put together the most comprehensive description of the physical findings of an investigation into the spatio-temporal characteristics of the gravity of breaking waves. He 's also described the foam activity in the open sea using methods and instruments of optical and microwave remote sensing. Numerous practical applications and illustrations are provided from air-borne, ship-borne and laboratory up-to-date experiments.

Coastal Change, Ocean Conservation and Resilient Communities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Marcha Johnson, Amanda Bayley Coastal Change, Ocean Conservation and Resilient Communities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Marcha Johnson, Amanda Bayley
R3,515 R3,248 Discovery Miles 32 480 Save R267 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection of essays and design case studies explores a range of ideas and best practices for adapting to dynamic waterfront conditions while incorporating nature conservation in urbanized coastal areas. The editors have curated a selection of works contributed by leading practitioners in the fields of coastal science, community resilience, habitat restoration, sustainable landscape architecture and floodplain management. By highlighting ocean-friendly innovations and strategies being applied in coastal cities today, this book illustrates ways to cohabit with many other species who share the waterfront with us, feed in salt marshes, bury their eggs on sandy beaches, fly south over cities along the Atlantic Flyway, or attach themselves to an oyster reef. This book responds to the need for inventive, practical, and straightforward ways to weather a changing climate while being responsible shoreline stewards.

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