E-Book, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Web PDF
Beer Environmental Oceanography
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-7967-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
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An Introduction to the Behaviour of Coastal Waters
E-Book, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Web PDF
ISBN: 978-1-4832-7967-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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1;Front Cover;2
2;Environmental Oceanography: An Introduction to the Behaviour of Coastal Waters;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;16
5;Dedication;6
6;Preface;8
7;Acknowledgements;10
8;List of Symbols;19
9;Acronyms;22
10;CHAPTER 1. Coastal Oceanography;24
10.1;1.1 Introduction;24
10.2;1.2 Coastal Waters;25
10.3;1.3 Fishing and Biology;29
10.4;1.4 Economics and Geology;33
10.5;1.5 Units and Dimensions;38
10.6;Further Reading;40
11;CHAPTER 2. Shore Processes;43
11.1;2.1 Introduction;43
11.2;2.2 Wave Refraction;44
11.3;2.3 Breakers;46
11.4;2.4 Beach Processes;49
11.5;2.5 Coastal Engineering;54
11.6;2.6 Coastal Zone Management;56
11.7;Further Reading;59
12;CHAPTER 3. Waves;60
12.1;3.1 Surface Waves;61
12.2;3.2 Energy Propagation;64
12.3;3.3 Wave Set-up;68
12.4;3.4 Wave Spectra;71
12.5;3.5 Trapped Waves;76
12.6;3.6 Long Wavelength Waves;78
12.7;3.7 Internal Waves;82
12.8;3.8 Seasickness;83
12.9;Further Reading;84
13;CHAPTER 4. Tides;86
13.1;4.1 Astronomical Tides;87
13.2;4.2 Dynamical Theory;90
13.3;4.3 Tidal Prediction;92
13.4;4.4 Tidal Power;96
13.5;4.5 Long Period Tides;100
13.6;4.6 Internal Tides;101
13.7;4.7 The Littoral Zone;103
13.8;Further Reading;104
14;CHAPTER 5. Water Composition;106
14.1;5.1 Introduction;106
14.2;5.2 Density;107
14.3;5.3 Vertical Temperature;108
14.4;5.4 Salinity;109
14.5;5.5 Dissolved Gases;113
14.6;5.6 Nutrients;117
14.7;5.7 Rivers;118
14.8;5.8 Water Quality;119
14.9;Further Reading;122
15;CHAPTER 6. Water Circulation;123
15.1;6.1 Introduction;123
15.2;6.2 Pressure Forces;125
15.3;6.3 The Coriolis Force;129
15.4;6.4 Diffusion;134
15.5;6.5 Viscosity (Fluid Friction);137
15.6;Further Reading;138
16;CHAPTER 7. Boundary Layers;140
16.1;7.1 Introduction;140
16.2;7.2 Ekman Layers;142
16.3;7.3 Benthic Boundary Layers;148
16.4;7.4 Coastal Boundary Layer;149
16.5;Further Reading;151
17;CHAPTER 8. Mixing;153
17.1;8.1 Turbulence;153
17.2;8.2 Convection;155
17.3;8.3 Turbulent Entrainment;157
17.4;8.4 Dispersion;159
17.5;8.5 Oceanic Fronts;162
17.6;8.6 Large-scale Mixing;164
17.7;Further Reading;167
18;CHAPTER 9. Coastal Meteorology;169
18.1;9.1 Introduction;169
18.2;9.2 The Hydrological Cycle;169
18.3;9.3 Winds;176
18.4;9.4 Aerosols;183
18.5;9.5 Oil Spills;184
18.6;9.6 Coastal Lows;188
18.7;Further Reading;190
19;CHAPTER 10. Estuaries and Reefs;192
19.1;10.1 Introduction;192
19.2;10.2 Geomorphological Classification of Estuaries;193
19.3;10.3 Estuarine Hydrology;195
19.4;10.4 Estuarine Pollution;201
19.5;10.5 Coral Reefs;208
19.6;Further Reading;211
20;CHAPTER 11. Direct and Remote Sensing;214
20.1;11.1 Instruments and Methods;214
20.2;11.2 Remote Sensing;218
20.3;11.3 Acoustics;219
20.4;11.4 Electromagnetic Radiation;225
20.5;11.5 Marine Optics;227
20.6;11.6 Radar;235
20.7;11.7 Satellites;236
20.8;Further Reading;240
21;CHAPTER 12. Data Analysis;242
21.1;12.1 Data Presentation;242
21.2;12.2 Data Analysis and Statistics;243
21.3;12.3 Time-series Analysis;246
21.4;12.4 Modelling;252
21.5;12.5 Ecosystems Analysis;256
21.6;Further Reading;258
22;CHAPTER 13. Coastal Assessment;259
22.1;13.1 Introduction;259
22.2;13.2 Cost-Benefit Analysis;261
22.3;13.3 Aquatic Ecosystems;262
22.4;13.4 Pollution;265
22.5;Further Reading;269
23;APPENDIX 1: Some Physical Quantities in SI units;271
24;APPENDIX 2: Sample Equipment List;272
24.1;THIS LIST IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE;272
25;APPENDIX 3. Wave Glossary;275
26;APPENDIX 4. Oceanographic Glossary;277
27;Index;280
