Author: Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 008086953X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Hydrodynamics and sedimentation in wave-dominated coastal environments
Hydrodynamics and sedimentation in wave-dominated coastal environments
Author: Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 008086953X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Hydrodynamics and sedimentation in wave-dominated coastal environments
Hydrodynamics and Sedimentation in Wave-dominated Coastal Environments
Author: Encyclopedia of Coastal Science
Author: Charles W. FinklPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783319938059
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the much acclaimed Encyclopedia of Coastal Science edited by M. Schwarz (Springer 2005), presents an interdisciplinary approach that includes biology, ecology, engineering, geology, geomorphology, oceanography, remote sensing, technological advances, and anthropogenic impacts on coasts. Within its covers the Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, 2nd ed. brings together and coordinates many aspects of coastal and related sciences that are widely dispersed in the scientific literature. The broadly interdisciplinary subject matter of this volume features contributions by over 280 well-known international specialists in their respective fields and provides an abundance of figures in full-color with line drawings and photographs, and other illustrations such as satellite images. Not only does this volume offer a large number of new and revised entries, it also includes an illustrated glossary of coastal geomorphology, extensive bibliographic citations, and cross-references. It provides a comprehensive reference work for students, scientific and technical professionals as well as administrators, managers, and informed lay readers. Reviews from the first edition: Awarded for Excellence in Scholarly and Professional Publishing: “Honorable Mention”, in the category Single Volume/Science from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) 2005. "The contents and approach are interdisciplinary and, under a single cover, one finds subjects normally scattered throughout scientific literature." "The topics cover a broad spectrum, so does the geographic range of the contributors. ... besides geomorphologists, biologists, ecologists, engineers, geographers, geologists, oceanographers and technologists will find information related to their respective fields ... . Inclusion of appendices ... is very useful. The illustrated glossary of geomorphology will prove very useful for many of us ... ." Roger H. Charlier, Journal of Coastal Research, Volume 21, Issue 4, Page 866, July 2005. "It is an excellent work that should be included in any carefully selected list of best science reference books of the year "Summing Up: Highly recommended. " M.L. Larsgaard, Choice, Volume 43, Issue 6, Page 989, February 2006. "This volume is a comprehensive collection of articles covering all aspects of the subject: social and economic, engineering, coastal processes, habitats, erosion, geological features, research and observation." ... "As with similar works reviewed, I chose to read articles on familiar topics to see if they covered the expected, and some on unfamiliar topics to see if they could be readily understood. The book passed both tests, but the style is denser and more fact-filled than most of the encyclopedias I have reviewed." John Goodier, Reference Reviews, Volume 20, Issue 2, pages 35-36, 2006
Encyclopedia of Coastal Science
Author: M. SchwartzPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402038801
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1243
Book Description
This new Encyclopedia of Coastal Science stands as the latest authoritative source in the field of coastal studies, making it the standard reference work for specialists and the interested lay person. Unique in its interdisciplinary approach. This Encyclopedia features contributions by 245 well-known international specialists in their respective fields and is abundantly illustrated with line-drawings and photographs. Not only does this volume offer an extensive number of entries, it also includes various appendices, an illustrated glossary of coastal morphology and extensive bibliographic listings.
Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology
Author: Robin Davidson-ArnottPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108424279
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
Grounded in current research, this second edition has been thoroughly updated, featuring new topics, global examples and online material. Written for students studying coastal geomorphology, this is the complete guide to the processes at work on our coastlines and the features we see in coastal systems across the world.
The Urban Ocean
Author: Alan F. BlumbergPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107191998
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Describes the physics of the coastal ocean, for advanced students, researchers, urban planners, and environmental engineers.
A Guide to Modeling Coastal Morphology
Author: Dano RoelvinkPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814304255
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Process-based morphodynamic modelling is one of the relatively new tools at the disposal of coastal scientists, engineers and managers. On paper, it offers the possibility to analyse morphological processes and to investigate the effects of various measures one might consider to alleviate some problems. For these to be applied in practice, a model should be relatively straightforward to set up. It should be accurate enough to represent the details of interest, it should run long enough and robustly to see the real effects happen, and the physical processes represented in such a way that the sediment generally goes in the right direction at the right rate. Next, practitioners must be able to judge if the patterns and outcomes of the model are realistic and finally, translate these colour pictures and vector plots to integrated parameters that are relevant to the client or end user. In a nutshell, this book provides an in-depth review of ways to model coastal processes, including many hands-on exercises.
Sand and Sandstone
Author: F. J. PettijohnPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780387963501
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
The first edition appeared fourteen years ago. Since then there have been significant advances in our science that warrant an updating and revision of Sand and Sandstone. The main framework of the first edition has been retained so that the reader can begin with the mineralogy and textural properties of sands and sandstones, progress through their organization and classification and their study as a body of rock, to consideration of their origin-prove nance, transportation, deposition, and lithification-and finally to their place in the stratigraphic column and the basin. The last decade has seen the rise of facies analysis based on a closer look at the stratigraphic record and the recognition of characteristic bed ding sequences that are the signatures of some geologic process-such as a prograding shallow-water delta or the migration of a point bar on an alluvial floodplain. The environment of sand deposition is more closely determined by its place in such depositional systems than by criteria based on textural characteristics-the "fingerprint" approach. Our revi sion reflects this change in thinking. As in the geological sciences as a whole, the concept of plate tectonics has required a rethinking of our older ideas about the origin and accumu lation of sediments-especially the nature of the sedimentary basins.
Report to Congress
Author: United States. National Park Service. Coastal Barriers Study GroupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Barrier islands
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Engineering and Design
Author: Andrew MorangPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description