Oceanography (seas and oceans)

The book describes the theory of electromagnetic orientation in sharks and rays.

An engaging and accessible textbook focusing on climate dynamics from the perspective of the ocean, specifically interactions between the atmosphere and ocean.

Polar Oceanography is an integrated synthesis of the biological, physical, geological, and chemical processes that occur in the polar oceans.

Against the backdrop of the environmental setting of the subequatorial NE Pacific abyssal plain, the book will characterise the meiobenthos as an ecological category in the deep sea and introduce research lines meiobenthic studies are applied to, including environmental assessments of human-induced disturbance of the deep seafloor.

The book covers various biotechnological research efforts and their applications in fisheries and aquaculture, especially in the area of fish breeding, health management, nutrition and culture.

This volume examines environmental law and governance in the Pacific, focusing on the emerging challenges this region faces.

A comprehensive account of deep-sea fishes, covering evolution, ecology and the potential threats posed by the growing fishing industry.

Take a walk on the beach with three coastal experts who reveal the secrets and the science of the North Carolina shoreline.

Injuries due to air turbulence has increased recently, therefore there is considerable concern and interest in understanding and detecting it more accurately.

Aquatic systems play a salient role in the complex processes of energy and matter exchange between the geosphere and the atmosphere.

The theory of waves is generalized on cases of strongly nonlinear waves, multivalued waves, and particle-waves.

It all began with Markus Jochum approaching one of us (HvS) - "e;when you guys are doing interviews with senior scientists from oceanography and related sciences, why are you not doing Walter Munk?

This book describes the entire coast and beaches and barrier systems of Australia.

When, as a young man in the 1880s, Benjamin Lundy signed up for duty aboard a square-rigged commercial sailing vessel, he began a journey more exciting, and more terrifying, than he could have ever imagined: a treacherous, white-knuckle passage around that notorious graveyard of ships, Cape Horn.

Scientists and engineers around the world are striving to develop new sources of energy.

Describes physical and statistical aspects of waves for graduates, researchers and engineers.

In its relentless pursuit of further knowledge, science tends to compartmentalize.

This book explores the types of conflicts that occur over marine and coastal resources, the underlying causes, and attempts to prevent them.

During recent years, large-scale investigations into global climate change and other highly visible issues have taken the lion's share of declining research funds.

This is the proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts.

Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography, Third Edition is a practical reference to established and modern data analysis techniques in earth and ocean sciences.

As a response to the climate crisis and its effect on marine ecosystems and coastal populations, this book proposes concrete science driven solutions at establishing transformation pathways towards Sustainable Blue Growth, that are supported by technically and socially innovative innovations.

This book presents peer reviewed articles from the 11th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC 2023).

This book on the current state of knowledge of submarine geomorphology aims to achieve the goals of the Submarine Geomorphology working group, set up in 2013, by establishing submarine geomorphology as a field of research, disseminating its concepts and techniques among earth scientists and professionals, and encouraging students to develop their skills and knowledge in this field.

First published in 1989, Eric L.

Technological improvements have greatly increased the ability of marine scientists to collect and analyze data over large spatial scales, and the resultant insights attainable from interpreting those data vastly increase understanding of poplation dynamics, evolution and biogeography.

A global blue economy is an economic arena that depends on the benefits and values realized from the coastal and marine environments.

While science was usually at the forefront of German Antarctic expeditions, research into the Southern Polar region always had a political or economic component, whether it was about resource use or securing areas of influence.

This book provides a thorough understanding of the techniques used to retrieve multi-scale information from turbulent and complex systems, with case studies.

At present, studies of the Arctic Basin are of particular importance to the world scientific community due to the strong influence of this region on the global climate, its enormous mineral and hydrocarbon resources, the poor knowledge about the polar biosphere, and the growing anthropogenic pollution of the Arctic (Gramberg et al.

The book is based on results from the Russian expedition in the region of the Antarctic Peninsula and Powell Basin in the northern part of the Weddell Sea, as well as on the review of earlier research in the region.

'A voluminous encyclopedia of Tethyan geology and, as such, it provides an invaluable source of information for those interested in this region, and Earth history in general.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources, Ocean, and Environmental Engineering (ICWROEE 2024).

The present volume is the first in a series of two books dedicated to the paleoceanography of the Late Cenozoic ocean.

Oceanography has moved into the spotlight of urgent social concern, because of the oceans' impact on issues such as global climate change, biodiversity, and even national security.

A guide for atmospheric and oceanic sciences courses primarily and also for students of applied mathematics, mechanical & aerospace engineering.

When, in 1966, the Gennan Research Society directed the attention of oceanographers in the Federal Republic of Ger- many to problems of marine pollution, I was not enthusiastic.

First published in 1987, Maritime Boundaries and Ocean Resources is a collection of essays which examines the political jurisdiction of ocean boundaries and the affects that this has on the world's oceans.

Understanding, modeling and prediction of mesoscale processes in the atmosphere, ocean and environmental systems, have gained importance in the last decade or so.

This is a textbook for non-atmospheric specialists who work in the coastal zone.

The most important processes on the Earth`s surface occur in the Ocean where materials and energy are primarily exchanged.

From vividly colored underwater photographs of Australia's Great Barrier Reef to life-size dioramas re-creating coral reefs and the bounty of life they sustained, the work of early twentieth-century explorers and photographers fed the public's fascination with reefs.

The risks of shortages for some crucial metals and uncertainty about the land-based reserves of several others justify the search to diversify our sources of supply and investigate their potential.

For years, exploration of seabed natural resources has been ongoing while exploitation in deep marine areas remained unrealistic due to land-based mineral availability and costs.

This book discusses sea-level and coastline changes.

Textbook for graduate students and an introduction for researchers to coastal basins through simple hydrodynamics.

This unique textbook presents an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of marine studies, exploring the dynamic relationship between people and the marine environment.

Human health and well-being are tied to the vitality of the global ocean and coastal systems on which so many live and rely.