Oceanography (seas and oceans)

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

Whale sharks are the largest of all fishes, fascinating for comparative studies of all manner of biological fields, including functional anatomy, growth, metabolism, movement ecology, behavior and physiology.

Whale sharks are the largest of all fishes, fascinating for comparative studies of all manner of biological fields, including functional anatomy, growth, metabolism, movement ecology, behavior and physiology.

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.

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.

Echinoderms and prochordates occupy a key position in vertebrate evolution.

Echinoderms and prochordates occupy a key position in vertebrate evolution.

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.

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.

Modeling of Extreme Waves in Technology and Nature is a two-volume set, comprising Evolution of Extreme Waves and Resonances (Volume I) and Extreme Waves and Shock-Excited Processes in Structures and Space Objects (Volume II).

This book introduces parabolic wave equations, their key methods of numerical solution, and applications in seismology and ocean acoustics.

Computational Automation for Water Security: Enhancing Water Quality Management is a comprehensive and insightful guide which explores the challenges posed by inefficient and outdated practices, presenting innovative solutions to enhance decision-making, optimizing water treatment processes, and ultimately improving environmental outcomes.

Effective marine biodiversity conservation is dependent upon a clear scientific rationale for practical interventions.

Effective marine biodiversity conservation is dependent upon a clear scientific rationale for practical interventions.

This book argues for the utility of human rights in the practice of ocean governance.

This book argues for the utility of human rights in the practice of ocean governance.

The management of common pool resources and publicly-owned areas is fraught with difficulty.

The management of common pool resources and publicly-owned areas is fraught with difficulty.

This comprehensive handbook, prepared by leading ocean policy academics and practitioners from around the world, presents in-depth analyses of the experiences of fifteen developed and developing nations and four key regions of the world that have taken concrete steps toward cross-cutting and integrated national and regional ocean policy.

This comprehensive handbook, prepared by leading ocean policy academics and practitioners from around the world, presents in-depth analyses of the experiences of fifteen developed and developing nations and four key regions of the world that have taken concrete steps toward cross-cutting and integrated national and regional ocean policy.

Covering 71 percent of the planet, these saline bodies of water provided the unique conditions necessary for the building blocks of life to form billions of years ago.

Covering 71 percent of the planet, these saline bodies of water provided the unique conditions necessary for the building blocks of life to form billions of years ago.

The generation of offshore energy is a rapidly growing sector, competing for space in an already busy seascape.

This Element provides an introduction to the application of thallium isotopes, case studies, and future directions.

A multidisciplinary review of salt marshes, describing how they function and respond to external pressures such as sea-level rise.

This edited volume discusses the recent developments and current research questions in nonlinear and stochastic climate dynamics.

This edited volume discusses the recent developments and current research questions in nonlinear and stochastic climate dynamics.

A multidisciplinary review of salt marshes, describing how they function and respond to external pressures such as sea-level rise.

A broad, clear introductory textbook on chemical oceanography for undergraduate and graduate students and a reference text for researchers.

This book examines how large-scale processes drive centimetre-scale mixing throughout the stratified ocean.

This book examines how large-scale processes drive centimetre-scale mixing throughout the stratified ocean.

For researchers and practitioners, an accessible and integrated treatment of hydrodynamic control of wave energy devices.

For researchers and practitioners, an accessible and integrated treatment of hydrodynamic control of wave energy devices.

In this book, key discoveries in the field of statistical ocean acoustics over the last 35 years are addressed with illustrations from ocean observations.

In this book, key discoveries in the field of statistical ocean acoustics over the last 35 years are addressed with illustrations from ocean observations.

This is a theoretical and practical guide for fatigue design of marine structures including sailing ships and offshore oil structures.

This is a theoretical and practical guide for fatigue design of marine structures including sailing ships and offshore oil structures.

An accessible book for graduate students and researchers that describes how the laws of thermodynamics apply to Earth system processes.

An accessible book for graduate students and researchers that describes how the laws of thermodynamics apply to Earth system processes.

A comprehensive view of icebergs and their interaction with the ocean and climate, from a multidisciplinary perspective.

This book examines the dynamical processes between high-impact weather and climate events, and between atmospheric and ocean phenomena.

A comprehensive view of icebergs and their interaction with the ocean and climate, from a multidisciplinary perspective.

This book examines the dynamical processes between high-impact weather and climate events, and between atmospheric and ocean phenomena.

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

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

An up-to-date synthesis of comparative diving physiology research, illustrating the features of dive performance and its biomedical and ecological relevance.

This book describes emerging and unresolved sustainability issues related to the oceans and marine environment, for policy makers, students and academics.

Draws on contributions from leading researchers to deliver a comprehensive overview of the latest knowledge on coral reef fishes.