Oceanography (seas and oceans)

This volume is one outcome of the 6th International Conference on Paleoceano- graphy (ICP VI).

The book presents current research into the effect that environmental conditions have on volcanic eruptions and the subsequent emplacement of volcanic products.

Experts in the field offer the first comprehensive review of the tectonics and magmatism of backarc basins, covering their initial rift stage to mature spreading.

Marine Structures Engineering is designed to help engineers meet the growing worldwide demand for construction of new ports and the modernization of existing ports and terminals.

Easter Island, a World Heritage Site is still, after over 50 years since Thor Heyerdahl's work on the island, a fascinating area to explore and learn about a culture that has only remnants remaining, while documenting a marine ecology still mostly unknown.

Modern researchers in plate tectonics may be concerned with the analysis of distributed deformation across diffuse plate boundaries and triple junction zones.

This book is designed as an introductory course in Tropical Meteorology for the graduate or advanced level undergraduate student.

Throughout history, hearing and sound perception have been typically framed in the context of how sound conveys information and how that information influences the listener.

This monograph is an attempt to compile the present state of knowledge on ocean wave analysis and prediction.

In this paper differences and anomalies in west coast seasonal flow structures have been highlighted.

Sandstone Petroleum Reservoirs presents an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to the geology of sandstone oil and gas reservoirs.

Estuaries, bays and contiguous coastal seas are the world's most valuable, and yet most vulnerable marine ecosystems.

Changes in sea level caused by global warming can be disastrous to modern civilization.

Marine debris is a global pollution problem affecting marine life, maritime commerce and environmental quality.

The Mediterranean Sea, nestled between Africa, southern Europe, and the Middle East, may be envisioned as a complex picture-puzzle comprising numerous intricate pieces, many of which are already in place.

This volume, "e;Oceanography: The Past,"e; is the Proceedings of the Third Inter- national Congress on the History of Oceanography, organized under the auspices of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, September 22-26, 1980.

This volume is based on the proceedings of the COSPAR/SCOR/ IUCRM Symposium "e;Oceanography From Space"e; held in May 1980 in Venice, Italy.

Seafloor investigation has long been a feature of not only seismology but also of acoustics.

The present state of the art of dam engineering has been ronmental, and political factors, which, though important, attained by a continuous search for new ideas and methods are covered in other publications.

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

From a general point of view the importance of striving to minimize envir- mental disturbances on the continental shelf cannot be overemphasized.

The oceans cover about 72 percent of our planet (which is named for the remaining 28 percent).

The oceans are so large and our knowledge of them so limited that we sometimes think of the sea floor as a vast uniform wasteland.

Oceanography: The Present and Future is the proceedings of a sym- posium held at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, on September 29-0ctober 2, 1980 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Institution.

The explosion of interest, effort, and information about the ocean since about 1950 has produced many thousand scientific articles and many hun- dred books.

Exchange of information in the field of earth sciences is increasingly needed to stay informed about advances.

The zone where land and sea meet is composed of a variety of complex environments.

The background for the Workshop on Cohesive Sediment Dynamics - .

The ocean has entranced mankind for as long as we have gazed upon it, traversed it, dived into it, and studied it.

Because of the biological origin of many siliceous deposits, their geochemical transformation in the marine environment, and their occurrence in many formations around the world, oceanographers, paleontologists, geologists, geochemists, and sedimentologists are working closely together to trace the evolution of such deposits.

The need for a volume dealing with the concept of indicator organisms became evident during a symposium on the subject, organized by the present editors for the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

Gorda Ridge presents a primarily technical summary of recent advances in seafloor research related to mineral exploration of the only seafloor spreading center within the United States' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

The study of the ocean is almost as old as the history of mankind itself.

The Earth Science Series of the Circum-Pacific Funding for ship time was made available through Council for Energy and Mineral Resources (CPCEMR) the U.

Matthew Fontaine Maury has been nicknamed the "e;pathfinder of the seas"e; and the "e;father of modern oceanography"e;.

Understanding Sea-Level Rise and Variability identifies the major impacts of sea-level rise, presents up-to-date assessments of past sea-level change, thoroughly explores all of the factors contributing to sea-level rise, and explores how sea-level extreme events might change.

Understanding Sea-Level Rise and Variability identifies the major impacts of sea-level rise, presents up-to-date assessments of past sea-level change, thoroughly explores all of the factors contributing to sea-level rise, and explores how sea-level extreme events might change.

This IAS Special Publication contains 23 papers presented at the 3rd International Research Symposium on Modern and Ancient Clastic Tidal Deposits.

This IAS Special Publication #27 contains 17 of the papers presented at the IAS International Workshop on Reefs and Carbonate platforms in the Pacific and Indian oceans held in Sydney (July 1995).

Oceans have had a mysterious allure for centuries, inspiring fears, myths, and poetic imaginations.

First published in 1989, Eric L.

First published in 1989, Eric L.

A symposium of the Royal Society of Canada was held in June 1962 to outline what is being done  in Canadian oceanography to map salinity, temperature, and plankton in the waters around Canada and in the North Atlantic across to Europe.

Located on the Bay of Fundy, the St.

Shallow water acoustics (SWA), the study of how low and medium frequency sound propagates and scatters on the continental shelves of the worlds oceans, has both technical interest and a large number of practical applications.

Lake Mendota has often been called "e;the most studied lake in the world.

Senior level/graduate level text/reference presenting state-of-the- art numerical techniques to solve the wave equation in heterogeneous fluid-solid media.

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

One of the greatest scientific and technological achievements of the 21st century will be to cast a light on the eternal darkness of the deep ocean and this book identifies the key determinants of life or death in its extreme environment.