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Oceanography eBooks

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  • Emperors of the Deep

    The Mysterious and Misunderstood World of the Shark

    by William McKeever ...
    Sharks are ruthlessly efficient predators, the apex of 450 million years of evolution. They are older than trees, have survived five extinction events and are essential to maintaining balanced ocean ecosystems, but how much do we really know about their lives?The first book to reveal the hidden world of sharks, Emperors of the Deep draws upon the latest scientific research to examine four species ... Read more

    R349,01

  • Atlantic

    A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories

    by Simon Winchester ...
    The epic life story of the Atlantic Ocean from the bestselling author, Simon WinchesterIn a narrative tour de force, Simon Winchester dramatises the life story of the Atlantic Ocean, from its birth in the farther recesses of geological time to its eventual extinction millions of years in the future.At the core of the book is the story of mankind's complex relationship with this immense sea, which ... Read more

    R163,63

  • The Perfect Storm

    A True Story of Men Against the Sea

    by Sebastian Junger ...
    The worst storm in history seen from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape.The ‘perfect storm’ is a once-in-a-hundred-years combination: a high pressure system from the Great Lakes, running into storm winds over an Atlantic island – Sable Island – and colliding with a weather system from the Caribbean: ... Read more

    R147,30

  • Earth System Science

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Tim Lenton ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    When humanity first glimpsed planet Earth from space, the unity of the system that supports humankind entered the popular consciousness. The concept of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, soil, and rocks operating as a closely interacting system has rapidly gained ground in science. This new field, involving geographers, geologists, biologists, oceanographers, and atmospheric physicists, is ... Read more

    R129,82

  • 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

    R1 452,55

  • Climate and the Oceans

    by Geoffrey K. Vallis ...
    Series series Princeton Primers in Climate
    The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. Climate and the Oceans offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. This illustrated primer begins by briefly describing the ... Read more

    R626,97

  • The Great Offshore Grounds

    'It blew me away' Emma Donoghue

    by Vanessa Veselka ...
    'A magnificent beast of a novel' Roxane Gay'It blew me away' Emma Donoghue'Large in scope and heart' Patrick deWitt'Unforgettable' Nathan Hill'A blast' Karen RussellOn the day of their estranged father's wedding, half-sisters Cheyenne and Livy set off to claim their inheritance. It's been years since the two have seen each other - Cheyenne is newly back in Seattle after ... ... Read more

    R211,13

  • A Farewell to Ice

    A Report from the Arctic

    by Peter Wadhams ...
    **'Utterly extraordinary ... the starkest book I've read on the impacts of accelerating climate change for a very long time ... if we're not listening to the likes of Peter Wadhams, then we too are in denial' Jonathon PorrittMost of the scientific establishment predict that the North Pole will be free of ice around the middle of this century. As Peter Wadhams, the world's leading expert on sea ice ... Read more

    R189,51

  • 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

    by Jules Verne ...
    Series series Collins Classics
    HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.'The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.'Scientist Pierre Aronnax and his colleagues set out on an expedition to find a strange sea monster and are captured by the ... Read more

    R30,79

  • Kydd

    the greatest naval adventure series of the 21st Century

    by Julian Stockwin ...
    THE FIRST BOOK IN THE LEGENDARY SERIES, FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER JULIAN STOCKWIN.PRAISE FOR THE KYDD NOVELS⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A true master of the art'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The very best of historical nautical fiction'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Stockwin is a historical genius'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'As a retired Royal Navy sailor, I am overwhelmed at the detailed excellence of this author'Perfec... ... Read more

    R211,13

  • Brazilian Coral Reefs

    A Multidisciplinary Approach

    Edited by Ruy Kenji Papa Kikuchi, Zelinda M. A. N. Leão, Maria Elisabeth de Araújo, Tito M. C. Lotufo ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The Brazilian coral reefs form structures significantly different from the well-known reef models, as follows: they have a growth form of mushroom-shaped coral pinnacles called "chapeirões"; they are built by a low diversity coral fauna rich in endemic species, with most of them relic forms dating back to the Miocene; and the nearshore bank reefs are surrounded by siliciclastic sediments. The ... Read more

    R3 206,42

  • The Relevance of Manganese in the Ocean for the Climatic Cycles in the Quaternary

    Vorgelegt in der Sitzung vom 18. November 1989

    by Augusto Mangini, Anton Eisenhauer, Peter Walter ...
    Series series Sitzungsber.Heidelberg 90
    It is widely accepted that there is a relationship between ice volume and the solar insolation in summer in the northern hemisphere. The Earth's glacial cycles are driven by cyclic changes in the Earth's orbital elements. This conclusion is based on the strong coherence between the approx. 20000 and 40000 year spectral components of ice volume and insolation (Milankovitch-curve) records. These ... Read more

    R1 603,09

  • Science for the Protection of Indonesian Coastal Ecosystems (SPICE)

    Edited by Tim C. Jennerjahn, Tim Rixen, Hari Eko Irianto, Joko Samiaji ...
    Science for the Protection of Indonesian Coastal Ecosystems (SPICE) provides key information on all aspects related to the management of coastal ecosystems. This includes the coastal management involved, the ecology of this area, and the relationship between humans and the environment found here. The book presents guidelines defined by scientific experts, allowing for proper application of science ... Read more

    R2 344,07

  • Geophysical Fluid Dynamics II

    Stratified / Rotating Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere—Ocean

    by Emin Özsoy ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book develops a fundamental understanding of geophysical fluid dynamics based on a mathematical description of the flows of inhomogeneous fluids. It covers these topics:development of the equations of motion for an inhomogeneous fluidreview of thermodynamicsthermodynamic and kinetic energy equationsequations of state for the atmosphere and the ocean, salt, and moisture effectsconcepts of pote ... Read more

    R1 424,95

  • Oil Spill Studies

    Healing the Ocean, Biomarking and the Law

    Edited by Frederic Muttin ...
    The containment of pollution by physical defenses is the first step in restoring the ocean to its natural state. The first two chapters of Oil Spill Studies: Healing the Ocean, Biomarking and the Law describes the feedback on seven experiments made on the East Atlantic Ocean. The first chapter concerns semi-open sites while the second focuses on open environment directly linked to the ocean. The ... Read more

    R2 511,67

  • Oceanography Challenges to Future Earth

    Human and Natural Impacts on our Seas

    Edited by Teruhisa Komatsu, Hubert-Jean Ceccaldi, Jiro Yoshida, Patrick Prouzet, Yves Henocque ...
    This book documents the effects of natural hazards on coastal ecosystems in detail. The sea is an indispensable component of the Earth system, and human societies obtain many goods and services from the marine environment. Global warming threatens marine ecosystems through seawater temperature rise, acidification, sea-level rise and the increased frequency of severe storms. The repeated effects of ... Read more

    R3 901,25

  • High-Frequency Radars for the Oceanographer

    Basic Principles

    by Charles-Antoine Guérin ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book presents High-Frequency Radars (HFR), extensively utilized for monitoring ocean surface currents and sea state along coastal regions. It serves as a comprehensive synthesis of essential principles underlying HFR, catering to readers without specialized expertise in any particular aspect. The first part of the book elucidates the principles and techniques necessary for interpreting radar ... Read more

    R2 671,90

  • Lobsters: Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture

    Edited by E. V. Radhakrishnan, Bruce F. Phillips, Gopalakrishnan Achamveetil ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book is an important addition to the knowledge of lobster research. The book complements other books published on lobster research and management as it focuses on Indian lobster fisheries and aquaculture developments where there have been nearly 350 research papers and reports and 19 PhD awards. The book has 15 chapters written by international experts covering many aspects of the biology of ... Read more

    R3 562,69

  • 走进科学．海底探寻

    by 科普小组 ...
    本套书全面而系统地介绍了当今世界各种各样的难解之谜和科学技术，集知识性、趣味性、新奇性、疑问性与科普性于一体，深入浅出，生动可读，通俗易懂，目的是使广大读者在兴味盎然地领略世界难解之谜和科学技术的同时，能够加深思考，启迪智慧，开阔视野，增加知识，能够正确了解和认识这个世界，激发求知的欲望和探索的精神，激起热爱科学和追求科学的热情，不断掌握开启人类世界的金钥匙，不断推动人类社会向前发展，使我们真正成为人类社会的主人。 ... Read more

    R104,07

  • Development and Evaluation of High Resolution Climate System Models

    by Rucong Yu, Tianjun Zhou, Tongwen Wu, Wei Xue, Guangqing Zhou ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is based on the project “Development and Validation of High Resolution Climate System Models” with the support of the National Key Basic Research Project under grant No. 2010CB951900. It demonstrates the major advances in the development of new, dynamical Atmospheric General Circulation Model (AGCM) and Ocean General Circulation Model (OGCM) cores that are suitable for high resolution ... Read more

    R1 603,09

  • The Gulf Stream

    Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic

    by Stan Ulanski ...
    Coursing through the Atlantic Ocean is a powerful current with a force 300 times that of the mighty Amazon. Ulanski explores the fascinating science and history of this sea highway known as the Gulf Stream, a watery wilderness that stretches from the Caribbean to the North Atlantic. Spanning both distance and time, Ulanski’s investigation reveals how the Gulf Stream affects and is affected by ... Read more

    R240,45

  • Satellite Altimetry for Geodesy, Geophysics and Oceanography

    Proceedings of the International Workshop on Satellite Altimetry, a joint workshop of IAG Section III Special Study Group SSG3.186 and IAG Section II, September 8–13, 2002, Wuhan, China

    Edited by Cheinway Hwang, C.K. Shum, Jiancheng Li ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Latest results in satellite altimetry research touching all disciplines of earth sciences; useful data processing techniques and novel applications combined in one book. ... Read more

    R3 901,25

  • Staghorn Corals of the World

    A Revision of the Genus Acropora

    by Carden Wallace ...
    Staghorn corals (genus Acropora) are the most obvious and important corals on coral reefs throughout the world, providing much of the beauty and variety seen on the reefs. This invaluable reference tool is the first major review of Acropora in over 100 years. It assesses all the known species worldwide, describing each in detail and illustrating the range of variability of form with habitat and ... Read more

    R1 987,76

  • Sea Ice Analysis and Forecasting

    Towards an Increased Reliance on Automated Prediction Systems

    Edited by Tom Carrieres, Mark Buehner, Jean-Franҫois Lemieux, Leif Toudal Pedersen ...
    This book provides an advanced introduction to the science behind automated prediction systems, focusing on sea ice analysis and forecasting. Starting from basic principles, fundamental concepts in sea ice physics, remote sensing, numerical methods, and statistics are explained at an accessible level. Existing operational automated prediction systems are described and their impacts on information ... Read more

    R2 696,85