Oceanography (seas and oceans)

The book is conceived at two levels.

Human beings have a long historical relationship with the coast.

Lake Issyk-Kul is a closed lake located in the Tien Shan mountain belt of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.

This volume, derived from the 1999 International Tsunami Symposium, presents a unique look at the state of tsunami research at the end of the 20th century.

This book discusses the sources of uncertainty in future model projections of the tropical Pacific SST warming pattern under global warming.

The Arab Republic of Egypt enjoys a vital strategic location.

Dive into this uniquely elegant visual exploration of the sea An informative and utterly beautiful introduction to marine life and the ocean environment, The Science of the Ocean ebook brings the riches of the underwater world onto the printed page.

This book is the result of comprehensive research work on the various aspects of the West Bengal coast including the world's largest riverine delta system, the Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta.

EUROPEAN SCHOOl OF CLiMATOlOGY AND NATURAL HAZARDS The training of scientific and technical personnel and the development of highly qualified scientists are, and have always been, among the important concerns of the European Commission.

The Arctic region has long held a fascination for explorers and scientists of many countries.

This book is dedicated to the analysis of bottom waters flows through underwater channels of the Atlantic Ocean.

The study of vortex and wave flows is one of the traditional problems of fluid mechanics, the practical importance of which has grown significantly in recent years.

This updated translation from the original German edition provides general background information on oceanology and ocean engineering is given, along with descriptions of drilling techniques, offshore structures and hydrocarbon production at sea.

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This book focuses on prehistoric East Asian maritime cultures that pre-dated the Maritime Silk Road, the "e;Four Seas"e; and "e;Four Oceans"e; navigation system recorded in historical documents of ancient China.

Sharks are ruthlessly efficient predators, the apex of 450 million years of evolution.

This book discusses methods for measuring the water surface backscattering signature and estimating the near-surface wind vector over water using airborne radars, in addition to their standard application.

Computational methods and modelling is of growing importance in fundamental science as well as in applications in industry and in environmental research.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of recent research on estuaries of the east coast of India, and how changing biogeochemical dynamics as a result of climate change and human activity have impacted estuaries and other open water ecosystems.

This book provides the reader with the a comprehensive summary of the recent advances in the study of whitecaps.

This book brings together a representative set of Earth System Science (ESS) applications of the neural network (NN) technique.

This monograph develops the theory of noise mechanisms and measurements, and describes general noise characteristics and computational methods.

Sea Ice Image Processing with MATLAB addresses the topic of image processing for the extraction of key sea ice characteristics from digital photography, which is of great relevance for Artic remote sensing and marine operations.

Solid-solution equilibria of marine evaporites are important in a wide range of science and technology.

Sedimentary coasts with their unique forms of life and productive ecosystems are one of the most threatened parts of the biosphere.

Change the story and change the future - merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign AnthropoceneIn Changing Tides, Alejandro Frid tackles the big questions: who, or what, represents our essential selves, and what stories might allow us to shift the collective psyche of industrial civilization in time to avert the worst of the climate and biodiversity crises?

Originally published in 1978 Sea Serpents, Sailors and Sceptics looks at stories of folklore and mythology which have fascinated sailors from antiquity to the modern day.

This textbook deals with the most important items in Marine Geology, including some pioneer work.

Fish die.

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.

Immerse yourself in this beautiful, absorbing guide to the marine world.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of recent research on estuaries of the east coast of India, and how changing biogeochemical dynamics as a result of climate change and human activity have impacted estuaries and other open water ecosystems.

This is a book which examines much of what we know and also what we don't know about the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem and its inherent variability.

The climate over the Indian subcontinent is influenced by complex interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, and land, along with human interventions that are influencing heat extremes, changing monsoon patterns, sea-level rise, and posing serious threats to lives and livelihoods among populations in India.

This book presents the findings of recent theoretical and experimental studies of processes in the atmosphere, oceans, and lithosphere, discussing their interactions, geology.

The ocean is a major source of income for many coastal nations, particularly in the developing world.

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The first two chapters outline the causes of circulation patterns in the atmosphere and oceans, emphasizing the interactions between them.

In one volume, this book brings together a diversity of approaches, theory and frameworks that can be used to analyse the governance of renewable natural resources.

During the recent decades, social, political and academic endeavours have been made to improve environmental quality and reduce pollution.

This textbook develops a fundamental understanding of geophysical fluid dynamics by providing a mathematical description of fluid properties, kinematics and dynamics as influenced by earth's rotation.

For future studies of oceanic circulation it is necessary to develop the tritium measurement via 3He ingrowth into a routine procedure with a high capacity for efficient use.

This book introduces a mathematical theory for the interaction of oceanic surface gravity waves and oceanic currents.

The International Symposium on Marine Positioning (INSMAP) was conceived by the Marine Geodesy Committee at OCEANS 84, Washington, DC.