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This book presents essential new insights in research and applications concerning spatial information technologies and coastal disaster prevention modeling for oceanic and coastal regions. As a new research domain of Digital Earth, it covers the latest scientific and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-09-23
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The only book that offers a comprehensive and fully up-to-date coverage of hydroacoustic ocean exploration, this work deals with the diagnostics of non-uniformities in a water medium using the hydroacoustic parametric antenna.The non-uniformities of the water medium in...
Editeur :
Wiley-Scrivener
Parution :
2016-09-06
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Marine geochemistry uses chemical elements and their isotopes to study how the ocean works in terms of ocean circulation, chemical composition, biological activity and atmospheric CO2 regulation. This rapidly growing field is at a crossroad for many disciplines...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-09-02
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Upwelling systems are special places in the oceans where nutrient-enriched water is brought into the euphotic zone to fuel phytoplankton blooms that, via marine food-web interactions, create the world’s richest fish resources. This book introduces the reader to the...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-08-29
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The Terrestrial Water Cycle: Natural and Human-Induced Changes is a comprehensive volume that investigates the changes in the terrestrial water cycle and the natural and anthropogenic factors that cause these changes. This volume brings together recent progress and...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
Parution :
2016-07-25
Collection :
Geophysical Monograph Series
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This handbook is the definitive reference for the interdisciplinary field that is ocean engineering. It integrates the coverage of fundamental and applied material and encompasses a diverse spectrum of systems, concepts and operations in the maritime environment, as...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-07-23
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This book is about the more than 4,000 beach systems that form most of the 9000 km long Brazilian coast. It focuses on the beaches of each of the seventeen coastal states and three oceanic islands, their nature, morphodynamics and status. It is a must for anyone who...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-07-19
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Studying the Ocean Planet requires measuring and sampling instruments to feed models that take into account its complexity. This book presents the diversity of observation and monitoring techniques at various scales, but also different kinds of model that take into...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2016-07-14
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The first evidence on the adverse effects of organic pollutants on Arctic ecosystems was provided by international research initiatives more than 30 years ago. Today, the indigenous people of the North are considered to be affected by exposure to persistent organic...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-07-01
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This book informs environmental planning professionals, students and those interested in oceans and coasts from an environmental perspective about what is needed for planning and management of these unique environments. It is comprised of twelve chapters organized in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-09
Collection :
Geotechnologies and the Environment
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This monograph is a compilation of a number of research studies presented in fourteen chapters dealing with the impact and restoration of coastal environments that have been affected by earthquakes and tsunamis. The focus is mainly on rivers, estuaries, coastal lagoons,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-04-14
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This university-level reference work covers a range of remote sensing techniques that are useful for mapping and visualizing benthic environments on continental shelves. Chapters focus on overviews of the history and future of seafloor mapping techniques, cartographical...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-03-24
Collection :
Coastal Research Library
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This book consists of the articles from the
special issue of “‘Hot Spots’ in the Climate System” in the Journal of Oceanography,
Vol. 71 No. 5, 2015, comprising 9 chapters that cover a wide spectrum of
topics.This spinoff book is a collection of papers on the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-03-17
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Deep Earth: Physics and Chemistry of the Lower Mantle and Core highlights recent advances and the latest views of the deep Earth from theoretical, experimental, and observational approaches and offers insight into future research directions on the deep Earth. In recent...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
Parution :
2016-03-07
Collection :
Geophysical Monograph Series
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This title brings to light the discoveries and insights into the lives of many marine species made possible over the last decade by passive acoustic recorders (PAR). Pop-ups, ARF, HARP, EAR, Bprobe, C-POD Atag, and Dtag are the acronyms of some of the many PARs that...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-02-25
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The book presents recent research on marine ecology in different parts of the world. It aims to shed light on relevant topics for budding marine ecologists.The “blue soup” of Planet Earth, which comprises both biotic and abiotic components, is essential to keeping the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-02-02
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This book presents cutting-edge remote sensing research, outlining the advanced use of European Space Agency (ESA) satellite data in the context of climate change. The ESA, through its Support to Science Element (STSE) Programme, funds a network of young post-doc...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-01-13
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This book is based on the project “Development and Validation of High Resolution Climate System Models” with the support of the National Key Basic Research Project under grant No. 2010CB951900. It demonstrates the major advances in the development of new, dynamical...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-01-11
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The book describes different approaches to the analysis of heat and dynamic processes in the ocean-atmospheric interface with satellite passive radiometric observations at microwaves. It examines the feasibility of determining synoptic, seasonal and year-to-year...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2015-12-18
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The governance of seas and oceans, defined as all forms of social participation in decision-making on the marine environment, is here mainly from a legal perspective view with the Law of the Sea as a determinant.The book presents the main aspects of maritime law and the...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2015-11-04
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