Oceanography (seas and oceans)

This popular undergraduate textbook offers students a firm grounding in the fundamentals of biological oceanography.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) contracted with the Naval Studies Board (NSB) of the National Research Council (NRC) to establish a committee to review ONR's Air and Surface Weapons Technology (ASWT) program.

This new edition of Classical Mechanics in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics describes the motions of rigid bodies and shows how classical mechanics has important applications to geophysics, as in the precessions of the earth, oceanic tides, and the retreat of the moon from the earth owing to the tidal friction.

The rather excessive public preoccupation of the immediate past with what has been labeled the 'environmental crisis' is now fortunately being replaced by a more sus- tained and rational concern with pollution problems by public administrators, engineers, and scientists.

Studying the Ocean Planet requires measuring and sampling instruments to feed models that take into account its complexity.

The book is an historical monograph on deep-sea mineral-related activities and attitudes towards deep-sea mining in the 20th Century which makes comparisons with the current situation in regard to those activities and attitudes.

Marine Geochemistry offers a fully comprehensive and integrated treatment of the chemistry of the oceans, their sediments and biota.

A comprehensive overview of the science involved in automated prediction of sea ice, for sea ice analysts, researchers, and professionals.

A long overdue collation of all that is known about life in the trenches and the hadal communities therein.

Extensive field studies on the African and North American plates during this past decade have yielded a wealth of new data and ideas about rift basins and the origin of passive margins.

This book aims to establish a wind energy evaluation system, to provide scientific reference for site selection, daily operation and long-term planning of wind power generation, thus to make contribution to breaking the shackles of power shortage.

Dive deep to explore the ocean From how most of our oxygen is created by phytoplankton, to how currents control our climate, to the marine food chain and the importance of coral, this is the holy grail of ocean books that s easy for everyone to digest.

This university-level reference work covers a range of remote sensing techniques that are useful for mapping and visualizing benthic environments on continental shelves.

This book presents a novel framework design for  the next generation Marine Wireless Communication Networks (MWCNs).

A clear and focused guide to the Navier-Stokes equations that govern fluid motion, including exercises and fully worked solutions.

Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet.

Field Methods in Marine Science: From Measurements to Models is an authoritative guide of the methods most appropriate for field research within the marine sciences, from experimental design to data analysis.

This first volume in the treatise on the Physics of Lakes deals with the formulation of the mathematical and physical background.

One of the most critical issues facing the United States today is the proper management of our water resources.

This IPCC Special Report provides the latest comprehensive assessment of the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate.

Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography is a practical referenceguide to established and modern data analysis techniques in earth and oceansciences.

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.

The importance of models to facilitate our understanding and management of the coastal system is evident from this book, which shows that the preference for using models to study the coastal system is shared not only by different research institutions (government, military, industry and academia), but also by researchers from diverse backgrounds.

The Bestselling Classic Updated for Surfers, Sailors, Oceanographers, Climate Activists, and Those Who Love the Sea First published in 1963 and updated in 1979, this classic was an essential handbook for anyone who studies, surfs, protects, or is fascinated by the ocean.

The work is aimed at the review of hot topics in modern light scattering and radiative transfer.

International Marine Mammal Law is a comprehensive, introductory volume on the legal regimes governing the conservation and utilisation of marine mammals.

This book explores the fragile Arctic marine environment from the perspective of marine toxicology, shedding light on the intricate relationship between pollution, contaminants, and Arctic ecosystems.

This book highlights state-of-the-art research findings on floating developments in both inland and coastal waters with focus on living, recreation and working offshore.

This volume presents full paper contributions from the International Conference of European Spatial Data for Coastal and Marine Remote Sensing (EUCOMARE) 2022, with the support of the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union, held in Saint Malo, France.

World Oceans: A Reference Handbook offers an in-depth discussion of the world's oceans.

As one of the eighteen field-specific reports comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this sub-report addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of marine science.

Ocean and coastal law has grown rapidly in the past three decades as a specialty area within natural resources law and environmental law.

In the history of humankind, the sea has always played a key role as a privileged medium for communication, commerce and contact among population centers.

Mass Transport, Gravity Flows, and Bottom Currents: Downslope and Alongslope Processes and Deposits focuses solely on important downslope and alongslope processes.

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).

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the Fourth International Technical Symposium on Deepwater Oil and Gas Engineering & The Third International Youth Forum on Gas Hydrate, held in Qingdao, China in December 2021.

An innovative survey of large-scale ocean circulation that links observations, conceptual models, numerical models, and theories.

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

Suppose one were given the task of mapping the general circulation in an unfamiliar ocean.

Reflecting increased interest in the field and its relevance in global environmental issues, Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 47 provides authoritative reviews that summarize results of recent research in basic areas of marine research, exploring topics of special and topical importance while adding to new areas as they arise.

An intuitive introduction to basic Fourier theory, with numerous practical applications from the geosciences and worked examples in R.

The book provides a cross-disciplinary and multi-scale assessment of a world top river, the Changjiang (Yangtze River) and its adjacent marginal environment, the East China Sea.

'Utterly extraordinary .

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE LEGENDARY SERIES, FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER JULIAN STOCKWIN.

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

Wer träumt nicht davon, im Sommer auf Spitzbergen zu sein?