Oceanography (seas and oceans) Books
University of South Carolina Press Sharks in the Shallows: Attacks on the Carolina
Book SynopsisPowerful and mysterious, sharks inspire both fascination and fear. Worldwide, oceans are home to some five-hundred species, and of those, fifty-six are known to reside in or pass through the waters off the coast of both North and South Carolina. At any given time, waders, swimmers, and surfers enjoying these waters are frequently within just one-hundred feet of a shark. While it's unnerving to know that sharks often swim just below the surface in the shallows, Clay Creswell, a shark-bite investigator for the Shark Research Institute's Global Shark Attack File, explains that attacks on humans are extremely rare. In 2019 the International Shark Attack File confirmed sixty-four unprovoked attacks on humans, including three in North Carolina and one in South Carolina. While acknowledging that they pose real dangers to humans, Creswell believes the fear of sharks is greatly exaggerated. During his sixteen-year association with the Shark Research Institute, he has investigated more than one hundred shark-related incidents and has maintained a database of all shark–human encounters along the Carolina coastlines back to 1817. Creswell uses this data to expose the truth and history of this often-sensationalized topic. Beyond the statistics related to attacks in the Carolina waters, Sharks in the Shallows offers a history of shark–human interactions and an introduction to the world of shark attacks. Creswell details the conditions that increase a person's chances of an encounter, profiles the three species most often involved in attacks, and reveals the months and time of day with the highest probability of an encounter. With a better understanding of sharks' responses to their environment, and what motivates them to attack humans, he hopes people will develop a greater appreciation of the invaluable role sharks play in our marine environment.
£16.16
The University of Chicago Press Science on a Mission
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book shows why oceanography may be the vital science whose history we need to understand if we want a picture of the evolving relationships between science and the American state over the last century. With her characteristic but rare combination of philosophical and historical insight, and her sharp eye for the politics beneath the surface, Oreskes has skillfully interpreted the wide-ranging legacies of oceanography, and brought them into our understanding of scientific--and political--debates of the present day."--Katharine Anderson, York UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 The Personal, the Political, and the Scientific 2 Seeing the Ocean through Operational Eyes: The Stommel-Arons Model of Abyssal Circulation 3 Whose Science Is It Anyway? The Woods Hole Palace Revolt 4 Stymied by Secrecy: Harry Hess and Seafloor Spreading 5 The Iron Curtain of Classification: What Difference Did It Make? 6 Why the Navy Built Alvin 7 Painting Projects White: The Discovery of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents 8 From Expertise to Advocacy: The Seabed Disposal of Radioactive Waste 9 Changing the Mission: From the Cold War to Climate Change Conclusion: The Context of Motivation Acknowledgments Sources and Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
£34.20
PublicAffairs The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past,
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£24.00
Echo Point Books & Media, LLC Art Forms in Nature (Dover Pictorial Archive)
£19.51
Dorling Kindersley Ltd The Ocean Book
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£24.00
HarperCollins Publishers Shallow Seas Book 131 Collins New Naturalist
Book SynopsisShallow Seas are the most biologically rich and productive areas of the world ocean. This latest New Naturalist volume provides a natural history of this environment and its biological communities.Trade ReviewPraise for Peter Hayward’s previous volume on Seashore: ‘Scientifically accurate throughout, and there are plenty of interesting insights’ British Wildlife Praise for the New Naturalist series: ‘A glory of British publishing’ The Sunday Times ‘Taken either individually or as a whole, they are one of the proudest achievements of modern publishing’ The Sunday Times ‘The series is an amazing achievement’ The Times Literary Supplement ‘The books are glorious to own’ Independent
£28.00
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Tidepool Reef Marinelife Guide to the Pacific
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£9.49
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Guide to the Western Seashore
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£8.54
Cambridge University Press The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
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£71.24
Cambridge University Press Sound Propagation Through the Stochastic Ocean
Book SynopsisThe ocean is opaque to electromagnetic radiation and transparent to low frequency sound, so acoustical methodologies are an important tool for sensing the undersea world. Stochastic sound-speed fluctuations in the ocean, such as those caused by internal waves, result in a progressive randomisation of acoustic signals as they traverse the ocean environment. This signal randomisation imposes a limit to the effectiveness of ocean acoustic remote sensing, navigation and communication. Sound Propagation through the Stochastic Ocean provides a comprehensive treatment of developments in the field of statistical ocean acoustics over the last 35 years. This will be of fundamental interest to oceanographers, marine biologists, geophysicists, engineers, applied mathematicians, and physicists. Key discoveries in topics such as internal waves, ray chaos, Feynman path integrals, and mode transport theory are addressed with illustrations from ocean observations. The topics are presented at an approacTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction and Prerequisites: 1. Sound propagation through the stochastic ocean; 2. Acoustical prerequisites; 3. Stochastic ocean internal waves; 4. Introduction to acoustic fluctuations; Part II. Wave Propagation Theories: 5. Ray theory; 6. Weak fluctuation theory; 7. Path integral theory; 8. Mode transport theory.
£118.75
Cambridge University Press Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean
Book SynopsisThis new and completely updated edition offers valuable, practical approaches to radiative transfer for students and researchers. It provides a basic understanding of the role of radiation in climate and climate change and teaches how to use radiative transfer tools to analyze data from ground-based, airborne and satellite sensors.Table of Contents1. Basic properties of radiation, atmospheres, and oceans; 2. Basic state variables and the radiative transfer equation; 3. Basic scattering processes; 4. Absorption by solid, aqueous, and gaseous media; 5. Principles of radiative transfer; 6. Formulation of radiative transfer problems; 7. Approximation solutions of prototype problems; 8. The role of radiation in climate; 9. Accurate numerical solutions of prototype problems; 10. Shortwave radiative transfer in the atmosphere and ocean; Appendix A. Nomenclature: glossary of symbols; Appendix B. Physical constants; Appendix C. Ocean optics nomenclature; Appendix D. Reflectance and transmittance at an interface; References; Index; Online appendices: Appendix E. A primer on absorption and scattering opacity; Appendix F. Elementary concepts; Appendix G. Derivation of the Planck radiation law; Appendix H. The two-level atom; Appendix I. Non-gray inhomogeneous media; Appendix J. Reciprocity for the bidirectional reflectance; Appendix K. Harmonic electromagnetic plane waves; Appendix L. Representations of polarized light; Appendix M. Spherical shell geometry; Appendix N. The streaming term in spherical geometry; Appendix O. Isolation of the Azimuth-dependence; Appendix P. Scaling transformation for anisotropic scattering; Appendix Q. Reciprocity, duality, and effects of surface reflection; Appendix R. Probabilistic aspects of radiative transfer; Appendix S. Details and derivations; Appendix T. Inherent optical properties; Appendix U. Model atmospheres.
£89.29
Cambridge University Press Coastal Wetlands of the World
Book SynopsisSalt marshes and mangrove forests, the intertidal wetlands of the world''s coastlines, provide key ecological services to all areas of the globe. This cutting-edge, richly illustrated book introduces the essential elements of coastal wetlands and their applications. The book opens by introducing coastal oceanography, the physical features of wetlands, their ecology, and human impacts upon them, giving all students the necessary background for wetlands studies. It then presents detailed case studies from around the world with extensive illustrations, supplying a wider, global-scale picture of wetlands geomorphology and biodiversity. The final chapters discuss some unique applications of coastal wetlands, including geological monitoring, uses in biotechnology and agriculture, and various experimental mesocosms. This is ideal as supplementary reading to support students on a wide range of earth and life science courses, from environmental science, ecology and palaeoecology to geomorphologTrade Review'This is a major new contribution to the study of salt marshes and mangrove forests. Uniquely comprehensive, the book provides extraordinary coverage of coastal wetlands from the Arctic to the tropics with superb case study examples from Africa, Europe, Asia, and both Americas. Importantly, this innovative volume covers not only the physical, ecological and human interventions controlling the development, loss and future of coastal wetlands but also provides the reader with modern approaches to geological monitoring, conservation of plant biodiversity, and experimental methods. The readability of the book, with supporting graphics and informative photographs, makes it accessible to readers at all levels.' Curtis J. Richardson, Director, Duke University Wetland CenterTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. Physical aspects: geological, oceanic and climatic conditions; 3. Zonations and plants: development, stressors and adaptations; 4. Animals in coastal wetlands: zonation, adaptations and energy flow; 5. Human intervention causing coastal problems; 6. Coastal wetlands worldwide: climatic zonation and ecosystems; 7. North American coastal wetland examples; 8. South American coastal wetland examples; 9. Africa: selected marsh and mangrove areas; 10. Europe and Asia: a view of what remains; 11. Australian and New Zealand wetlands; 12. Applications in geological monitoring: paleoseismology and paleoclimate; 13. Applications in conservation of biodiversity and agriculture; 14. Applications using mesocosms for study of coastal wetlands; 15. Conclusions and future directions; References; Index.
£46.54
Cambridge University Press Ocean Waves and Oscillating Systems Volume 8
Book SynopsisUnderstand the interaction between ocean waves and oscillating systems with this useful new edition. With a focus on linear analysis of low-amplitude waves, you are provided with a thorough understanding of wave interactions, presented to be easily accessible to non-specialist readers. Topics covered include the background mathematics of oscillations, gravity waves on water, the dynamics of wave-body interactions, and the absorption of wave energy by oscillating bodies and oscillating water columns. Featuring new content throughout, including three new chapters on oscillating-body wave energy converters, oscillating water columns and other types of wave energy converters, and wave energy converter arrays, this book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and engineers who are new to the subject of wave energy conversion, as well as those with more experience.Trade Review'Falnes and Kurnianwan investigate thoroughly and comprehensively, using robust analysis tools, a very important sector of modern technology – namely how bodies oscillate subjected to ocean waves. The content of the book covers the entire area between standard configurations up to the sophisticated wave energy conversion systems. The book is indeed a valuable tool that will be treasured by students, researchers and the water wave community at large.' Ioannis K. Chatjigeorgiou, National Technical University of Athens'Whether you are a newcomer to wave energy or a seasoned researcher, there is always something you can learn from Professor Falnes. I am happy to see this second edition, and am delighted to recommend it as a reference of fundamental importance in the field.' Umesh Korde, Johns Hopkins UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Mathematical description of oscillations; 3. Interaction between oscillations and waves; 4. Gravity waves on water; 5. Wave-body interactions; 6. Oscillating-body wave energy converters; 7. Oscillating water columns and other types of wave energy converters; 8. Wave energy converter arrays
£75.04
McGraw-Hill Education Investigating Oceanography ISE
Book SynopsisInvestigating Oceanography is an introductory oceanography text is intended to teach students the tremendous influence oceans have on our lives. They are encouraged to look at oceanography as a cohesive and united discipline rather than a collection of subjects gathered under a marine umbrella. Investigating Oceanography teaches students about the historical, geological, physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the ocean environment using remarkable images and photos. The authors have incorporated essays written by several scientists discussing topics in their fields of specialization. In addition to understanding processes and principles, the authors believe students must have a basic command of the language of marine science in order to understand the constant barrage of information concerning our planet and marine issues. By the end of this course, the authors want students to be prepared for future environmental discussions and the ability to make decisionTable of ContentsPrologue: The History of Oceanography 1 The Water Planet 2 Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics 3 The Sea Floor and Its Sediments 4 The Physical Properties of Water 5 Seawater 6 The Atmosphere and the Oceans 7 Ocean Structure and Circulation 8 The Waves 9 The Tides 10 Coasts, Beaches, and Estuaries 11 The Living Ocean 12 The Plankton, Energy, and Food Webs 13 The Nekton: Swimmers of the Sea 14 The Benthos: Living on the Sea Floor 15 Environmental Issues 16 The Oceans and Climate Disruption
£56.04
Rowman & Littlefield The Ominous Ocean
Book SynopsisThe oceans cover 71% of the planet, and pose a myriad of hazards to everyone from blue-water sailors to the casual beachcomber. From rip tides to rogue waves, the possibilities for some water-borne calamity seem endless, but in most cases a deadly outcome can be avoided or at least mitigated by having a better understanding of the risks involved. This book presents cautionary tales of the most dangerous aspects of oceans encounters, including hazardous sea life such as sharks and rays, the power of the tides, and high seas that can engulf an entire fleet of naval vessels. In each case the author provides actual examples of various ocean phenomena and the people who either survive or succumb to them, from competitive big-wave surfers to the passengers and crew of the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2, severely damaged by a 95-foot wave that seemed to come out of nowhere in the middle of the night. The author also addresses several well-known maritime disasters and their causes, as well a
£22.64
Nova Science Publishers Inc Pacific & Arctic Oceans: New Oceanographic
Book SynopsisGlobal warming and its effects have caused a increased surge of research and funding on ocean research. This book is dedicated to new oceanographic research on the Pacific and Arctic Oceans.
£86.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Estuaries: Types, Movement Patterns & Climatical
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£185.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Antarctica: The Most Interactive Ice-Air-Ocean
Book SynopsisAntarctica is a magnificent display of interaction between air and the various phases of water in a pristine environment. This interaction has led to the formation of many unique features over the Antarctic continent. Antarctica is now emerging as an important key in the understanding of global and environmental concerns. Its unique features have provided scientists with special opportunities to investigate the origin of the continents, pollution at the global level, ozone hole healing and changes in the global climate. However, lack of scientific data remains a major problem for researchers in many areas of Antarctic science. This book fills the gaps in the process of understanding Antarctic science.
£162.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Seabed Morphology of the Russian Arctic Shelf
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£176.24
Nova Science Publishers Inc Deep-Sea: Marine Biology, Geology, & Human Impact
Book SynopsisThe deep-sea ecosystems include waters and sediments at the lowest layer in the ocean, existing below the thermocline and above the seabed, at a depth of 1000 fathoms (1800 m) or more. They represent the world''s largest biome, covering more than 65% of the world surface and including more than 95% of the global biosphere. This book examines the marine biology, geology and human impact of the deep-sea environment. Topics discussed include the stratigraphical distribution and evolutionary classification of the schackoinid planktic foraminifera; the biological characteristics of the skilfish, erilepis zonifer in the North Pacific Ocean; protein degradation at deep-sea sediment; primary production and carbon cycling in the deep-sea; and biodiversity and ecosystem function in the deep-Mediterranean Sea.
£149.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Seawater: Geochemistry, Composition &
Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors present current research in the study of the geochemistry, composition and environmental impacts of seawater. Topics discussed include the impact of internal wave breaking on the ocean upper layer formation; trace elements in seawater in offshore oil production platform areas; self-purification of seawater; the Salton Sea megaport and seawater canal; and assessing the effect of nearshore currents over the SO2 absorption in Caribbean seawater.
£106.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Deep Sea: Biodiversity, Human Dimension &
Book SynopsisApproximately 70% of the surface of Earth is the bottom of the seafloor and about 80% of the seafloor is the deep seafloor (at deeper than 200m below the sea-surface). This book discusses the deep sea. It provides topics on the biodiversity, human dimension and ecological significance of the deep sea, including the metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis discoveries; the biodiversity and life-history strategies of deep sea megafauna in the Mediterranean Sea; and prokaryotes in metal deposits on the deep seafloor.
£119.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Ocean Acidification Strategic Research &
Book SynopsisOcean acidification is the process whereby seawater becomes less alkaline (or more acidic). It is a concern to Congress because of the potential harm ocean acidification may cause to marine resources, and resource dependent industries and communities. The chemistry of the Earth''s oceans is changing as increasing amounts of anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere dissolves into the water. The intent of this book is to guide research and monitoring investments that will improve our understanding of ocean acidification and its potential impacts on marine species and ecosystems. It will further the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies to conserve marine organisms and the resources and services provided by the ecosystems in which they live.
£131.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Baltic & Black Sea: Ecological Perspectives,
Book SynopsisThis book discusses ecological perspectives, biodiversity and management of the Baltic and Black Seas. Chapter One reviews the role of the Russian section of the Gulf of Finland and its basin in the ecosystems of the Baltic Sea. Chapter Two studies spatio-temporal dynamics of ichthyoplankton biodiversity in different biotopes of the Baltic Sea. Chapter Three explores the abnormalities in the amphids of free-living nematodes in the Black Sea. Chapter Four discusses the role of defense systems to the adaptation to ecological conditions in the Black Sea ecosystem.
£148.79
Nova Science Publishers Inc Coastal Zones: Management, Assessment & Current
Book SynopsisThis current book provides up-to-date research on the management, assessment and current challenges of coastal zones. Chapter One reviews the Coastal Area Management Programme (CAMP) of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP). Chapter Two introduces atypical example accounting for a comparative analysis between wetlands in Lebanon with different hydrology and aquifer characteristics. Chapter Three emphasizes a need for more careful monitoring of mosquito vector abundance and disease transmission in coastal zones and incorporating recent findings into coastal planning and management programs. Chapter Four aims to account for procedures taken by coastal, insular, and archipelagic states when claiming the extension of its oceanic limits.
£92.79
Jaico Publishing House The Handy Life in the Oceans GK Book
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£10.35
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Small Island, Large Ocean: Mauritius and the
Book SynopsisThis book is about a Small Island', namely Mauritius in the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is also about a Large Ocean', the Indian Ocean world its peoples, histories and cultures. It casts down a light on the life of an island through what is known not only about the island itself, but also through what is known about the wider Indian Ocean world. It is also about the Indian Ocean world in that it focuses on an island, which, in many senses and dimensions, is not only a model of, but in some respects also a model for wider developments and features of relevance to the Indian Ocean world as a whole. Chapter one provides some basic background information, on first the island itself, and secondly, on the ocean in question. This introductory chapter concludes with some remarks on Indian Ocean Studies' more generally and on the methodological question of how to study an ocean. Chapter two deals with the issue of islandness', and looks closer at the overall world of Indian Ocean islands.
£49.88
HarperCollins The Edge of the Sea
£16.14
Springer Backarc Basins
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£170.99
Springer The Tethys Ocean Ocean Basins Margins
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Springer Ocean Pulse
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Springer Environmental Effects on Volcanic Eruptions From Deep Oceans to Deep Space
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Springer AirIceOcean Interaction
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Springer A Eutrophic Lake
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W. W. Norton & Company Mapping the Deep The Extraordinary Story of Ocean Science
Book SynopsisA vivid tour of the Earth's last frontier, a remote and mysterious realm that nonetheless lies close to the heart of even the most land-locked reader.Trade Review"Anyone who loves the sea should read this book." -- Sebastian Junger"Mapping the Deep immediately surfaces at the top of the list of journalistic treatments of oceanography…The book opened my eyes to numerous wonders." -- Richard Strickland - American Scientist"The best account of discovery in oceanography I've ever read." -- Laurence Madin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute"Robert Kunzig is a creator of what oceanographer Harry Hess once referred to as 'geopoetry.' He covers vast tracts of time and space and makes his subjects electrifying." -- Richard Ellis - The Times of London"When you head for the coast this summer, leave that trashy beach novel at home. Instead, pack Robert Kunzig's book. Because just beyond your rental cottage lies the restless sea, where three-mile-tall mountain ranges criss-cross the ocean floor, and deep trenches harbor mysterious creatures…The book is easy to read, and will bring you up to date on the startling discoveries oceanographers have made during the past few decades." -- Phillip Manning - The News and Observer"Most writing about the sea, even in the scientific literature, addresses only coastal or continental shelf phenomena, and I value this book for its almost exclusive attention to the neglected deep oceans." -- Alan Longhurst - Nature
£19.95
Springer Life and Death of Coral Reefs
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Springer Protozoan Plankton Ecology
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Springer Ecology of Dunes Salt Marsh and Shingle
Book SynopsisLife in coastal sand dunes, salt marshes and shingle banks presents a variety of challenges to their inhabitants.Table of ContentsIntroduction and primary concepts. Primary and secondary production: the autotrophs and their associates. Water and ionic relationships: plant adaptations to coastal environments. Salt marshes: tides, time and function. Salt-marsh dynamics and communities. Sand dunes: initiation, development and function. Sand dune-dynamics and communities. Coastal shingle. Environmental impacts. Variation in sea level and climatic change. Coastal management and conservation.
£123.49
Springer Manual of Offshore Surveying for Geoscientists and Engineers
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Springer Marine Structures Engineering Specialized Applications Specialized applications
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Mariner Books Deep Freediving Renegade Science and What the
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Simon & Schuster The Universe Below
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Hachette Book Group Au Ghost Wave The discovery of Cortes Bank and the biggest wave on Earth
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£14.24
DK Ocean New Edition
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£42.50
Springer An Introduction to Marine Science Tertiary Level Biology
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£44.99
Random House USA Inc The Wave In Pursuit of the Rogues Freaks and
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this wonderfully vivid, kinetic narrative (The New York Times), the bestselling author of Voices in the Ocean captures colossal, ship-swallowing waves, and the surfers and scientists who seek them out. For legendary surfer Laird Hamilton, hundred foot waves represent the ultimate challenge. As Susan Casey travels the globe, hunting these monsters of the ocean with Hamilton’s crew, she witnesses first-hand the life or death stakes, the glory, and the mystery of impossibly mammoth waves. Yet for the scientists who study them, these waves represent something truly scary brewing in the planet’s waters. With inexorable verve, The Wave brilliantly portrays human beings confronting nature at its most ferocious.
£16.20
Springer Theoretical Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 6 Environmental Fluid Mechanics
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