Oceanography (seas and oceans)

The modem geological sciences are characterized by extraordinarily rapid prog- ress, as well as by the development and application of numerous new and refined methods, most of them handling an enormous amount of data available from all the continents and oceans.

Computerized modeling is a powerful tool to describe the complex interrelations between measured data and the dynamics of sedimentary systems.

This volume has grown from an Autumn School about "e;Analysis of Climat~ Variability - Applications of Statistical techniques"e; on Elba in November 1993.

Stable Isotope Geochemistry is an introduction to the use of stable isotopes in the fields of geoscience.

Man's understanding of how this planet is put together and how it evolved has changed radically during the last 30 years.

The waters of the earth are gathered in shallow, irregular, interconnecting basins.

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.

Over the past 20 years, geologists have come to realize that the real object of their studies is the Earth, and that their favorite subjects, whether basalts, earthquakes, or the Tibetan plateau (for example) are only the means to understanding the Earth itself as a complete entity.

The book presents short papers of participants of the 10th International Scientific Conference and School for Young Scientists Physical and Mathematical Modeling of Earth and Environment Processes.

Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Processing Algorithms for Nonlinear Oceanic Turbulence and Front Modelling is both a research- and practice-based reference that bridges the gap between the remote sensing field and the dynamic oceanography exploration field.

Ganz schön spannend: das geheime Leben der MeereMonsterwellen, die sich aus dem Nichts auftürmen und sogar Ölplattformen verschlingen; Frachter, die blitzschnell in die Tiefe gerissen werden; Geisterschiffe, Riesenkraken und Seeschlangen – alles nur Seemannsgarn?

Das Plankton ist die am weitesten verbreitete Lebensgemeinschaft der Erde.

Die erste Auflage dieses Buches erschien im Jahre 1917 unter dem Titel "Krauß, Grundzüge der maritimen Meteorologie und Ozeanographie".

Dieses Lehrbuch gibt dem Studenten einen Überblick über alle wichtigen Lebensräume des Meeres: von den Küstengebieten bis hin zur Tiefsee und dem Meeresboden, von den Packeiszonen bis zu den Korallenriffen.

Atoll Island States exist on top of what is perceived to be one of the planet's most vulnerable ecosystems: atolls.

Remote Sensing of the Changing Oceans is a comprehensive account of the basic con-cepts, theories, methods and applications used in ocean satellite remote sensing.

Drawing on the expertise of marine researchers from both the natural and social sciences, this book examines how we, as both scientists and societies, can return to a sustainable co-existence with the ocean and use the tools of transdisciplinarity to bring together the diverse forms of knowledge needed to achieve this important task.

Based on the very successful German edition and a seminar held by the German Engineers` Association (VDI) on a regular basis for years now, this English edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the latest developments.

Based on the very successful German edition and a seminar held by the German Engineers` Association (VDI) on a regular basis for years now, this English edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the latest developments.

Since the book first appeared in 1976, Methods of Seawater Analysis has found widespread acceptance as a reliable and detailed source of information.

This book summarizes what is known about mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) geographically and by major taxa.

In Murmansk, im Nordpolarmeer, liegen die radioaktiven Überreste des Kalten Krieges: die abgewrackten U-Boote der Sowjetflotte.

This book includes invited contributions presenting the latest research on the oceanography and environment of the Red Sea.

The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify.

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.

This textbook introduces step by step the basic numerical methods to solve the equations governing the motion of the atmosphere and ocean, and describes how to develop a set of corresponding instructions for the computer as part of a code.

This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the much acclaimed Encyclopedia of Coastal Science edited by M.

This monograph presents the state of art of the geologic knowledge about the Spanish coast obtained through scientific research in the last 30 years.

This book summarizes what is known about mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) geographically and by major taxa.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the detection and processing of signals in underwater acoustics.

What do we know about Mediterranean Cold (Deep)-Water coral ecosystems?

This edited volume is the premier book dedicated exclusively to marine science education and improving ocean literacy, aiming to showcase exemplary practices in marine science education and educational research in this field on a global scale.

This classic textbook is an introduction to the systematics and the use of stable isotopes in geosciences.

This manual describes the wide range of electromechanical, electrochemical and electro-optical transducers at the heart of current field-deployable ocean observing instruments.

This book integrates a variety of issues such as regional settings of productivity and nutrient cycling; plankton of coastal and shelf systems; plankton, climate change and human-induced changes; harmful algae and their impacts; and gelatinous zooplankton.

This book contains the most complete description of the geologic and geophysical data of the  structure of Arctic Basin including structures of the earth's crust, crustal and acoustic basement, and sedimentary cover.

This book provides an overview of the major changes induced by hydrocarbons (HCs) affecting rocks and surface sediments and their implications for non-seismic exploration methods, particularly for marine territories near Cuba.

This book presents a detailed study of the structure and variability of internal tides and their geographical distribution in the ocean.

This book focuses on the activities of the scientific staff of the British National Institute of Oceanography during the Cold War.

This book commemorates the 70th birthday of Eugene Morozov, the noted Russian observational oceanographer.

This book underpins the geography of the Black Sea, covering topics such as morphology, morphography, geology, and history of the Black Sea.

This book offers comprehensive information on the theory, models and algorithms involved in state-of-the-art multivariate time series analysis and highlights several of the latest research advances in climate and environmental science.

This book provides contributions from leading experts on the integration of novel sensing technologies to yield unprecedented observations of coupled biological, chemical, and physical processes in the ocean from the macro to micro scale.