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Waves and Beaches

The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast

podle Kim McCoy, Willard Bascom ...

Some Surprising Facts from Waves and BeachesA tide is actually a long wave, having a period of 43,000 seconds (12 hours and 25 minutes) and a wave length half the circumference of the earthThere is no such thing as undertow, but rip tides are very realThe combination of the celestial mechanics of earth rotation and gravitation, the sun’s radiation, and the resultant action of wind on the surface ... Přečtěte si více

240,19 Kč

Some Surprising Facts from Waves and BeachesA tide is actually a long wave, having a period of 43,000 seconds (12 hours and 25 minutes) and a wave length half the circumference of the earthThere is no such thing as undertow, but rip tides are very realThe combination of the celestial mechanics of earth rotation and gravitation, the sun’s radiation, and the resultant action of wind on the surface
... Přečtěte si více
Oceans

A Very Short Introduction

podle Dorrik Stow ...

Série série Very Short Introductions
The importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more than 70% of our planet's surface and, in past geological time, has spread over 85%. Life on Earth began in the oceans over 3.5 billion years ago and remained there for the great majority of that time. Today the seas still provide 99% of habitable living space, the largest repository of biomass, and holds ... Přečtěte si více

166,71 Kč

The importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more than 70% of our planet's surface and, in past geological time, has spread over 85%. Life on Earth began in the oceans over 3.5 billion years ago and remained there for the great majority of that time. Today the seas still provide 99% of habitable living space, the largest repository of biomass, and holds
... Přečtěte si více
Marine Fog: Challenges and Advancements in Observations, Modeling, and Forecasting

Upravil: Darko Koračin, Clive E. Dorman ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This volume presents the history of marine fog research and applications, and discusses the physical processes leading to fog's formation, evolution, and dissipation. A special emphasis is on the challenges and advancements of fog observation and modeling as well as on efforts toward operational fog forecasting and linkages and feedbacks between marine fog and the environment. ... Přečtěte si více

4 572,59 Kč

This volume presents the history of marine fog research and applications, and discusses the physical processes leading to fog's formation, evolution, and dissipation. A special emphasis is on the challenges and advancements of fog observation and modeling as well as on efforts toward operational fog forecasting and linkages and feedbacks between marine fog and the environment.
... Přečtěte si více
Multivariate Time Series Analysis in Climate and Environmental Research

podle Zhihua Zhang ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book offers comprehensive information on the theory, models and algorithms involved in state-of-the-art multivariate time series analysis and highlights several of the latest research advances in climate and environmental science. The main topics addressed include Multivariate Time-Frequency Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Stochastic Modeling and Optimization, Spectral Analysis, Global ... Přečtěte si více

2 406,49 Kč

This book offers comprehensive information on the theory, models and algorithms involved in state-of-the-art multivariate time series analysis and highlights several of the latest research advances in climate and environmental science. The main topics addressed include Multivariate Time-Frequency Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Stochastic Modeling and Optimization, Spectral Analysis, Global
... Přečtěte si více
Tropical Meteorology

An Introduction

podle T.N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book is designed as an introductory course in Tropical Meteorology for the graduate or advanced level undergraduate student. The material within can be covered in a one-semester course program. The text starts from the global scale-view of the Tropics, addressing the zonally symmetric and asymmetric features of the tropical circulation. It then goes on to progressively smaller spatial and ... Přečtěte si více

1 421,89 Kč

This book is designed as an introductory course in Tropical Meteorology for the graduate or advanced level undergraduate student. The material within can be covered in a one-semester course program. The text starts from the global scale-view of the Tropics, addressing the zonally symmetric and asymmetric features of the tropical circulation. It then goes on to progressively smaller spatial and
... Přečtěte si více
Reef and Rainforest

podle Michael McCoy ...

Reef and Rainforest is a photographic portrayal of marine and terrestrial life in one of the world's most biodiverse regions – the tropics of north-eastern Australia, together with the South Pacific nations of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. The photographs were taken over a period of more than 30 years while the author was living in the Solomon Islands and northern Australia. They depict ... Přečtěte si více

780,49 Kč

Reef and Rainforest is a photographic portrayal of marine and terrestrial life in one of the world's most biodiverse regions – the tropics of north-eastern Australia, together with the South Pacific nations of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. The photographs were taken over a period of more than 30 years while the author was living in the Solomon Islands and northern Australia. They depict
... Přečtěte si více
Oceanography: an Earth Science Perspective

podle Dr Andy Cundy, Andy Cundy, Steve Kershaw ...

This work provides a wide perspective of the oceans by examining their places in the earth sciences, drawing together all the key strands of ocean study and presenting a holistic view of ocean processes, ancient and modern. ... Přečtěte si více

1 232,11 Kč

This work provides a wide perspective of the oceans by examining their places in the earth sciences, drawing together all the key strands of ocean study and presenting a holistic view of ocean processes, ancient and modern.
... Přečtěte si více
Start of a Glacial

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Correlating Records of the Past held at Cabo Blanco, Mallorca, Spain, April 4–10, 1991

Upravil: George J. Kukla, Ellen Went ...

Série Kniha 3 - Nato ASI Subseries I
Some 115 thousand years ago the world as we know it today shifted into a much colder glacial mode which culminated with huge ice sheets reaching as far south as New York, Berlin and St. Petersburg. The numerical climate models, used to predict the next century climate, were as yet unable to explain what happened. The reader of the book gains a detailed picture of what is known on the most ... Přečtěte si více

3 062,79 Kč

Some 115 thousand years ago the world as we know it today shifted into a much colder glacial mode which culminated with huge ice sheets reaching as far south as New York, Berlin and St. Petersburg. The numerical climate models, used to predict the next century climate, were as yet unable to explain what happened. The reader of the book gains a detailed picture of what is known on the most
... Přečtěte si více
Waves in Oceanic and Coastal Waters

podle Leo H. Holthuijsen ...

Waves in Oceanic and Coastal Waters describes the observation, analysis and prediction of wind-generated waves in the open ocean, in shelf seas, and in coastal regions with islands, channels, tidal flats and inlets, estuaries, fjords and lagoons. Most of this richly illustrated book is devoted to the physical aspects of waves. After introducing observation techniques for waves, both at sea and ... Přečtěte si více

1 385,89 Kč

Waves in Oceanic and Coastal Waters describes the observation, analysis and prediction of wind-generated waves in the open ocean, in shelf seas, and in coastal regions with islands, channels, tidal flats and inlets, estuaries, fjords and lagoons. Most of this richly illustrated book is devoted to the physical aspects of waves. After introducing observation techniques for waves, both at sea and
... Přečtěte si více
The African Marine Litter Outlook

Upravil: Thomas Maes, Fiona Preston-Whyte ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter—including local and transboundary ... Přečtěte si více

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This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter—including local and transboundary
... Přečtěte si více
Chronobiology of Marine Organisms

podle Ernest Naylor ...

Do intertidal organisms simply respond to the rise and fall of tides, or do they possess biological timing and navigation mechanisms that allow them to anticipate when conditions are most favourable? How are the patterns of growth, development and reproduction of some marine plants and animals related to changes in day-length or to phases of the moon? The author describes how marine organisms, ... Přečtěte si více

1 300,39 Kč

Do intertidal organisms simply respond to the rise and fall of tides, or do they possess biological timing and navigation mechanisms that allow them to anticipate when conditions are most favourable? How are the patterns of growth, development and reproduction of some marine plants and animals related to changes in day-length or to phases of the moon? The author describes how marine organisms,
... Přečtěte si více
Geochemistry of Organic Matter in River-Sea Systems

podle V.E. Artemyev ...

One of the basic concepts of ocean biogeochemistry is that of an ocean with extremely active boundary zones and separation boundaries of extensive biochemical interactions. The areas of these zones are characterized by a sharp decrease of element migration intensity and consequently the decrease in their concentrations gave the boundaries for the naming of the geochemical barriers (Perelman, 1972) ... Přečtěte si více

1 968,89 Kč

One of the basic concepts of ocean biogeochemistry is that of an ocean with extremely active boundary zones and separation boundaries of extensive biochemical interactions. The areas of these zones are characterized by a sharp decrease of element migration intensity and consequently the decrease in their concentrations gave the boundaries for the naming of the geochemical barriers (Perelman, 1972)
... Přečtěte si více
My Life in Sea Creatures

A young queer science writer’s reflections on identity and the ocean

podle Sabrina Imbler ...

Join science journalist Sabrina Imbler on an astonishing journey which will completely redefine the way you think about nature and the ocean'An astonishing debut' **GUARDIAN'**Reveals just as much about our fascinating, mysterious world as it does about our fascinating, mysterious selves' NEW YORK TIMESIn My Life in Sea Creatures we encounter: the mother octopus, starving herself while watching ... Přečtěte si více

261,69 Kč

Join science journalist Sabrina Imbler on an astonishing journey which will completely redefine the way you think about nature and the ocean'An astonishing debut' **GUARDIAN'**Reveals just as much about our fascinating, mysterious world as it does about our fascinating, mysterious selves' NEW YORK TIMESIn My Life in Sea Creatures we encounter: the mother octopus, starving herself while watching
... Přečtěte si více
Building Common Interests in the Arctic Ocean with Global Inclusion

Volume 2

Upravil: Paul Arthur Berkman, Alexander N. Vylegzhanin, Oran R. Young, David A. Balton, Ole Rasmus Øvretveit ...

Série série Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book contains an inclusive compilation of perspectives about the Arctic Ocean with contributions that extend from Indigenous residents and early career scientists to Foreign Ministers, involving perspectives across the spectrum of subnational-national-international jurisdictions. The Arctic Ocean is being transformed with global climate warming into a seasonally ice-free sea, creating ... Přečtěte si více

2 406,49 Kč

This book contains an inclusive compilation of perspectives about the Arctic Ocean with contributions that extend from Indigenous residents and early career scientists to Foreign Ministers, involving perspectives across the spectrum of subnational-national-international jurisdictions. The Arctic Ocean is being transformed with global climate warming into a seasonally ice-free sea, creating
... Přečtěte si více
The Interdisciplinary Role of Space Geodesy

Proceedings of an International Workshop held at “Ettore Majorana” Center for Scientific Culture, International School of Geodesy — Director, Enzo Boschi-. Erice, Sicily, Italy, July 23–29, 1988

Upravil: Ivan I. Mueller, Susanna Zerbini ...

Série Kniha 22 - Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences
This volume is the result of the dedicated effort undertaken by an international group of scientists and administrators, who have contemplated the challenge of the future of space-based earth science for the next decade. Recognizing the need for defining new milestones both in science and technology, they have developed a detailed report of what could be achieved and what challenges remain after ... Přečtěte si více

1 684,49 Kč

This volume is the result of the dedicated effort undertaken by an international group of scientists and administrators, who have contemplated the challenge of the future of space-based earth science for the next decade. Recognizing the need for defining new milestones both in science and technology, they have developed a detailed report of what could be achieved and what challenges remain after
... Přečtěte si více
Indicators and Surrogates of Biodiversity and Environmental Change

Upravil: David Lindenmayer, Philip Barton, Jennifer Pierson ...

Ecological indicators and surrogates are used widely by resource managers to monitor and understand complex biota and ecosystem processes. Their potential to guide complex resource management has meant they have been proposed for use in all ecosystems worldwide. Despite extensive research into indicators and surrogates, there remains much controversy about their use, in addition to major issues ... Přečtěte si více

945,69 Kč

Ecological indicators and surrogates are used widely by resource managers to monitor and understand complex biota and ecosystem processes. Their potential to guide complex resource management has meant they have been proposed for use in all ecosystems worldwide. Despite extensive research into indicators and surrogates, there remains much controversy about their use, in addition to major issues
... Přečtěte si více
Coastal Geology

podle Juan A. Morales ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This textbook shows all the existing knowledge about coastal geology and its implications for coastal management. In the last decades, the geological sciences have been supplying exciting information about the coastal systems, not only from its dynamics but also providing a sedimentary concept to understand and interpret the preserved coastal stratigraphical record. Furthermore, recent ... Přečtěte si více

2 187,69 Kč

This textbook shows all the existing knowledge about coastal geology and its implications for coastal management. In the last decades, the geological sciences have been supplying exciting information about the coastal systems, not only from its dynamics but also providing a sedimentary concept to understand and interpret the preserved coastal stratigraphical record. Furthermore, recent
... Přečtěte si více
The World's Beaches

A Global Guide to the Science of the Shoreline

podle Orrin H. Pilkey, William J. Neal, James Andrew Graham Cooper, Joseph T. Kelley ...

Take this book to the beach; it will open up a whole new world. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps, and graphics, it explores one of the planet’s most dynamic environments—from tourist beaches to Arctic beaches strewn with ice chunks to steaming hot tropical shores. The World’s Beaches tells how beaches work, explains why they vary so much, and shows how dramatic changes can occur ... Přečtěte si více

656,39 Kč

Take this book to the beach; it will open up a whole new world. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps, and graphics, it explores one of the planet’s most dynamic environments—from tourist beaches to Arctic beaches strewn with ice chunks to steaming hot tropical shores. The World’s Beaches tells how beaches work, explains why they vary so much, and shows how dramatic changes can occur
... Přečtěte si více
Fundamentals of Estuarine Physical Oceanography

podle Fernando Pinheiro Andutta, Björn Kjerfve, Luiz Bruner de Miranda, Belmiro Mendes de Castro Filho ...

Série série Engineering (R0)
This book provides an introduction to the complex system functions, variability and human interference in ecosystem between the continent and the ocean. It focuses on circulation, transport and mixing of estuarine and coastal water masses, which is ultimately related to an understanding of the hydrographic and hydrodynamic characteristics (salinity, temperature, density and circulation), mixing ... Přečtěte si více

1 968,89 Kč

This book provides an introduction to the complex system functions, variability and human interference in ecosystem between the continent and the ocean. It focuses on circulation, transport and mixing of estuarine and coastal water masses, which is ultimately related to an understanding of the hydrographic and hydrodynamic characteristics (salinity, temperature, density and circulation), mixing
... Přečtěte si více
Internal Gravity Waves in the Shallow Seas

podle Stanisław R. Massel ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book contains a comprehensive study of the internal ocean waves, which play a very important role in ocean physics providing mechanisms for ocean water mixing and circulation, as well as the transportation of gases, nutrients, and a very large number of marine organisms in the ocean body.In contrast to surface waves, the literature on internal waves is not so numerous, mainly due to the ... Přečtěte si více

1 968,89 Kč

This book contains a comprehensive study of the internal ocean waves, which play a very important role in ocean physics providing mechanisms for ocean water mixing and circulation, as well as the transportation of gases, nutrients, and a very large number of marine organisms in the ocean body.In contrast to surface waves, the literature on internal waves is not so numerous, mainly due to the
... Přečtěte si více
Tidal Deposits

A Casebook of Recent Examples and Fossil Counterparts

Upravil: R.N. Ginsburg ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
1 968,89 Kč
Circulation in the Coastal Ocean

podle G.T. Csanady ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
For some time there has existed an extensive theoretical literature relating to tides on continental shelves and also to the behavior of estuaries. Much less attention was traditionally paid to the dynamics of longer term, larger scale motions (those which are usually described as circulation') over continental shelves or in enclosed shallow seas such as the North American Great Lakes. This is no ... Přečtěte si více

4 375,49 Kč

For some time there has existed an extensive theoretical literature relating to tides on continental shelves and also to the behavior of estuaries. Much less attention was traditionally paid to the dynamics of longer term, larger scale motions (those which are usually described as circulation') over continental shelves or in enclosed shallow seas such as the North American Great Lakes. This is no
... Přečtěte si více
Integration of Earth Science Research on the Turkish and Greek 1999 Earthquakes

Upravil: Nilgün Okay, Naci Görür, Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos ...

Série Kniha 9 - NATO Science Series: IV
In 1999, two earthquakes occurred in the Istanbul-Marmara region of Turkey and the Athens-Corinth region of Greece, and an increased risk of further events caused great concern among the earth science community. This book presents and discusses the latest results from studies of the Izmit-Düzce and Athens earthquakes and assesses the data that are available and relevant to the geology, seismology, ... Přečtěte si více

1 968,89 Kč

In 1999, two earthquakes occurred in the Istanbul-Marmara region of Turkey and the Athens-Corinth region of Greece, and an increased risk of further events caused great concern among the earth science community. This book presents and discusses the latest results from studies of the Izmit-Düzce and Athens earthquakes and assesses the data that are available and relevant to the geology, seismology,
... Přečtěte si více
Satoumi Science

Co-creating Social-Ecological Harmony Between Human and the Sea

Upravil: Shinichiro Kakuma, Tetsuo Yanagi, Tetsu Sato ...

Série série Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book guides readers to the new concept of “Satoumi” and explains how its practice works to solve challenges in complex social-ecological systems of coastal areas. The book describes the significance of Satoumi Science as a transdisciplinary process. It starts with introducing the definition of Satoumi, highlights the important distinction between active measures (direct actions to improve ... Přečtěte si více

3 500,39 Kč

This book guides readers to the new concept of “Satoumi” and explains how its practice works to solve challenges in complex social-ecological systems of coastal areas. The book describes the significance of Satoumi Science as a transdisciplinary process. It starts with introducing the definition of Satoumi, highlights the important distinction between active measures (direct actions to improve
... Přečtěte si více

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Waves and Beaches

Oceans

Marine Fog: Challenges and Advancements in Observations, Modeling, and Forecasting

Multivariate Time Series Analysis in Climate and Environmental Research

Tropical Meteorology

Reef and Rainforest

Oceanography: an Earth Science Perspective

Start of a Glacial

Waves in Oceanic and Coastal Waters

The African Marine Litter Outlook

Chronobiology of Marine Organisms

Geochemistry of Organic Matter in River-Sea Systems

My Life in Sea Creatures

Building Common Interests in the Arctic Ocean with Global Inclusion

The Interdisciplinary Role of Space Geodesy

Indicators and Surrogates of Biodiversity and Environmental Change

Coastal Geology

The World's Beaches

Fundamentals of Estuarine Physical Oceanography

Internal Gravity Waves in the Shallow Seas

Tidal Deposits

Circulation in the Coastal Ocean

Integration of Earth Science Research on the Turkish and Greek 1999 Earthquakes

Satoumi Science