Skip to main content
Search Button
Malaysia Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...

Oceanography eBooks

If you like Oceanography eBooks, then you'll love these top picks.
Showing 1 - 24 of 1390 Results
Skip side bar filters

  • Blue Planet Law

    The Ecology of our Economic and Technological World

    Edited by Maria da Glória Garcia, António Cortês ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    Blue Planet Law is the global and future-oriented environmental law that is necessary to face the global environmental crisis in the Anthropocene, assuming especially the link between climate action (SDG 13) and ocean sustainability (SDG 14). This open access book focuses on means of overcoming global environmental problems such as climate change, ocean degradation and biodiversity loss and the ... Read more

    Free

  • 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

    RM 54.59

  • The Big Book Of Sea Monsters (Scary Looking Sea Animals)

    Animal Encyclopedia for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Fish & Marine Life Books
    They may be scary-looking but they definitely have important functions in securing the biodiversity of marine life. Learn about these sea monsters by ÒmeetingÓ them face-to-face. The use of picture books in introducing sea monsters will help you slowly accept them and not be feel scared towards them. Picture books work by capturing the attention to help you remember facts better. Buy a copy now! ... Read more

    RM 19.56

  • Accretionary Prisms and Convergent Margin Tectonics in the Northwest Pacific Basin

    Edited by Yujiro Ogawa, Ryo Anma, Yildirim Dilek ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Accretionary prisms in convergent margins are natural laboratories for exploring initial orogenic processes and mountain building episodes. They are also an important component of continental growth both vertically and laterally. Accretionary prisms are seismically highly active and their internal deformation via megathrusting and out-of-sequence faulting are a big concern for earthquake and ... Read more

    RM 377.29

  • Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing

    Modeling, Detection, and Estimation

    by Douglas A. Abraham ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book provides comprehensive coverage of the detection and processing of signals in underwater acoustics. Background material on active and passive sonar systems, underwater acoustics, and statistical signal processing makes the book a self-contained and valuable resource for graduate students, researchers, and active practitioners alike. Signal detection topics span a range of common signal ... Read more

    RM 1,043.99

  • Chemical Oceanography of Frontal Zones

    Edited by Igor M. Belkin ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book is a unique and authoritative review of chemical fronts in the ocean world. It includes regional chapters on chemical fronts in all major oceans (Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic, and Southern) and marginal seas (North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Yellow Sea, and the East Siberian Sea). Thematic chapters focus on diverse topics such as cross-frontal transfer of ... Read more

    RM 1,211.69

  • Atmosphere-ocean Modeling: Coupling And Couplers

    by Sophie Valcke, Carlos Roberto Mechoso, Soon-il An ...
    Coupled atmosphere-ocean models are at the core of numerical climate models. There is an extraordinarily broad class of coupled atmosphere-ocean models ranging from sets of equations that can be solved analytically to highly detailed representations of Nature requiring the most advanced computers for execution. The models are applied to subjects including the conceptual understanding of Earth's ... Read more

    RM 134.09

  • Heaving, Stretching and Spicing Modes

    Climate Variability in the Ocean

    by Rui Xin Huang ...
    This book is focused on fundamental aspects of climate variability in the ocean, in particular changes of the wind-driven circulation. The vertical movement of isopycnal (isothermal) layers, including their stretching and compression, is called heaving and stretching. A major part of climate variability in the ocean is heaving in nature. Heave is primarily associated with the adiabatic motions of ... Read more

    RM 544.99

  • Marine Plastics: Innovative Solutions to Tackling Waste

    Edited by Siv Marina Flø Grimstad, Lisbeth Mølgaard Ottosen, Neil A. James ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book reflects aims of the Blue Circular Economy (BCE) project, which focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aiming to create value using circular economy concepts related to products and services within fishing gear recycling in the Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) area. Cluster establishment and operation were carried out in collaboration with academia, industry ... Read more

    Free

  • Cape Cod

    by Henry David Thoreau ...
    Originally published in 1865, "Cape Cod" chronicles Henry David Thoreau’s journey of discovery in the early 1850s along this evocative stretch of Massachusetts coastline, during which time he came to understand the complex relationship between the sea and the shore. He spent his nights in lighthouses, in fishing huts, and on isolated farms. He passed his days wandering the beaches, where he ... Read more

    RM 3.88 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Theory and Method of Fisheries Forecasting

    Edited by Xinjun Chen ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book systematically introduces the knowledge system and research results of fisheries forecasting. It is divided into four parts and seven chapters. The first part is the introduction, which mainly introduces the basic concepts, the nature of the subject, and the research contents, as well as the current status of research. The second part is about the basic knowledge of fisheries forecasting ... Read more

    RM 586.99

  • Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2018)

    Volume 2

    Edited by K. Murali, Abdus Samad, Nilanjan Saha, V. Sriram ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book comprises selected proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2018), focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of ocean engineering and offshore structures. It includes state-of-the-art content from leading international experts, making it a valuable resource for researchers and practicing engineers alike. ... Read more

    RM 838.49

  • Proceedings of The Fourth International Technical Symposium on Deepwater Oil and Gas Engineering

    Edited by Baojiang Sun, Jinsheng Sun, Zhiyuan Wang, Litao Chen, Meiping Chen ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book is a compilation of selected papers from the Fourth International Technical Symposium on Deepwater Oil and Gas Engineering & The Third International Youth Forum on Gas Hydrate, held in Qingdao, China in December 2021. The work focuses on the advancement of techniques for the deepwater oil and gas exploitation and natural gas hydrate exploitation. The book introduces new ideas for ... Read more

    RM 918.19

  • Of Seas and Ships and Scientists

    The Remarkable History of the UK's National Institute of Oceanography, 1949-1973

    Edited by John Gould, Anthony Laughton, Howard Roe, 'Tom' Tucker ...
    This book captures the excitement of a formative phase of UK science during and immediately following WWII. It links back to scientists working at Antarctic whaling stations and the complimentary voyages of Captain Scott's Discovery that explored the vast icy Southern Ocean, funded by a tax on whale oil. In the depths of WWII a small group of young scientists were brought together under the ... Read more

    RM 118.99

  • Coastal Dynamics

    by Willem T Bakker ...
    Series Book 34 - Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering
    Our world is constantly changing, governed by continuity, dynamic interactions and boundary conditions. For many coasts, the common denominators contributing to these changes are sand, waves, tides, salt gradients, and human interaction, all themes that are treated in this valuable textbook.Confining itself to essentials, the coverage reflects centuries of theoretical and practical knowledge of ... Read more

    RM 225.89

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

    Edited by Nilgün Okay, Naci Görür, Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos ...
    Series Book 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, ... Read more

    RM 377.29

  • Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional Response to Eustatic, Tectonic and Climatic Forcing

    Edited by B.U. Haq ...
    Series Book 1 - Coastal Systems and Continental Margins
    Sequence stratigraphy has advanced considerably since the early applications of the concepts on seismic data. It attempts to discern the migration of facies re sulting from changes in a combination of factors such as, sea level, tectonics, climate and sediment flux, and integrates it with a meaningful chronostratigraphy. The stratigraphic record is envisioned as a framework of repetitive packages ... Read more

    RM 586.99

  • Remote Sensing of the Asian Seas

    Edited by Vittorio Barale, Martin Gade ...
    A wide variety of marginal basins, ranging from polar to equatorial regions, and a few sizeable enclosed basins, can all be included among the Asian Seas. The Arctic Ocean shelf seas off Siberia; the sheltered basins along the Pacific Ocean’s western rim; the coastal seas of the northernmost Indian Ocean, including the semi-enclosed Red Sea and Persian Gulf; the Caspian Sea, the remnants of the ... Read more

    RM 670.79

  • Aridity Trend In Northern China

    by Congbin Fu, Huiting Mao ...
    Series Book 8 - World Scientific Series On Asia-pacific Weather And Climate
    The continued aridity trend occurring in many regions worldwide is a manifestation of the response of the earth system to global change. It hinders severely the sustainable development of these regions. Northern China is one of the largest and most affected regions in the world. This book documents the climate change in its arid and semi-arid areas on decadal to geological time scales based on ... Read more

    RM 388.19

  • Aquatic Sciences in the Tropics

    Inland Waters, Domain and Nutrient Geochemistry

    by B.B. Jana ...
    The tropical environment is unique due to its geographic location, climatic features, intense solar radiation, high temperature, heavy precipitation, less seasonal variation, enhanced food and productivity, faster metabolism, ecological dynamics and co-evolutionary processes that favor niches for specialized species. It also provides the richest biodiversity with endemic fish species that support ... Read more

    RM 1,078.17

  • From Deep Sea to Laboratory 2

    Discovering H.M.S. Challenger's Physical Measurements Relating to Ocean Circulation

    by Frederic Aitken, Jean-Numa Foulc ...
    The scientific expedition of H.M.S. Challenger in the 1870s marks the starting point of physical oceanography. This ship traveled the seas of the globe pursuing a dual objective: to conduct an in-depth study of animal life and to observe the physical properties of ocean waters.Volume 2 analyzes and uses for the first time the physical measurements collected by the scientists of the Challenger to ... Read more

    RM 502.39

  • Mechanics Of Coastal Sediment Transport

    by Rolf Deigaard, Jorgen Fredsoe ...
    Series Book 3 - Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering
    This book treats the subject of sediment transport in the marine environment, covering transport of noncohesive sediment by waves and currents in- and outside the surf zone. It can be read independently, but a background in hydraulics and basic wave mechanics is required.The primary aim of the book is to describe the physical processes of sediment transport and how to represent them in ... Read more

    RM 137.69

  • Value and Economy of Marine Resources

    Edited by Patrick Prouzet, André Monaco ...
    Marine resources and their exploitation, recovery and economic networks they generate are here from the perspective now inevitable growing environmental constraints, policy management and technical innovation.The recent development of marine biotechnology , the discovery of a great pharmacopoeia especially in reef environments , the development of marine renewables , are examples which show that ... Read more

    RM 502.39

  • Vulnerability of Coastal Ecosystems and Adaptation

    Edited by Patrick Prouzet, André Monaco ...
    The vulnerability of socio-ecosystem combines the probability of exposure to natural or anthropogenic pressure, sensitivity and resilience. This book presents a systemic view of the diversity of pressures and impacts produced by climate change and human actions. Erosion of biodiversity by changing ocean chemistry, the intensification of global change raises the problem of the adaptation of living ... Read more

    RM 502.39