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  • The Mediterranean Sea

    Temporal Variability and Spatial Patterns

    by Gianluca Eusebi Borzelli, Miroslav Gacic, Piero Lionello, Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli ...
    Series series Geophysical Monograph Series
    Surface, intermediate, and deep-water processes and their interaction in time and space drive the major ocean circulation of the Mediterranean Sea. All major forcing mechanisms, such as surface wind forcing, buoyancy fluxes, lateral mass exchange, and deep convection determining the global oceanic circulation are present in this body of water. Deep and intermediate water masses are formed in ... Read more

    $119.00 USD

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  • How the Ocean Works

    An Introduction to Oceanography

    by Mark Denny ...
    The world's oceans account for roughly 71 percent of the planet's surface and 99 percent of its livable volume. Any study of this huge habitat requires a solid foundation in the principles that underlie marine biology and physical and chemical oceanography, yet until now undergraduate textbooks have largely presented compilations of facts rather than explanations of principles. How the Ocean Works ... Read more

    $68.39 USD

  • Tides

    The Science and Spirit of the Ocean

    by Jonathan White ...
    In Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White takes readers across the globe to discover the science and spirit of ocean tides.In the Arctic, White shimmies under the ice with an Inuit elder to hunt for mussels in the dark cavities left behind at low tide; in China, he races the Silver Dragon, a twenty-five-foot tidal bore that crashes eighty miles up the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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  • A Sense of the Sea

    Our View of the Sea and How We Got It

    by Brian Whitehouse ...
    "What does the ocean mean to people - to individuals and to society as a whole? That is the question Brian Whitehouse answers in his first book, A Sense of the Sea. An avid sailor, oceanographer, and former Executive Director of the influential Alliance for Marine RemoteSensing, Dr. Whitehouse charts a fascinating course through the history, technology, and popular culture of the ocean." Dan Hutt, ... Read more

    $3.60 USD

  • Guide to Protozoa of Marine Aquaculture Ponds

    by DJ Patterson, MA Burford ...
    As well as being a culture environment for fish and crustaceans, an aquaculture pond is a rich and complex ecosystem that is dominated by the microbial community. The community is nourished by food and sunlight, and is made up of algae, bacteria and, importantly, protozoa. Protozoa live by eating other organisms and detritus, or by absorbing soluble organic matter dissolved in the water. ... Read more

    $18.69 USD

  • Ocean Dynamics and the Carbon Cycle

    Principles and Mechanisms

    by Michael J. Follows, Richard G. Williams ...
    This textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students presents a multidisciplinary approach to understanding ocean circulation and how it drives and controls marine biogeochemistry and biological productivity at a global scale. Background chapters on ocean physics, chemistry and biology provide students with the tools to examine the range of large-scale physical and dynamic phenomena that ... Read more

    $81.19 USD

  • The Rising Sea

    by Orrin H. Pilkey, Rob Young ...
    Series series Shearwater
    On Shishmaref Island in Alaska, homes are being washed into the sea. In the South Pacific, small island nations face annihilation by encroaching waters. In coastal Louisiana, an area the size of a football field disappears every day. For these communities, sea level rise isn’t a distant, abstract fear: it’s happening now and it’s threatening their way of life.In The Rising Sea, Orrin H. Pilkey and ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Spatial Analysis of Coastal Environments

    by Sarah M. Hamylton ...
    At the convergence of the land and sea, coastal environments are some of the most dynamic and populated places on Earth. This book explains how the many varied forms of spatial analysis, including mapping, monitoring and modelling, can be applied to a range of coastal environments such as estuaries, mangroves, seagrass beds and coral reefs. Presenting empirical geographical approaches to modelling ... Read more

    $59.09 USD

  • Wind Generated Ocean Waves

    by I.R. Young ...
    Series Book 2 - Elsevier Ocean Engineering Series
    The goals of wind wave research are relatively well defined: to be able to predict the wind wave field and its effect on the environment. That environment could be natural (beaches, the atmosphere etc.) or imposed by human endeavour (ports, harbours, coastal settlements etc.). Although the goals are similar, the specific requirements of these various fields differ considerably.This book attempts ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • Lake and Reservoir Management

    by S.E. Jorgensen, Heinz Loffler, Walter Rast, Milan Straskraba ...
    Series Book 54 - Developments in Water Science
    Presents readers with an overview of lake management problems and the tools that can be applied to solve probelms. Lake management tools are presented in detail, including environmental technological methods, ecotechnological methods and the application of models to assess the best management strategy. ... Read more

    $193.49 USD

  • Fundamentals of Tropical Climate Dynamics

    by Tim Li, Pang-chi Hsu ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This textbook introduces fundamental dynamics of tropical atmosphere and ocean useful for advanced graduate courses in atmospheric and climate sciences. It presents an overview of simple atmospheric and oceanic models, as well as the observed phenomena associated with major climate modes in the tropics. It provides students with an up-to-date understanding of the dynamics of tropical climate and ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Coastal Waters of the World

    Trends, Threats, and Strategies

    by Don Hinrichsen ...
    Nearly 60% of the world's population lives and works within 100 miles of a coast, and even those who don't are connected to the world's oceans through an intricate drainage of rivers and streams. Ultimately the whole of humankind is coastal.Coastal Waters of the World is a comprehensive reference source on the state of the world's coastal areas. It focuses on the tremendous pressures facing ... Read more

    $25.19 USD