Author: Kuoping ChiangPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832515401
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Oceanographic processes linking nearshore, continental shelf, and shelf break
Author: Kuoping ChiangPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832515401
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Ocean Processes
Author: D. W. MenzelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Continental shelf
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Global Coastal Ocean - Processes and Methods
Author: Kenneth H. BrinkPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674017405
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program
Author: Division on Earth and Life StudiesPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309041813
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
A report by the Physical Oceanography Panel of the National Research Council of the United States into the physical oceanographic aspects of the Environmental Studies Program. The Committee evaluated the quality and relevance of studies carried out in waters under federal control which extend from the limits of state jurisdictions (3-12 miles offshore) and include the central and outer continental shelf waters and the continental slope of the United States.
The Global Coastal Ocean
Author: Allan R. RobinsonPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674015265
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
In multidisciplinary efforts to understand and manage our planet, contemporary ocean science plays an essential role. Volumes 13 and 14 of The Sea focus on two of the most important components in the field of ocean science today--the coastal ocean and its interactions with the deep sea, and coupled physical-biogeochemical and ecosystem dynamics.
Environmental Assessment of the Alaskan Continental Shelf
Author: Oceanic Fronts in Coastal Processes
Author: Malcolm J. BowmanPublisher: Springer
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
"In this report we discuss the physical and biological properties of coastal fronts, including estuarine fronts. We assess the present state of scientific knowledge, what are the significant environmental implications, what are the most important areas upon which to focus future research, and what resources will be needed to attain those goals."--Introduction.
Comprehensive Bibliography
Author: Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Continental shelf
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs
Author: Eric WolanskiPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1003800041
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
In the last two decades since publication of the first edition, substantial advancements have been made in the science, the need for transdisciplinary approaches to coral reef protection greater than ever before. This new edition, now in full color throughout with accompanying animations, goes beyond identifying foundational information and current problems to pinpoint science-based solutions for managers, stakeholders and policy makers. Coral reefs are connected by currents that carry plankton and the larvae of many reef-based organisms. Further, they supply food to reefs. Currents also bring pollutants from the land and, together with the atmosphere, affect the surrounding ocean. The chapters in this book provide a much-needed review of the biophysics of reefs with an emphasis on the Great Barrier Reef as an ecosystem. The focus is on interactions between currents, waves, sediment and the dynamics of coastal and reef-based ecosystems. The topographic complexity of reefs redirects mainstream currents, creates tidal eddies, mushroom jets, boundary layers, stagnation zones, and this turbulence is enhanced by the oceanographic chaos in the adjoining Coral Sea. This is the environment in which particles and organisms, of a range of sizes live, from tiny plankton to megafauna. This generates faunal connectivity at scales of meters to thousands of km within the Great Barrier Reef and with the adjoining ocean. Pollution from land-use is increasing and remedial measures are described both on land and on coral cays. The impact of climate change is quantified in case studies about mangroves and corals. Modelling this biophysical complexity is increasing in sophistication, and the authors suggest how the field can advance further.
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