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Rip Currents: Beach Safety, Physical Oceanography, and Wave Modeling

Editat de Stephen Leatherman, John Fletemeyer
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 apr 2017
Rip Currents: Beach Safety, Physical Oceanography, and Wave Modeling is the culmination of research from over 100 coastal scientists, engineers, forecast meteorologists, lifeguard chiefs, and other practitioners from around the world who participated in the 1st International Rip Current Symposium. These experts identify advancements in research that will lead to a better understanding of the dynamics, mechanisms, and predictability of these dangerous currents, and lower the number of rip current drownings.
Edited by Stephen Leatherman and John Fletemeyer, the book covers:
  • The full spectrum of rip current research and outreach initiatives on all four U.S. coasts (Atlantic, Gulf, Pacific, and Great Lakes) as well as the countries of Brazil, U.K., Japan, and Australia
  • Scientific techniques used to study rip currents including field investigation and numerical modeling
  • Field research involving the use of water-based sensors, video technology, and remote sensing
  • The development of public education programs through various outreach programs and campaigns as well as an evaluation of their overall effectiveness
Rip Currents’ sixteen chapters run the gamut from technical aspects of rip currents to beach safety management strategies. Whether dealing with determining rip current occurrence, hydrodynamic processes, prediction, or mitigating rip current hazards to enhance beach safety, each chapter provides a vignette that is distinct in its own right but also linked to or integrated with other chapters in the book. This comprehensive treatment presents an integrated, international perspective on a coastal process that is only now becoming better understood by the scientific community, and which has great importance to public safety on the world's beaches.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138075276
ISBN-10: 1138075272
Pagini: 310
Ilustrații: approx 30 equations + 16 page color insert; 24 Tables, black and white; 152 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press

Cuprins

Introduction-The Disconnect Between Rip Current Research and Public Education. Approaches for Predicting Rips. Why Rip Current Warnings Fail. Public Perception about Rip Currents. Rip Modeling: Towards Better Understanding of these Powerful Currents. Rips and Public Safety on Israeli Beaches. Rip Currents and Beach Safety in Japan. Rip Dynamics along California Beaches. Rips and Beach Hazard Ratings on British Coasts. Approaches for More Effective Educational Programs for Beach Safety.


Notă biografică

Dr. Stephen Leatherman, Professor and Director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University, has authored/edited 16 books on coastal science, including one on beach safety published by Yale University Press in 2003. He holds his doctorate in coastal environmental sciences from the University of Virginia (1976).

Descriere

An examination of advances in rip current research, this book provides a better understanding of the dynamics, mechanisms, and predictability of rip currents. A practical guide, it bridges the gap between rip current science and the implementation of appropriate public safety education. Coverage includes rip current prediction and modeling; case studies from the UK, Brasil, the United States, and Japan; rip currents in the Great Lakes; public safety procedures; the legal implications of rip current drowning; and more.