Oceanography (seas and oceans) Books
NATL ACADEMY PR Oil in the Sea IV Inputs Fates and Effects
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£51.85
National Academies Press Data and Management Strategies for Recreational Fisheries with Annual Catch Limits
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£34.85
National Academies Press Forecasting the Ocean
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£20.00
The Natural History Museum Hope
Book SynopsisHope is the new icon of the Natural History Museum, a stunning 9,000 pound, 82-foot-long blue whale skeleton. Suspended by steel wires and captured in a majestic swooping posture, her reconstruction is a work of art as well as a feat of engineering. Her story begins in 1891 when she was found beached off the coast of Ireland. A lucrative find for a local fisherman, her skeletal remains were sold to the Museum. The project to restore her took three years to complete, including 10 months of painstaking laboratory work to clean and repair each of her 221 bones. Combining the latest scientific research into the blue whale with behind-the-scenes imagery, this book sheds new light on the largest creature ever to have lived on Earth.
£6.99
Wild Nature Press In the Company of Seahorses
Book SynopsisSeahorses are instantly recognisable and have been a part of our culture for millennia, yet we still know very little about these enigmatic creatures.Steve Trewhella and Julie Hatcher have spent hundreds of hours in British waters observing native seahorses, witnessing at first hand how they behave in the wild, and how they interact with the other plants and animals in their underwater realm.With stunning photography, In the Company of Seahorses paints a rich picture of a mysterious world amongst swaying seagrass and colourful seaweeds. The accompanying text is packed with personal anecdotes describing the authors' journey of discovery, illustrating for the first time the secretive lives of these elusive animals in British waters.By sharing one couple's passion for an entrancing ocean icon, this book aims to inspire, inform and create a better understanding of the seahorse and its often vulnerable habitats around the British coastline.
£22.50
Taylor & Francis Inc Chemical Oceanography
Book SynopsisOver the past ten years, a number of new large-scale oceanographic programs have been initiated. These include the Climate Variability Program (CLIVAR) and the recent initiation of the Geochemical Trace Metal Program (GEOTRACES). These studies and future projects will produce a wealth of information on the biogeochemistry of the world's oceans. Authored by Frank J. Millero, an acknowledged international authority in the field, the fourth edition of Chemical Oceanography maintains the stellar insight that has made it a favorite of students, instructors, researchers, and other professionals in marine science, geochemistry, and environmental chemistry. Reflecting the latest updates on issues affecting the health of our environment, this text: Supplies an in-depth treatment of ocean acidification, a key emerging environmental problem Provides updated coverage on the carbonate system in the ocean Presents expanded information on oceanic organicTable of ContentsDescriptive Oceanography. Composition of the Major Components of Seawater. Minor Elements in Seawater. Ionic Interactions. Atmospheric Chemistry. Dissolved Gases Other than CO. The Carbonate System. Micronutrients in the Oceans. Primary Production in the Oceans. Processes in the Oceans. Glossary of Chemical Oceanography Terms. Appendices. Index.
£999.99
Duke University Press Blue Legalities
Book SynopsisThe contributors to Blue Legalities attend to the seas as a legally and politically conflicted space to analyze the conflicts that emerge where systems of governance interact with complex geophysical, ecological, economic, biological, and technological processes.Trade Review“Not a minute too early, the ‘blue turn’ finally takes pride of place in legal thinking. Blue Legalities balances the legal and the liquid in all their emanations. The contributions span from the oceanic depths of our planet to the glimmering surface of our limited comprehension, combining in an undeniably poetic whole, law, politics, science, anthropology, history, and philosophy amongst other epistemes. The feat of this book is diving headlong in the fathomless challenge of treating the material and the textual as one ontological ripple.” -- Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, author of * Spatial Justice: Body, Lawscape, Atmosphere *“Elisabeth Mann Borgese, one of the architects of the first Law of the Sea conference, argued that any approach to the ocean must be inherently interdisciplinary. Irus Braverman and Elizabeth R. Johnson have fulfilled this claim with a wonderful interdisciplinary collection. Plumbing the depths of human and more-than-human life and law at sea, this volume is a welcome and timely contribution to the field of critical ocean studies.” -- Elizabeth M. DeLoughrey, author of * Allegories of the Anthropocene *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Blue Legalities: Governing More-Than-Human Oceans / Elizabeth R. Johnson and Irus Braverman 1 1. Solwara 1 and the Sessile Ones / Susan Reid 25 2. Held in Suspense: Mustard Gas Legalities in the Gotland Deep / Astrida Neimanis 45 3. Kauri and the Whale: Oceanic Matter and Meaning in New Zealand / Katherine G. Sammler 63 4. Edges and Flows: Exploring Legal Materialities and Biophysical Politics of Sea Ice / Philip E. Steinberg, Berit Kristoffersen, and Kristen L. Shake 85 5. Liquid Territory, Shifting Sands: Property, Sovereignty, and Space in Southeast Asia's Tristate Maritime Boundary Zone / Jennifer L. Gaynor 107 6. Wave Law / Stefan Helmreich 129 7. Robotic Life in the Deep Sea / Irus Braverman 147 8. The Technopolitics of Ocean Sensing / Jessica Lehman 165 9. The Hydra and the Leviathan: Unmanned Maritime Vehicles and the Militarized Seaspace / Elizabeth R. Johnson 183 10. Clupea Liberum: Hugo Grotius, Free Seas, and the Political Biology of Herring / Alison Rieser 201 11. Whales and the Colonization of the Pacific Ocean / Zsofia Korosy 219 12. The Sea Wolf and the Sovereign / Stephanie Jones 237 13. Marine Microbiopolitics: Haunted Microbes before the Law / Astrid Schrader 255 14. "Got Algae?": Putting Marine Life to Work for Sustainability / Amy Braun 275 15. "Climate Engineering Doesn't Stop Ocean Acidification": Addressing Harms to Ocean Life in Geoengineering Imaginaries / Holly Jean Buck 295 Afterword. Adequate Imaginaries for Anthropocene Seas / Stacy Alaimo 311 Contributors 327 Index 331
£27.90
Reaktion Books Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans
Book SynopsisVast Expanses is a cultural, environmental and geopolitical history that examines the relationship between humans and oceans, reaching back across geological and evolutionary time and exploring different cultures around the globe. Our ancient connections with the sea have developed and multiplied with industrialization and globalization, a trajectory that runs counter to Western depictions of the ocean as a place remote from and immune to human influence. This book argues that knowledge about the ocean - discovered through work and play, scientific investigation, and also through the ambitions people have harboured for the sea - has played a central role in defining our relationship with this vast, trackless and opaque place. It has helped people exploit marine resources, control ocean space, extend imperial or national power, and attempt to refashion the sea into a more tractable arena for human activity. An understanding of the ocean has animated and strengthened connections between people and their seas. To comprehend this history we must address questions of how, by whom and why knowledge of the ocean was created and used, in both the past and the present; through this, we can forge a healthier relationship with the sea for the future.Trade Review`Vast Expanses is thought-provoking, intelligent, entertaining, and yet still compact. It could be read in a graduate seminar or on a beach holiday. Professor Rozwadowski has written a great book on an important subject, and it is anything but a dry history!' – Kurk Dorsey, Associate Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire and author of Whales and Nations: Environmental Diplomacy on the High Seas
£22.50
Liverpool University Press Introducing Oceanography
Book SynopsisTwo thirds of our planet is covered by oceans and seas. Over recent decades developments in ocean science have dramatically improved our understanding of the key role oceans play in the Earth System, and how vital they are for regulating global climate. Humans depend on the oceans for many resources, but at the same time their impacts on the marine systems around the world are of increasing concern. Introducing Oceanography has been written by two leading oceanographers to provide a succinct overview of the science of the study of the seas for students and for the interested adult wanting a topical guide to this enormous and complex subject. The initial chapters describe the oceans and the forces at work within them. The authors then discuss the effects of light, the chemistry of the seas and the food web before surveying biological oceanography in the main oceanic regions. The final chapter looks at the methodology of ocean study. Copiously illustrated, this book is intended for those whose interest in oceanography has been stimulated, perhaps by media coverage of declining resources or climate change and who want to know more. Technical terms are kept to a minimum and are explained in a glossary.Trade Review'It is quite a readable, inclusive volume, providing a succinct introduction to the intricacies in the workings of our oceans, well supported by text explanation, many clear and appropriate photographs and satellite images, and yellow boxes highlighting focused material, all of which help to cater for a range of readers. A concise but clear ‘Glossary’ adds detail to some technical terms and a useful ‘Further Reading’ section enables the reader access to the vast online literature and provides a useful springboard into the subject.The book is excellent value for money and will appeal to A level students, undergraduates and anyone, in fact, whose interest has been piqued by media articles, news reports or who has an interest or concern for our planet.'Proceedings of the OUGSOf the first edition:'I would thoroughly recommend this book to any aspiring oceanographer or serious amateur. This is a very wide and complex subject that has been covered very well indeed and very attractively in such a short volume.' International Journal of the Society for Underwater TechnologyTable of Contents1. The water in the oceans; 2. Density and density flows; 3. Ocean waves; 4. Flow in the oceans; 5. The tides; 6. Stratification and fronts in shelf seas; 7. Light in the oceans; 8. Biology of the oceans; 9. Chemistry of the oceans; 10. Primary production in the oceans; 11. Ocean food webs; 12. Biology at the ocean extremes; 13 Changing oceans; 14. Sampling the oceans; Glossary; Further Reading.
£23.77
Springer International Publishing AG Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal
Book SynopsisHarmful algal blooms (HABs) - blooms that cause fish kills, contaminate seafood with toxins, or cause human or ecological health impacts and harm to local economies - are occurring more often, in more places and lasting longer than in past decades. This expansion is primarily the result of human activities, through increased nutrient inputs and various aspects of climate change.The Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (GEOHAB) programme promoted international collaboration to understand HAB population dynamics in various oceanographic regimes and to improve the prediction of HABs.This volume introduces readers to the overarching framework of the GEOHAB programme, factors contributing to the global expansion of harmful algal blooms, the complexities of HABs in different habitats, and the forward-looking issues to be tackled by the next generation of GEOHAB, GlobalHAB. The programme brought together an international team of contributing scientists and ecosystem managers, and its outcomes will greatly benefit the international research community.Table of Contents
£179.99
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Planktic Foraminifers in the Modern Ocean
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the taxonomy, biology, sedimentation, and carbonate geochemistry of modern species. Students, early career and advanced scientists alike will profit from a broad synthesis of the current understanding of planktic foraminifers as an ecological indicator, biogeochemical factories, and proxies in paleoceanography. The classification of modern species is amply illustrated with electron and light microscope images of morphotypes, addresses the state-of-the-art of molecular genetics of species, and provides a detailed guide for any laboratory analyses. The biology of planktic foraminifers is extensively discussed in chapters dedicated to the cellular ultrastructure, nutrition, symbionts, reproduction, ontogeny, and test architecture. Building on the biological prerequisites, the distribution of planktic foraminifers is discussed at regional to global scale. The geochemistry and sedimentation of tests are considered in relation to the ecology of the living animal. In the final chapter, which examines the most common methods in planktic foraminifer research, hands-on information is provided on sampling, processing and analyzing samples in the laboratory, as well as selected established methods for data interpretation. The various topics discussed in this book are aimed at the application of planktic foraminifers as sensitive indicators of the changing climate and marine environment.Trade Review“This is an excellent state-of-the-art book containing a wealth of information attractively presented in well-written text and high quality plates and diagrams. As knowledge of modern processes is essential to the interpretation of the fossil record this book will be essential reading for biologists and geologists undertaking research on planktic foraminifera.” (John Murray, Newsletter of Micropaleontology, Issue 96, October, 2017)Table of ContentsSpecies Classification, Test Architecture, Shell Ontogeny, Species Phylogeny.- Sampling Methods and Faunal Analysis.- Cultivation.- Biology, Cellular Ultrastructure, Host Symbiont Relationships, Trophic Activity and Nutrition, Reproduction.- Molecular Genetics in Modern Species.- Ecology.- Stable Isotopes - Paleoceanography.- Element Ratios.- Sedimentation and Preservation of Tests.- Applications.
£94.99
Asian Development Bank Financing the Ocean Back to Health in Southeast
Book SynopsisThis publication identifies investment approaches, opportunities, and finance mechanisms in Southeast Asia that can promote and catalyze funds for a sustainable ocean economy.It provides an overview of the "blue economy"" and emphasizes its significance for protecting the biodiversity of natural resources in Southeast Asia. The "blue economy" is defined as the sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources to drive economic growth and improve livelihoods, while protecting and nurturing marine ecosystems. The publication looks how multilateral and bilateral funding sources, a market-based approach, incentives, and regulations can contribute to achieving a blue economy. It also discusses how these elements need to be aligned within a cohesive development framework.
£21.80
Princeton University Press The Deep Ocean
Book SynopsisTrade Review"I am at a loss for words to tell you how much I have appreciated this book."---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds"The most fantastic book. . . . It’s really accessible, explains in really clear, clear detail how the oceans work, how they change, what real impacts the ocean can have in our lives, and overall it’s a fascinating read."---Ken Whelan, Mooney Goes Wild, RTÉ Radio 1"Time for a real coffee-table book, one to dip into whenever you feel like plunging far beyond where scuba can take you. This, like Inshore Fishes above, is an offering from Princeton University Press, which has form in producing attractively produced books for divers to enjoy. . . . [The authors’] tone is scientific but always accessible, so it depends on how much deep information you want or need – the contents feel comprehensive – but for many of us it’s the photography that will be the main attraction."---Steve Weinman, Divernet "Strikingly beautiful . . . . Packed with images and illustrations of the life found in this dark and cold environment. . . . Whether you just love the ocean and want to learn more, or whether you are a budding marine biologist, this is a book that you are going to want to add to your bookshelf."---Nick and Caroline Robertson-Brown, Scubaverse"[This book] dissipates ignorance with superb colour photographs of astonishing organisms."---Andrew Robinson, Nature"Any individual unfamiliar with, but interested in, the deep sea should meet no challenges in learning much from this book."---S.R. Fegley, Choice"A fascinating visual account of one of the planet's last great frontiers. . . . [It] reveals the amazing diversity of undersea organisms." * Outdoor Photography *""An outstanding book.""---Roy Stewart, British Naturalists Association"[A] must read."---Geoff Carpentier, North Durham Nature Newsletter
£32.30
Princeton University Press Plankton
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£22.50
Duke University Press Coral Empire
Book SynopsisAnn Elias traces the history of two explorers whose photographs and films of tropical reefs in the 1920s cast corals and the sea as an unexplored territory to be exploited in ways that tied the tropics and reefs to colonialism, racism, and the human domination of nature.Trade Review"Coral Empire’s postcolonial jeremiad also registers the joyful endurance of surrealist visions of the submarine as a deliriously consciousness-altering realm." -- James Delbourgo * TLS *"[This] book shows that interdisciplinarity is possible. Elias combines the history of underwater cinematography and diving with attention to the surrealist art movement, natural history collecting, colonialism, and the history of tourism, and through this rich patchwork traces shifting popular interpretations of coral imagery in the early twentieth century." -- Antony Adler * Environmental History *"Ann Elias’ fascinating book couldn’t come at a better time. . . . Elias focuses on long neglected images from cinema, dioramas from museums, and illustrations from the press. She cleverly articulates them through a set of unexpected global connections that powerfully mobilise all the transforming ideas of empire, race, technology and nature at the time." -- Martyn Jolly * Australian Historical Studies *"This book is well written and the short chapters make it extremely readable. In addition, the book is beautifully printed, with black-and-white images embedded in chapters and their color counterparts inserted in the middle of the book. It is refreshing to see a book that relies on the reading of images paying such close attention to their reproduction in the text." -- Samantha Muka * H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part I. The Coral Uncanny 1. Coral Empire 15 2. Mad Love 29 Part II. John Ernest Williamson and the Bahamas 3. Williamson and the Photosphere 49 4. The Field Museum—Williamson Undersea Expedition 68 5. Under the Sea 83 6. Williamson in Australia 97 Part III. Frank Hurley and the Great Barrier Reef 7. Hurley and the Floor of the Sea 117 8. Hurley and the Australian Museum Expedition 131 9. Pearls and Savages 147 10. Hurley and the Torres Strait Diver 165 Part IV. Hurley and Williamson 11. Explorers and Modern Media 185 12. Color and Tourism 199 Part V. The Great Acceleration 13. The Anthropocene 217 Conclusion 230 Notes 235 Bibliography 261 Index 277
£19.79
HarperCollins Publishers Atlantic A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
Book SynopsisThe definitive biography of the world''s most important body of water the Atlantic.One hundred and ninety million years ago, the shifting of two of the world''s tectonic plates led to the creation of an immense chasm. This giant gash in the flanks of the planet slowly opened up and eventually evolved into the most important and most travelled ocean in our world.In this utterly original biography, Simon Winchester explores the life of the Atlantic; it''s birth, its relationship with mankind, and what lies in store for it once man has left the stage. He charts the development of the first settlements by the Oceanside the communities of Celts and Vikings and whose lives depended on the sea and delves into the age of exploration, venturing to forgotten worlds. The building of some of the world''s most beautiful port cities London, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Casablanca is also examined, along with the creation of settlements and colonies in and around the sea.Completely unique and highlTrade Review'Winchester unfolds this epic narrative with admirable simplicity: his prose style is conversational, and crackles with strange images. He marries even-handed scholarship with a gift for storytelling, neither dumbing down nor assuming any specific knowledge in his readership. This is from start to finish an enthralling book, and one that does justice to the magnitude of its subject' Edmund Gordon, Sunday Times 'Illuminating…a] wonderful, encyclopaedic book, pinpointing key moments in the narrative of an entire ocean and our relationship to it' Philip Hoare, Sunday Telegraph ‘[A] fabulous book’ Scotsman ‘An engaging account’ Mail on Sunday ‘[Winchester] is maddeningly gifted … a rollicking ride’ Washington Post ‘Enjoyable and richly informative’ Telegraph
£14.24
Elsevier Science Atmosphere Ocean and Climate Dynamics
Book SynopsisFor advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, this book provides an introduction on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It discusses the role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate.Trade Review"Marshall and Plumb have nicely presented the basics of both meteorology and oceanography in this work. The book begins with a discusssion of atmospheric characteristics; the final chapter on climate and climatic variability nicely leads into the subject of global warming, and should be read by anyone with an interest in the future of the planet. . . . Highly recommended." --A.E. Staver, Northern Illinois University, in CHOICE, June 2008Table of Contents1. Characteristics of the atmosphere. 2. The global energy balance. 3. The vertical structure of the atmosphere. 4. Convection. 5. The Meridional structure of the atmosphere. 6. The equations of fluid motion. 7. Balanced flow. 8. The general circulation of the atmosphere. 9. The ocena and its circulation. 10. The wind-driven circulation. 11. The thermohaline circulation of the ocean. 12. Climate and climate variability. 13. Appendices.
£63.89
The University of Chicago Press From the Seashore to the Seafloor An Illustrated
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Look closely, dear people. Look with sympathy and fascination and awe. Look upon these majesties of marine life, read about them, learn something about them—and be grateful you were born on the blue planet. . . . The minds and the eyes of these two journeying women will take you places you haven’t been.” * David Quammen *"From the Seashore to the Seafloor . . . takes its readers on a watercolor illustrated journey between its title locations of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, blending into its narrative explanations of some of the creatures and systems to be found along the way with exhortations to conserve them." * The Well-read Naturalist *"From the Seashore to the Seafloor is a gem. . . Reflecting the scientific experiences of Dr. Voight, an expert in mollusks who has taken eight dives in the deep-sea Alvin submersible, each chapter focuses on a different marine ecosystem. . . Almost every page is graced with Macnamara’s carefully observed and lively, brilliantly colorful illustrations. . . From the Seashore to the Seafloor is a lovely and very informative work that would be welcome in any scientist’s or artist’s library." * American Biology Teacher *
£19.00
Columbia University Press Reproduction Larval Biology and Recruitment of the DeepSea Benthos
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£999.99
Yale University Press Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest
Book SynopsisTrade Review“The nineteenth-century Challenger expedition was a voyage with a single purpose—scientific discovery. Macdougall looks forward rather than back and connects the Challenger findings with modern oceanographic and even lunar explorations. The result is truly a delight to read.”—Brian Skinner, Yale University“An epic Victorian-age expedition made relevant to the world today by Macdougall’s masterful prose. The excitement of discovery is infectiously brought to life in this delightful read. A landmark book about a landmark voyage.”—Nick Fraser, National Museums Scotland“Macdougall’s book not only brings to light a fascinating scientific expedition but also draws attention to the importance of scientific exploration and discovery even in today’s modern world.”—S. E. Brazer, Salisbury University
£21.38
National Academies Press Environmental Information for Naval Warfare
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£57.95
National Academies Press Toward an Integrated Arctic Observing Network
Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Key Variables to Monitor in the Long Term; 5 3 Arctic Observations: Existing Activities and Gaps; 6 4 Data Management; 7 5 Designing the Network; 8 6 Detailed Implementation Ideas; 9 7 Overarching Recommendations; 10 References; 11 Appendix A Contributors List; 12 Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff; 13 Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations
£47.50
National Academies Press Minding the Helm Marine Navigation and Piloting
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£109.03
Elsevier Science A Journey Through Tides
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION 1 Fundamentals 1. Tidal Science Before and After Newton 2. Introducing the oceans 3. A brief introduction to tectonics 4. Why is there a tide? SECTION 2 A Tidal Journey Through Time 5. A timeline of Earth’s history 6. Early Earth (Hadean and Archaean – 4600-2500 Ma) 7. Proterozoic (2500-541 Ma) 8. Phanerozoic (541 Ma-present day) 9. Present day: Tides in a changing climate 10. Into the future SECTION 3 Consequences of Living on a Tidal Planet 11. Tides at a coast 12. Tidal rhythmites: their contribution to the characterization of tidal dynamics and environments 13. Tides - Lifting Life in the Ocean 14. Tides, Earthquakes and Volcanic eruptions 15. Solid Earth tides 16. Atmospheric tides – an Earth system signal 17. Tidal drag in exoplanet oceans
£103.50
Elsevier Science Membrane Assisted Water Purificatio
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£98.99
Elsevier Science Remediation Technologies for Microplastics in Aquatic Environments
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£127.79
University of California Press Seasonal Carbon Cycling in the Sargasso Sea Near Bermuda
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£22.50
University of California Press Intertidal Invertebrates of the Central California Coast
£67.45
Cambridge University Press The Equations of Oceanic Motions
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive textbook derives and classifies the most common dynamic equations used in physical oceanography, emphasizing the assumptions made and the physical processes eliminated. Providing a clear exposition of the concepts for graduate students and researchers of physical oceanography, all of the necessary mathematical tools are covered in appendices.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'The book will surely become a standard reference for the ocean dynamicist who wants to get the equations and usual approximations right. For me, the book is already worth the price just for its thorough treatment of the Boussinesq approximation. … On many topics, The Equations of Oceanic Motions supplements or surpasses these standard books. It … deserves to become a trusted guide to the basic formulation of physical oceanography.' OceanographyTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. Equilibrium thermodynamics of sea water; 3. Balance equations; 4. Molecular flux laws; 5. The gravitational potential; 6. The basic equations; 7. Dynamical impact of the equation state; 8. Free wave solution on a sphere; 9. Asymptotic expansions; 10. Reynolds decomposition; 11. Boussinesq approximation; 12. Large scale motions; 13. Primitive equations; 14. Representations of vertical structure; 15. Ekman layers; 16. Planetary geostrophic flows; 17. Tidal equations; 18. Medium scale motions; 19. Quasi-geostrophic flows; 20. Motions on the f-plane; 21. Small scale motions; 22. Sound waves; Appendix A. Equilibrium thermodynamics; Appendix B. Vector and tensor analysis; Appendix C. Orthogonal curvilinear coordinate systems; Appendix D. Kinematics of fluid motions; Appendix E. Kinematics of waves; Appendix F. Conventional and notation; References; Index.
£85.49
Legare Street Press The Stone Reefs of Brazil Their Geological and
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£27.86
CRC Press Climate Change and Geodynamics in Polar Regions
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£43.69
Cambridge University Press Bifurcation Analysis of Fluid Flows
Book SynopsisThis book is a guide to computing bifurcation diagrams for fluid flows, including relevant code and numerical techniques to identify fluid flow instabilities. It is a must-have reference for anyone working in fields where fluid flow instabilities play a role, and has broad applicability to industrial, environmental, and astrophysical flows.Table of Contents1. Transitions in Fluid Flows; 2. Dynamical systems background; 3. Well-posed problems; 4. Discretization of PDEs; 5. Numerical bifurcation analysis; 6. Matrix-based techniques; 7. Stationary iterative methods; 8. Non-stationary iterative methods; 9. Matrix free techniques; 10; Benchmark results for canonical problems; Appendix A: Proofs related to Chapter 3; Appendix B: Relevant Linear Algebra; Appendix C: Proof of inf-sup condition for Stokes; References; Index.
£61.74
Cambridge University Press The Continental Drift Controversy Volume 3
Book SynopsisThis third volume of The Continental Drift Controversy describes the expansion of the land-based paleomagnetic case for drifting continents and recounts the golden age of marine geology and geophysics.Trade Review'Henry Frankel has a fine eye, and ear, for the interlocking aspects of the emergence, recognized evolution, and acceptance of that flowering of a worldwide phenomenon, continental displacement.' Robert L. Fisher, Emeritus Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego'Detailed and painstakingly researched, this account is the culmination of the author's research into this topic over more than thirty years. It is difficult to imagine a more comprehensive analysis of the relevant literature and of the attitudes of the scientists involved.' Fred Vine, Emeritus Professor, University of East Anglia'This is an incredible book - the most interesting account of history that I have ever read. It will be a classic: the scholarship is exhaustive, it is well written and has an excellent historical background, drawing the reader into the whole story.' John G. Sclater, Distinguished Professor, University of California, San DiegoPraise for the 4-volume collection: '… an unparalleled study of remarkable depth, detail and quality of a key development in our ideas about how the Earth functions … because Frankel draws on his extensive oral historical work with the key players in the development of plate tectonics, this is a study which can never be repeated in terms of its proximity to the events narrated, so many of those key players now being deceased.' Progress in Physical GeographyTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Extension and reception of paleomagnetic/paleoclimatic support for mobilism, 1960–6; 2. Reception of the paleomagnetic case for mobilism by several notables, 1957–65; 3. Seafloor spreading, the first version: Harry Hess develops seafloor spreading; 4. Another version of seafloor spreading: Robert Dietz; 5. The Pacific as seen from Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Menard's changing views about the origin and evolution of the ocean floor; 6. Fixism and Earth expansion at Lamont Geological Observatory; References; Index.
£53.37
National Geographic Society Octopus Seahorse Jellyfish
Book SynopsisIn this mesmerizing book of photography, acclaimed photographer David Liittschwager reveals the unnerving beauty of three notoriously mysterious sea creatures--the jellyfish, octopus, and seahorse--and how they perceive the world. The jellyfish, the octopus, and the seahorse are among the most wondrous species on Earth--as well as some of the most difficult to document using traditional photography methods. Enter celebrated photographer David Liittschwager, who has spent decades developing specialized portraiture techniques to capture these creatures’ pulsating bioluminescence, translucent bodies, and ethereal movements. This luminous collection showcases 200 of Liittschwager’s most revealing photographs, paired with penetrating essays that explain how a creature without a brain or without bones perceives the world. Bestselling science writers Elizabeth Kolbert, Jennifer Holland, and Olivia Judson explain the biology and advanced
£24.00
Xlibris Saving Gus
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University of Nebraska Press Aquaman and the War against Oceans
Book SynopsisThe reimagining of Aquaman in The New 52 transformed the character from a joke to an important figure of ecological justice. In Aquaman and the War against Oceans, Ryan Poll argues that in this twenty-first-century iteration, Aquaman becomes an accessible figure for charting environmental violences endemic to global capitalism and for developing a progressive and popular ecological imagination. Poll contends that The New 52 Aquaman should be read as an allegory that responds to the crises of the Anthropocene, in which the oceans have become sites of warfare and mass death. The Aquaman series, which works to bridge the terrestrial and watery worlds, can be understood as a form of comics activism by its visualizing and verbalizing how the oceans are beyond the projects of the “human” and “humanism” and, simultaneously, are all-too-human geographies that are inextricable from the violent structures of capitalism, white supremacy, aTrade Review"While at times a mocked superhero, DC's Aquaman has much to teach its readers about environmental justice, the Ocean, and fighting oppression during the Anthropocene."—Nicole Rehnberg, Journal of Popular Culture“Aquaman and the War against Oceans couldn’t be more important to read. It is the book for our times. Ryan Poll has written a page-turner, and not many academic texts can be called that. It is probably the smoothest integration of scholarly and journalistic sources I have yet encountered, written in a style that could be enjoyed by superhero fandom, undergraduates in an environmental humanities course, and scholars doing research on ecocriticism and superhero politics.”—Marc DiPaolo, author of Fire and Snow: Climate Fiction from the Inklings to “Game of Thrones”“In this scholarly tour de force, Poll sonar-maps new scholarly biomes. He radically reorientates research frames and opens scholarly slipstreams to vital new ways of engaging with and adding to blue humanities, Black Atlantic, ecofeminist, and critical race studies. This is superhero comics scholarship at its best!”—Frederick Luis Aldama, author of the Eisner Award–winning Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream ComicsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Series Editors’ Introduction Acknowledgments Introduction: The New 52 Aquaman’s Allegorical Project to See beyond the Anthropocene 1. Deep in the Trenches: Monsters, Humanism, and Ecological Allegories 2. Waves of Feminism: Mera, Paradigm Shifts, and Allegories of Reading 3. The Apocalyptic Ocean: Orm, Frames of Justice, and Allegories of Radical Politics 4. Allegories of White Supremacy: Black Manta and the Black Atlantic Afterword: The Ocean’s Black, Queer, Brown, and Indigenous Futures Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Nebraska Press Restoring Nature
Book SynopsisOff the coast of California, running from Santa Barbara to La Jolla, lies an archipelago of eight islands known as the California Channel Islands. The northern five were designated as Channel Islands National Park in 1980 to protect and restore the rich habitat of the islands and surrounding waters. In the years since, that mission intensified as scientists discovered the extent of damage to the delicate habitats of these small fragments of land and to the surprisingly threatened sea around them. In Restoring Nature Lary M. Dilsaver and Timothy J. Babalis examine how the National Park Service has attempted to reestablish native wildlife and vegetation to the five islands through restorative ecology and public land management. The Channel Islands staff were innovators of the inventory and monitoring program whereby the resource problems were exposed. This program became a blueprint for management throughout the U.S. park system. Dilsaver and Babalis presenTrade Review“An outstanding environmental history of a little-studied area of enormous complexity on the doorstep of one of the most densely populated parts of North America. It will become the standard reference for the region and the National Park Service policies that shaped it for the next generation.”—William Wyckoff, author of How to Read the American West: A Field Guide“I know of no other book that examines rigorously the effects of National Park Service policies in the Channel Islands. All of the material in Restoring Nature is handled in a balanced, fair-minded manner. . . . Critically important, where possible the authors have woven fact-laden, scientific material into an engaging narrative.”—Thomas J. Osborne, author of Coastal Sage: Peter Douglas and the Fight to Save California’s ShoreTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Channel Islands of California 2. A Monumental Task 3. Legislative Protection for the Islands and the Sea 4. Resource Management in the Early Years 5. Building the New Park 6. Growth of the Natural Resource Management 7. Managing the Resources on Santa Rosa Island 8. New Owners on Santa Cruz Island 9. Restoring Nature 10. Channel Islands National Park in the New Century Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Browntrout Verlags GmbH Ocean Life Leben im Ozean 2026 16Monatskalender
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Empty Sea: The Future of the Blue Economy
Book SynopsisThe “Blue Economy” is used to describe all of the economic activities related to the sea, with a special emphasis on sustainability. Traditional activities such as fisheries, but also undersea mining, tourism, and scientific research are included, as well as the phenomenal growth of aquaculture during the past decade. All of these activities, and the irresistible prospect of another new frontier, has led to enthusiastic and, most likely, overenthusiastic assessments of the possibilities to exploit the sea to feed the world, provide low-cost energy, become a new source of minerals, and other future miracles. This book makes sense of these trends and of the future of the blue economy by following our remote ancestors who gradually discovered the sea and its resources, describing the so-called fisherman’s curse – or why fishermen have always been poor, explaining why humans tend to destroy the resources on which we depend, and assessing the realistic expectations for extracting resources from the sea. Although the sea is not so badly overexploited as the land, our demands on ecosystem services are already above the oceans’ sustainability limits. Some new ideas, including “fishing down” for untapped resources such as plankton, could lead to the collapse of the entire marine ecosystem. How Neanderthals crossed the sea in canoes, how it was possible for five men on a small boat to kill a giant whale, what kind of oil the virgins of the Gospel put into their lamps, how a professor of mathematics, Vito Volterra, discovered the “equations of fishing,” why it has become so easy to be stung by a jellyfish while swimming in the sea, and how to play “Moby Dick,” a simple board game that simulates the overexploitation of natural resources are just some of the questions that you will be able to answer after reading this engaging and insightful book about the rapidly expanding relationship between humanity and the sea. Table of ContentsChapter1: Introduction: If a jellyfish stings you, there is a reason.- Chapter2: Man and the sea.- Chapter3: The war against the sea.- Chapter4: Understanding overshoot.- Chapter5: The blue economy.- Chapter6: Conclusion: The horror that came to Sarnath.
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Springer International Publishing AG The Ocean and Us
Book SynopsisThe Ocean and Us provides an overview of our contemporary understanding of the ocean and all the ways our lives interact with it. It is intended for everyone with an interest in our blue planet. The book brings together the expertise of over 35 ocean specialists from around the world. It explores a wide variety of themes including the importance of a healthy ocean in the fight to halt and contain climate change. It covers issues such as overfishing and pollution, as well as emerging themes such as the blue economy, marine animal welfare and how we can leverage innovation to protect the ocean. The book provides an overview of some of the world’s iconic threatened and at risk ocean ecosystems, and outlines current governance structures and ocean management tools. It also discusses the important social dimensions between people and the ocean, such as ocean and human wellbeing, communities and the ocean, and who gets to participate in the ocean space. The book aims to enhance ocean literacy by making specialist concepts accessible to non-experts, with a view to empowering concerned citizens everywhere to come into action for the ocean, and pave a better way forward for humanity.Table of ContentsSection 1: Climate Change.- Chapter 1: Ocean acidification, warming and reduced oxygen.- Chapter 2: What is Blue Carbon.- Chapter 3: Fish & climate.- Chapter 4: Whales & climate.- Section 2: Overfishing.- Chapter 5: State of the world’s fisheries, legal overfishing, fish subsidies.- Chapter 6: Fish Crime.- Chapter 7: Shark finning.- Chapter 8: Aquarium Trade.- Chapter 9: Fair Fisheries.- Section 3: Pollution.- Chapter 10: Plastics.- Chapter 11: Shipping.- Chapter 12: Oil Spills.- Chapter 13: Acoustics.- Section 4: Threatened/At Risk Marine Habitats.- Chapter 14: The Deep Sea: Overview & threats (deep sea mining & fishing) .- Chapter 15: Corals: Overview & threats & restoration efforts.- Chapter 16 The Poles Arctic & Antarctic.- Chapter 17: Coastal Habitat: (Sea grass, mangroves, kelp forests, salt marshes, estuaries) & threats.- Section 5: Ocean Governance.- Chapter 18: How we manage the world’s oceans.- Chapter 19: What are the High Seas and where are we at with protecting it.- Chapter 20: Marine Protected Areas. Why they are important, what the global targets are.- Chapter 21: Business & Oceans (how businesses can work toward healthy ocean) .- Section 6: Communities, Human & Animal Wellbeing.- Chapter 22: Communities & Oceans.- Chapter 23: Tourism and the Ocean.- Chapter 24: Marine Animal Welfare.- Chapter 25: Gender & Oceans.- Chapter 26: Oceans and Human Health.- Section 7: How to make a difference.- Chapter 27: Shaming and other social tools to change the system.- Chapter 28: Inspiring Action.
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Springer International Publishing AG Exemplary Practices in Marine Science Education:
Book SynopsisThis edited volume is the premier book dedicated exclusively to marine science education and improving ocean literacy, aiming to showcase exemplary practices in marine science education and educational research in this field on a global scale. It informs, inspires, and provides an intellectual forum for practitioners and researchers in this particular context. Subject areas include sections on marine science education in formal, informal and community settings. This book will be useful to marine science education practitioners (e.g. formal and informal educators) and researchers (both education and science).Table of Contents1. Ocean Literacy in the 21st Century.- 2. An Exemplar Model for Expanding Development Reach.- Part I Research.- 3. ¡Youth & the Ocean! (¡YO!): Partnering High School and Graduate Students for Youth-Driven Research Experiences.- 4. Leveraging Parent Chaperones to Support Youths’ Learning During an Out-of-School Field Trip to a Marine Science Field Station.- 5. Systematic and Longitudinal Research to Support and Improve the National Ocean Sciences Bowl: Finding from Seventeen Years of Study.- 6. Leveraging Ocean Identity in Education to Impact Students’ Conservation Practices.- 7. Evaluating Differences in Outcomes and Participant Perspectives in Marine Science Professional Development Conducted by Informal Educators Compared to Specialized University Faculty.- 8. Implementing Ocean Literacy through the Bond of Informal and Formal Education.- 9. Evaluating Ocean Learning – The Principles and Practicalities of Evaluating Formal Education Audiences in an Informal Education Environment.- 10. Effective Practices for Fostering Empathy towards Marine Life.- Part II Practitioner.- 11. Creating Marine Outreach Programmes that Work – The Marine Institute Explorers Education Programme™.- 12. Marine Education through Cooperation: A Case Study of Opportunity in a Remote School in Taiwan.- 13. Educating with Data.- 14. Using International School Partnerships to Promote Ocean Literacy.- 15. Out of the Tower and into the Classroom: Marine Science Graduate Students as K-12 Classroom Contributors.- 16. The VIRTUE Project and the Biofilms and Biodiversity Project: An International Collaboration in Marine Science Education.- 17. Integrating Ocean Literacy in UK Curriculum-Led Field Courses.- 18. Building Capacity for Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences.- 19. Going with/against the Flow: The Challenges of an Authentic Marine Science Education.- 20. Bring the Ocean to the Classroom - Introducing Experimental Studies to Teachers with Fair or no Science Knowledge.- 21. Closer to Blue.- 22. The Two Bays Project: A Model for Providing Multidisciplinary Approaches to Monitoring, Education, Engagement and Partnership Building.- 23. Citizen Science to Engage and Empower Youth in Marine Science.- 24. Empowering Young Ocean Conservationists.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Waves in the Ocean and Atmosphere: Introduction
Book SynopsisA study of the fundamental theory of waves appropriate for first year graduate students in oceanography, meteorology and associated sciences. Starting with an elementary overview of the basic wave concept, specific wave phenomena are then examined, including: surface gravity waves, internal gravity waves, lee waves, waves in the presence of rotation, and geostrophic adjustment. Each wave topic is used to introduce either a new technique or concept in general wave theory. Emphasis is placed on connectivity between the various subjects and on the physical interpretation of the mathematical results. The book contains numerous exercises at the end of the respective chapters.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: Praise for Joseph Pedlosky's Waves in the ocean and atmosphere American Meteorological Society "This title presents a study of the fundamental theory of waves appropriate for first year graduate students. After an elementary overview of the basic wave concept, specific phenomena are then examined, including surface and internal gravity waves, lee waves, geostrophic adjustment, wave-mean flow interaction, and unstable waves. Each wave topic is used to introduce either a new technique or concept in general wave theory. Emphasis is placed on connectivity between the various subjects and on the physical interpretation of the mathematical results" "Pedlosky has spent his time well in writing Waves in the Ocean and Atmosphere. … The writing is informal and engaging. … the clarity of the figures and text is uniformly high. … my message to students and researchers working in the fields of atmospheric and oceanic dynamics is ‘buy this book’. You will find it an invaluable reference work." (Andrew J. Willmott, Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 99 (4), August, 2005) "This book is based on the author’s lecture notes for a core course on wave theory … . The treatment is avowedly informal, making the presentation more easily accessible to beginning students … . the book is a welcome contribution to the literature by a distinguished investigator … . It can benefit students whether or not it is the required text for a course, and can be used as well as a reference or guide by others. The opportunity to share the insights of a teacher … should not be missed." (John Merrill, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, April, 2005) Table of Contents1 Introduction.- 2 Kinematic Generalization.- 3 Equations of Motion; Surface Gravity Waves.- 4 Fields of Motion in Gravity Waves and Energy.- 5 The Initial Value Problem.- 6 Discussion of Initial Value Problem [Continued).- 7 Internal Gravity Waves.- 8 Internal Waves, Group Velocity and Reflection.- 9 WKB Theory for Internal Gravity Waves.- 10 Vertical Propagation of Waves: Steady Flow and the Radiation Condition.- 11 Rotation and Potential Vorticity.- 12 Large-Scale Hydrostatic Motions.- 13 Shallow Water Waves in a Rotating Fluid; Poincare and Kelvin Waves.- 14 Rossby Waves.- 15 Rossby Waves (Continued), Quasi-Geostrophy.- 16 Energy and Energy Flux in Rossby Waves.- 17 Laplace Tidal Equations and the Vertical Structure Equation.- 18 Equatorial Beta-Plane and Equatorial Waves.- 19 Stratified Quasi-Geostrophic Motion and Instability Waves.- 20 Energy Equation and Necessary Conditions for Instability.- 21 Wave-Mean Flow Interaction.- Problems.- References.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Ocean Dynamics
Book SynopsisOcean Dynamics’ is a concise introduction to the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the common approximations for geophysical fluid dynamics, presenting a comprehensive approach to large-scale ocean circulation theory. The book is written on the physical and mathematical level of graduate students in theoretical courses of physical oceanography, meteorology and environmental physics. An extensive bibliography and index, extensive side notes and recommendations for further reading, and a comparison with the specific atmospheric physics where applicable, makes this volume also a useful reading for researchers. Each of the four parts of the book – fundamental laws, common approximations, ocean waves, oceanic turbulence and eddies, and selected aspects of ocean dynamics – starts with elementary considerations, blending then classical topics with more advanced developments of fluid mechanics and theoretical oceanography. The last part covers the theory of the global wind-driven circulation in homogeneous and stratified regimes, the circulation and overturning in the Southern Ocean, and the global meridional overturning and thermohaline-driven circulation. Emphasis is placed on simple physical models rather than access to extensive numerical results, enabling students to understand and reproduce the complex theory mostly by analytical means. All equations and models are derived in detail and illustrated by numerous figures. The appendix provides short excursions into the mathematical background, such as vector analysis, statistics, and differential equationsTrade ReviewFrom the book reviews:“The aim of the present book is a thorough and careful representation of the ocean dynamics. … The excellent comprehensive work is intended for graduate students of physical oceanography, meteorology, geophysics and general physics, as well as to any reader interested in a thorough discussion of ocean dynamics. The volume is also useful for researchers working in the field of climate physics.” (Claudia-Veronika Meister, zbMATH, Vol. 1296, 2014)Table of ContentsPart I Fundamental Laws.- Preliminaries.- Conservation Laws for Moving Fluids.- Part II Common Approximations.- Approximations Derived from Mode Filtering.- Approximations Relating to Density Changes and Geometric Conditions.- Geostrophic and Quasi-Geostrophic Motions.- Part III Ocean Waves.- Sound Waves.- Gravity Waves.- Long Waves.- Lagrangian Theory of Ocean Waves.- Forced Waves.- Part IV Oceanic Turbulence and Eddies.- Small-Scale Turbulence.- Geostrophic Turbulence.- Part V Aspects of Ocean Circulation Theory.- Forcing of the Ocean.- The Wind-Driven Circulation.- The Meridional Overturning of the Oceans.- The Circulation of the Southern Ocean.- Part VI Appendix.- Mathematical Basics.- Models of the Ocean Circulation List of Symbols.- Index.
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Springer Impact of Littoral Environmental Variability on Acoustic Predictions and Sonar Performance
Book SynopsisThe limiting influence of the environment on sonar has long been recognised as a major challenge to science and technology. As the area of interest shifts towards the lit toral, environmental influences become dominant both in time and space. The manyfold challenges encompass prediction, measurement, assessment and adaptive responses to maximize the effectiveness of systems. Although MCM and ASW activities are dom inated in different ways and scales by the environment, both warfare areas have had to consider the significantly changing requirements posed by operations in the littoraL The fundamental scientific issues involved in developing models relating acoustics to the environment are matched in difficulty by the need for data for their validation and eventual practical use for prediction. In many instances the need is for on-line adaptation of systems to changing circumstances whilst other needs are for the Ionger term planning activities. This book and the attached full-color CD are the proceedings of a conference organ ised by the SACLANT Undersea Research Centre, held at Villa Marigola, Lerici, Italy, on 16-20 September 2002. The fundamental problems associated with environmental 1 variability and sonar were explored at a previous SACLANTCEN conference in 1990. These problems have not gone away but, on the one hand are exaggerated by the move to the littoral and on the other hand, are open to treatrnent in new ways that advances in technology and computer power allow.Table of ContentsPreface. Section 1: Ocean variability. Acoustic effects of environmental variability in the SWARM, PRIMER and ASIAEX experiments (Invited paper); J. Lynch, et al. Acoustic intensity variability in a shallow water environment; B.H. Pasewark, et al. Combination of acoustics with high resolution oceanography (Invited paper); J. Sellschopp, et al. Effect of hurricane Michael on the underwater acoustic environment of the Scotian Shelf; D. Hutt, et al. High-frequency acoustic propagation in the presence of oceanographic variability; M. Badiey, et al. Instrumented tow cable measurements of temperature variability of the water column; A.A. Ruffa, M.T. Sundvik. Mesoscale - small scale oceanic variability effects on underwater acoustic signal propagation; E. Coelho. Spatial coherence of signals forward scattered from the sea surface in the East China Sea (Invited paper); P.H. Dahl. Variability in high frequency acoustic backscattering in the water column; A.C. Lavery, et al. Section 2: Seabed variability. Intra- and inter-regional geoacoustic variability in the littoral (Invited paper); C.W. Holland. Acoustic and in-situ techniques for measuring the spatial variability of seabed geoacoustic parameters in littoral environments; J.C. Osler, et al. Measurements of bottom variability during SWAT New Jersey Shelf experiment; A. Turgut, et al. Mapping seabed variability using combined echosounder and XBPs for sonar performance prediction; K.M. Kelly, G.J. Heald. Variability of shear wave speed and attenuation in surficial marine sediments; M.D. Richardson. In-situ determination of the variability of seafloor acoustic properties: An example from the ONR Geoclutter area; L.A. Mayer, et al. Calculation of in situ acousticwave properties in marine sediments; B.J. Kraft, et al. Sub-bottom variability characterization using surface acoustic waves; M.E. Zakharia. The influence of noise and coherence fluctuations on a new geo-acoustic inversion technique; C.H. Harrison. Estimating shallow water bottom geo-acoustic parameters using ambient noise; D. Tang. Effect of environmental variability on model-based signal processing: Review of experimental results in the Mediterranean; J.-P. Hermand. Rapid geoacoustic characterization for limiting environmental uncertainty for sonar system performance prediction; K.D. Heaney, H. Cox. Environmental uncertainty in acoustic inversion; S.E. Dosso, M.J. Wilmut. Measuring the azimuthal variability of acoustic backscatter from littoral seabeds; P.C. Hines, et al. Backscatter from elastic ocean bottoms: Using the small slope model to assess acoustical variability and uncertainty; R.F. Gragg, et al. Spatial and temporal variability in bottom roughness: Implications to high frequency subcritical penetration and backscatter; K.L. Williams, et al. Variability of bottom backscattering strength in the 10-500 kHz band at shallow grazing angles; N.P. Chotiros. Predicting scattered envelope statistics of patchy seafloors; A.P. Lyons, et al. The effect of seabed backscattering variability on the probability of detection and on the performance of seabed classification algorithms; E. Pouliquen, et al. Section 3: Acoustic fluctuations: Measurements. Effects of environmental variability on acoustic propagation loss in shallow water; T. Akal. Broadband acoustic signal variability in two 'typical' shallow-water regions; P.L. Nielsen, et al. Variability, coherence and predictability of shallow water acoustic propagation in the Straits of Florida; H.A. DeFerrari, et al. Ambient no
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Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Coupled AtmosphereOcean Dynamics
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. Energy balance and transport 3. Tropical convection and planetary-scale circulation 4. The Madden-Julian Oscillation 5. Summer monsoons 6. Subtropical climate: Trade winds and low clouds 7. Equatorial Oceanography 8. Coupled feedbacks and tropical climatology 9. El Niño, the Southern Oscillation, and the global influence 10. Tropical Atlantic Variability 11. Indian Ocean variability 12. Extratropical variability and the influence on the tropics 13. Global warming: Thermodynamic effects 14. Regional climate change Epilogue
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Princeton University Press Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics
Book SynopsisOcean Biogeochemical Dynamics provides a broad theoretical framework upon which graduate students and upper-level undergraduates can formulate an understanding of the processes that control the mean concentration and distribution of biologically utilized elements and compounds in the ocean. Though it is written as a textbook, it will also be of interest to more advanced scientists as a wide-ranging synthesis of our present understanding of ocean biogeochemical processes. The first two chapters of the book provide an introductory overview of biogeochemical and physical oceanography. The next four chapters concentrate on processes at the air-sea interface, the production of organic matter in the upper ocean, the remineralization of organic matter in the water column, and the processing of organic matter in the sediments. The focus of these chapters is on analyzing the cycles of organic carbon, oxygen, and nutrients. The next three chapters round out the authors'' coverage of ocean biogeochemical cycles with discussions of silica, dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity, and CaCO3. The final chapter discusses applications of ocean biogeochemistry to our understanding of the role of the ocean carbon cycle in interannual to decadal variability, paleoclimatology, and the anthropogenic carbon budget. The problem sets included at the end of each chapter encourage students to ask critical questions in this exciting new field. While much of the approach is mathematical, the math is at a level that should be accessible to students with a year or two of college level mathematics and/or physics.Trade Review"This textbook is a monumental and masterful achievement, and the authors should be congratulated both for taking on this important task and for the end result... Every serious student and post-doc in this discipline, and all senior practitioners, should purchase or borrow a copy of this book and read it from cover to cover."--David M. Karl, Bulletin of the American Society for Limnology and Oceanography "Readers of Environmental Conservation with an interest in marine biogeochemistry and earth system science are encouraged to purchase or borrow this book. It is a comprehensive text on a complex and timely topic, and is one that will enlighten students and professionals alike. The authors are to be congratulated on their tour-de-force."--Peter Burkill, Environmental ConservationTable of ContentsPreface xi Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Chemical Composition of the Ocean 1 1.2 Distribution of Chemicals in the Ocean 7 1.3 Chapter Conclusion and Outline of Book 15 Problems 16 Chapter 2: Tracer Conservation and Ocean Transport 19 2.1 Tracer Conservation Equation 19 Advection and Diffusion Components 19 Application to Box Models 22 2.2 Wind-Driven Circulation 23 Equations of Motion 27 Ekman Transport 28 Gyre Circulation 30 2.3 Wind-Driven Circulation in the Stratified Ocean 33 Basic Concepts 34 Ocean Stratification 34 Geostrophic Equations 37 Gyre Circulation with Stratification 37 Insights from the Potential Vorticity Distribution 38 Insights from Tracers 39 Insights from the Thermal Wind Relationship 42 2.4 Deep Ocean Circulation 46 Observations 46 Models 52 Summary of Deep Ocean Circulation 57 2.5 Time-Varying Flows 59 Mesoscale Variability 60 Interannual to Decadal Variability 61 Tropical Variability 61 Extratropical Variability 66 Problems 69 Chapter 3: Air-Sea Interface 73 3.1 Introduction 73 3.2 Gas Solubilities 75 3.3 Gas Exchange 80 Stagnant Film Model 81 Laboratory Studies 83 Field Studies 86 Gas Transfer Velocity Models 89 3.4 Applications 95 Problems 100 Chapter 4: Organic Matter Production 102 4.1 Introduction 102 Nutrient Supply 105 Light 111 Efficiency of the Biological Pump 111 Outline 114 4.2 Ecosystem Processes 115 Nutrients 115 Composition of Organic Matter 115 Limiting Nutrient 117 Paradigm of Surface Ocean Nitrogen Cycling 117 Phytoplankton 123 Classification of Organisms 123 Phytoplankton Distribution and Productivity 128 Modeling Photosynthesis 131 Zooplankton 135 Bacteria 137 4.3 Analysis of Ecosystem Behavior 138 Role of Light Supply 139 Classical Ecosystem Models 142 N-P Model--Bottom-up Limitation 142 N-P-Z Model--Top-Down Limitation 144 Adding the Microbial Loop 146 Multiple Size Class Ecosystem Models 147 The Model 147 Influence of Micronutrients 149 Applications 150 North Pacific versus North Atlantic 152 Oligotrophic Region 155 4.4 A Synthesis 157 The Regeneration Loop 158 The Export Pathway 158 The Role of Iron 160 Conclusions 162 Problems 168 Chapter 5: Organic Matter Export and Remineralization 173 5.1 Introduction 173 Nutrient and Oxygen Distributions 173 Remineralizaton Reactions 178 Preformed and Remineralized Components 179 Dissolved and Particulate Organic Matter 180 Outline 181 5.2 Oxygen 181 Separation of Preformed and Remineralized Components 181 Deep Ocean Oxygen Utilization Rates 182 Thermocline Oxygen Utilization Rates 183 5.3 Nitrogen and Phosphorus 186 Stoichiometric Ratios 186 Phosphate 188 The Nitrogen Cycle 189 N* as a Tracer of Denitrification 189 N* as a Tracer of N2 Fixation 195 The Oceanic Nitrogen Budget 196 Nitrous Oxide 197 5.4 Organic Matter Cycling 200 Particulate Organic Matter 200 Overview 200 Particle Flux 203 The Role of Ballast 206 Particle Remineralization 207 Models of Particle Interactions 209 Dissolved Organic Matter 211 5.5 Models 215 Model Development 215 Sensitivity Studies 217 Applications: Control of Oceanic Oxygen 221 Problems 222 Chapter 6: Remineralization and Burial in the Sediments 227 6.1 Introduction 227 Observations 227 Sediment Properties and Processes 229 Remineralization Reactions 233 6.2 Sediment Diagenesis Models 236 Pore Waters 237 Solids 241 6.3 Remineralization 245 Oxic Sediments 246 Anoxic Sediments 250 Dissolved Organic Carbon 253 6.4 Burial 255 The Substrate 255 The Oxidant 256 Protection by Mineral Adsorption 257 Synthesis 258 6.5 Organic Matter Budget 260 Problems 267 Chapter 7: Silicate Cycle 270 7.1 Introduction 270 Water Column Observations 271 Sediment Observations 271 Outline 278 7.2 Euphotic Zone 278 Diatoms 278 Opal Production and Export 280 7.3 Water Column 285 Opal 286 Silicic Acid 288 7.4 Sediments 295 Opal Dissolution and Burial 295 Opal Chemistry 299 7.5 Conclusion 308 Overview 308 Marine Si Budget 309 Long-Term Homeostasis 311 Problems 313 Chapter 8: Carbon Cycle 318 8.1 Introduction 319 8.2 Inorganic Carbon Chemistry 322 8.3 The Surface Ocean 327 Annual Mean Distribution 327 Physical Processes 328 Biological Processes 331 Vector Diagrams 334 Seasonal Variability 335 Subtropical Gyres 337 North Atlantic 340 North Pacific 341 8.4 Water Column 342 Outline 342 Pump Components 342 The Biological Pumps 345 The Gas Exchange Pump 347 Global Mean 347 Atlantic versus Pacific 349 8.5 Carbon Pumps and Surface Fluxes 352 Problems 355 Chapter 9: Calcium Carbonate Cycle 359 9.1 Introduction 359 9.2 Production 362 Organisms 362 Export Estimates 363 Inorganic-to-Organic Carbon Export Ratio 363 9.3 Water Column Processes 365 CaCO3 Solubility 365 Variations in Saturation State 368 Carbonate Ion Distribution 368 Water Column Dissolution 371 9.4 Diagenesis 374 CaCO3 Dissolution in Sediments 374 Modeling CaCO3 Diagenesis 379 Model Applications 379 Concluding Remarks 384 9.5 Calcium Carbonate Compensation 384 CaCO3 Homeostat 384 CaCO3 Compensation 386 Problems 389 Chapter 10: Carbon Cycle, CO2, and Climate 392 10.1 Introduction 392 Greenhouse Effect 394 Global Warming 396 Outline 398 10.2 The Anthropogenic Perturbation 399 Capacity Constraints 400 Buffering by Dissolved Carbonate 400 Buffering by Sediment CaCO3 401 Buffering by Weathering 402 Kinetic Constraints 402 Atmospheric Pulse Response 402 Ocean Uptake and Buffering with Dissolved Carbonate 403 Buffering by Sediment CaCO3 405 Anthropogenic CO2 Uptake 405 Direct Estimation 406 Reconstruction of Anthropogenic CO2 Inventory 408 The Atmospheric Oxygen Method 413 The Role of Biology 414 Future CO2 Uptake 415 10.3 Interannual to Decadal Timescale Variability 417 Tropical Variability 419 Extratropical Variability 423 10.4 Glacial-Interglacial Atmospheric CO2 Changes 429 Setting the Scene 431 Terrestrial Biosphere Carbon Loss 431 Salinity Changes 432 Temperature Changes 434 Fundamental Mechanisms 435 Southern Ocean Dominance 435 Equilibration of Low-Latitude Changes 436 Closing the Southern Ocean Window 440 Physical Mechanisms 442 Biological Mechanisms 443 Observational Constraints 444 A Role for the Regions outside the Southern Ocean? 446 Circulation Scenarios 447 Soft-Tissue Pump Scenarios 447 Alkalinity and Carbonate Pump Scenarios 449 A Synthesis Scenario 452 Problems 454 Appendix 459 References 461 Index 495
£80.00
The University of Chicago Press The Deep
Book SynopsisCombining the scientific discoveries with color imagery, this title takes readers on a voyage into the darkest realms of the ocean. It features more than two hundred color photographs of terrifying sea monsters, fossils, and ethereal bioluminescent creatures. It examines the biology of deep-sea organisms, and the history of deep-sea exploration.Trade Review"The Deep is not only the most stunningly beautiful book about the sea ever produced, but also a work of scientific substance, articulated by some of the best, most experienced deep-sea scientists of our time. Even for those of us who have been enchanted by the wondrous life of the deep sea through direct engagement, this book renews the spirit and makes it possible to share with others a vicarious glimpse of the wild ocean." - Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Society "Leafing through The Deep's many pages of awe-inspiring images reminded me of a similar experience I had when I was very young leafing through William Beebe's articles in National Geographic, which inspired me to become an undersea explorer. I know The Deep will have a similar effect on the next generation of explorers." - Robert Ballard, discoverer of the wreck of the Titanic"
£49.40
John Murray Press Ocean
Book SynopsisFrom the icy oceans of our poles to remote coral islands, David Attenborough has filmed in every ocean habitat on planet earth. Now, with long-term collaborator Colin Butfield, he shares the story of our last great, critical wilderness, and the one which shapes the land we live on, regulates our climate and creates the air we breathe.Through one hundred years, eight unique ocean habitats, countless intriguing species - and through personal stories, history and cutting-edge science - Ocean uncovers the mystery, the wonder and the frailty of the most unexplored habitat on our planet. And it shows its remarkable resilience: it is the part of our world that can, and in some cases has, recovered the fastest, and in our lifetimes we could see a fully restored marine world, even richer and more spectacular than we could possibly hope, if we act now.It is a book almost a century in the making, but one that has never been more urgently needed.
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