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  • A Sea of Gold

    Thomas Kydd 21

    by Julian Stockwin ...
    Series Book 21 - Thomas Kydd
    'Tension surges through A Sea of Gold . . . In this rousing yarn, Stockwin again raises naval fiction to a new level' - Quarterdeck'Stockwin has surpassed himself with A Sea of Gold . . . a fine, filly favoured vintage yarn' - Warships1809. After his heroic actions during the retreat to Corunna, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is the toast of London society. Here he falls in with the legendary fr... ... Read more

    6,49 €

  • Into the Raging Sea

    Thirty-three mariners, one megastorm and the sinking of El Faro

    by Rachel Slade ...
    In the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air, Rachel Slade’s Into the Raging Sea is a nail-biting account of the sinking of the container ship El Faro, the crew of thirty-three who perished onboard, and the destructive forces of globalisation that put the ship in harm’s way.On 1 October 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the container ship El Faro ... Read more

    9,32 €

  • Blue Machine

    How the Ocean Shapes Our World

    by Helen Czerski ...
    ***WINNER OF THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATIONFINANCIAL TIMES* 2023 HIGHLIGHT'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.'Professor Alice Roberts'In Helen Czerski's hands, the mechanical becomes magical. An instant classic**.'Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read Water'Blue Machine is quite simply one of the best books I have ever ... Read more

    9,99 €

  • The Oceans and Environmental Security

    Shared U.S. And Russian Perspectives

    by Matthew J. Lamourie, Tom Tietenburg, Artemy A. Saguirian, Suzanne M. Demisch, Giulio Pontecorvo, J. Christopher Haney, J. I. Charney, Mark Eiserth, Natalia Mirovitskaya, Lawson W. Brigham, Miranda Wecker, Yoshiaki Kaoru, Kristina Gjerde, Peter Haas, M. J. Peterson, Philip A. McGillivary ...
    The concept of environmental security, drawing on the widely understood notion of international strategic interdependence (in facing, for example, threats of nuclear war or economic collapse) is gaining currency as a way of thinking about international environmental management.In 1989, the Institute for World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Marine ... Read more

    34,33 €

  • Des nouvelles du fond. Carnet embarqué jusqu'aux abysses

    by Damien Roudeau ...
    Si les océans, malgré leur surexploitation, demeurent la plus grande réserve de biodiversité de la planète, on connaît mieux aujourd’hui la surface de Mars que celle des grands fonds marins. Pourtant, malgré nos connaissances extrêmement fragmentaires des abysses, la convoitise humaine de leurs ressources biologiques, énergétiques et minérales menace leurs écosystèmes. Pour découvrir ces milieux ... Read more

    16,99 €

  • Ocean Wave Dynamics For Coastal And Marine Structures

    by Vallam Sundar ...
    Series Book 52 - Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering
    The increase in exploration and exploitation of ocean resources, maritime trade and ocean energy have led to development of new concepts in the study of coastal and marine structures. These developments necessitate comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of ocean wave behavior in the offshore as well as in the nearshore, such as the phenomena of wave generation, propagation, deformation and its ... Read more

    32,00 €

  • One Crew: The RNLI's Official 200-Year History

    by Helen Doe ...
    In the 200 years since it was founded, the RNLI has saved more than 144,000 lives.It all began with a meeting in London in 1824 to act on a proposal by Sir William Hillary: the formation of a National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. It is his vision that still drives the RNLI today. The vast majority of its crews are volunteers, backed up by large numbers of fundraisers ... Read more

    15,89 €

  • Depths of Survival

    The Untold Story Behind Last Breath: From Real-Life Heroics to Cinematic Brilliance

    by John D. Eure ...
    Depths of Survival: The Untold Story Behind Last Breath takes readers on an exhilarating journey into one of the most harrowing real-life survival stories ever captured, now reimagined as a cinematic masterpiece. Written with unparalleled depth and insight, this companion book provides an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of Last Breath, exploring the courage, resilience, and ... Read more

    9,76 €

  • Ocean Literacy: The Foundation for the Success of the Ocean Decade, Volume I

    Transforming Education, Research, and Engagement

    Edited by Teresa J. Kennedy ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This open access volume is the first of three volumes highlighting the critical intersection of Ocean Literacy and global initiatives driving positive change during the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (the Ocean Decade). It explores connections between Ocean Literacy and the Ocean Decade’s Outcomes and Challenges, with a focus on Challenge 10: Restore society’s ... Read more

    Free

  • Engineered Coasts

    Edited by Jiyu Chen, Doeke Eisma, Kenji Hotta, H. Jesse Walker ...
    Series Book 6 - Coastal Systems and Continental Margins
    Increasing population, expanding industry and commerce, and tourism are placing added pressures on an already highly-utilized coastal zone. This book, through a series of case studies, illustrates the variety of changes already made along the coastlines of the world. The examples used are mainly from China, Japan, The Netherlands, and the United States, all countries with extensively engineered ... Read more

    133,55 €

  • In Pursuit of Moby-Dick

    Of Whales and Their Gods

    by Joseph S. Catalano ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This study presents *Moby-*Dick as a novel with three distinct but interconnecting stories: Ishmael’s, which he shares ten years after it has taken place; Ahab’s, which is Ishmael's account of the memorable captain of a whaling ship; and a third which centres on whales and whaling, which has not received significant critical attention. While each of these perspectives compete for prominence in the ... Read more

    42,92 €

  • Applications of Paleoenvironmental Techniques in Estuarine Studies

    Edited by Kaarina Weckström, Krystyna M. Saunders, Peter A. Gell, C. Gregory Skilbeck ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The aim of this edited volume is to introduce the scientific community to paleoenvironmental studies of estuaries, to highlight the types of information that can be obtained from such studies, and to promote the use of paleoenvironmental studies in estuarine management.Readers will learn about the the application of different paleoecological approaches used in estuaries that develop our ... Read more

    95,39 €

  • The Science of Ocean Waves

    Ripples, Tsunamis, and Stormy Seas

    by J. B. Zirker ...
    An unparalleled introduction to the amazing world of ocean waves.Outstanding Academic Title, Choice"Powerful ocean waves fascinate the public, and they have made a lot of news lately." With that indisputable observation, scientist J. B. Zirker takes off on a whirlwind tour of the world of waves—from the “ordinary” waves that constantly churn the sea to the rogues or freaks that can rise up ... Read more

    34,33 €

  • Die Tiden der Nordsee und ihre Veränderungen

    Eine Übersicht mit Fokus auf die Deutsche Nordseeküste

    by Leon Jänicke, Robert Lepper ...
    Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
    Anhaltende Veränderungen der Tidewasserstände betreffen den Küstenschutz in vielerlei Hinsicht, da die Hochwasser schneller ansteigen als der mittlere Meeresspiegel und damit die dominante Größe für die Entwicklung des Hochwasserschutzes werden können. Dieses Buch fördert das Verständnis und bietet einen einfachen Einstieg in das Thema Tiden in der Nordsee, also dem Wechsel von Hoch- und ... Read more

    26,81 €

  • Global Monsoon System, The: Research And Forecast (Third Edition)

    by Chih-pei Chang, Hung-chi Kuo, Gabriel Ngar-cheung Lau, Richard H Johnson, Bin Wang, Matthew C Wheeler ...
    Series Book 9 - World Scientific Series On Asia-pacific Weather And Climate
    This book is the third edition of a book series on the state of the science of monsoon research and forecasting. The series is updated approximately every five years based on the invited reviews of the World Meteorological Organization's International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM). The third edition is an outgrowth of the reviews initially presented in late 2013 at IWM-V, with manuscripts revised and ... Read more

    103,23 €

  • Brazilian Deep-Sea Biodiversity

    Edited by Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida, Angelo Fraga Bernardino, Fabio Cabrera De Léo ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book presents the biodiversity of the Brazilian deep-sea and its many unique geological and biological features, as well as a review of its ecology, conservation, and future research needs. The deep-sea Brazilian margin has an incredible geological heterogeneity with numerous characteristic seafloor features, and latitudinal changes in marine productivity, oceanographic conditions and ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Vanished Ocean

    by Dorrik Stow ...
    This is a book about an ocean that vanished six million years ago - the ocean of Tethys. Named after a Greek sea nymph, there is a sense of mystery about such a vast, ancient ocean, of which all that remains now are a few little pools, like the Caspian Sea. There were other great oceans in the history of the Earth - Iapetus, Panthalassa - but Tethys was the last of them, vanishing a mere moment ... Read more

    12,18 €

  • Ocean Surface Waves: Their Physics And Prediction (2nd Edition)

    by Stanislaw Ryszard Massel ...
    Series Book 36 - Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering
    New Edition: Ocean Surface Waves: Their Physics and Prediction (3rd Edition)The book is an extended and updated edition of the book published in 1996 under the same title (World Scientific, ISBN 9810216866). It contains a very comprehensive and extensive study on surface ocean waves induced by wind, earthquakes and possible landslides and asteroids impacts. The basic mathematical principles, ... Read more

    57,34 €

  • The Ocean at the Centre of the World: The History of the Indian Ocean

    by Sujit Sivasundaram ...

    18,33 €

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  • Marine Geochemistry

    by Roy Chester, Tim D. Jickells ...
    Marine Geochemistry offers a fully comprehensive and integrated treatment of the chemistry of the oceans, their sediments and biota. The first edition of the book received strong critical acclaim and was described as ‘a standard text for years to come.’ This third edition of Marine Geochemistry has been written at a time when the role of the oceans in the Earth System is becoming increasingly ... Read more

    55,99 €

  • Inverse Methods

    Interdisciplinary Elements of Methodology, Computation, and Applications

    Edited by Bo Holm Jacobsen, Klaus Mosegaard, Paolo Sibani ...
    Series Book 63 - Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences
    Over the last few decades inversion concepts have become an integral part of experimental data interpretation in several branches of science. In numerous cases similar inversion-like techniques were developed independently in separate disciplines, sometimes based on different lines of reasoning, but not always to the same level of sophistication.This book is based on the Interdisciplinary ... Read more

    73,45 €

  • Environmental Management of Solid Waste

    Dredged Material and Mine Tailings

    Edited by Ulrich Förstner, Wim Salomons ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Dredged Material and Mine Tailings are two of the same thing once they are deposited on land: they must be safe-guarded, wash-out must be prevented, and they must be protected by a plantcover. This comprehensive two-volume treatise covers both important aspects of their management: Environmental Management of Solid Waste turns to the practical applications, such as prediction, restoration and ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Analysis of SAR Data of the Polar Oceans

    Recent Advances

    Edited by Costas Tsatsoulis, Ronald Kwok ...
    This book is a collection of the most recent and significant research on algorithms for the analysis of polar sea-ice SAR data. All algorithms are implemented and tested. One chapter is from the Alaskan SAR Facility, the major NASA archive of polar SAR data and a source of many SAR analysis algorithms, including high-level results of such analyses. One chapter has been written jointly by the US ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Antarctic Glacial History and World Palaeoenvironments

    Edited by E.M. Zinderen van Bakker ...
    This book, based on the proceedings of third symposium held on 17th August 1977 during the Xth INQUA Congress at Birmingham, UK, focuses on the influence the Antarctic glaciation had on world palaeoenvironments. ... Read more

    335,86 €