Sea-Level Science: Understanding Tides, Surges, Tsunamis and Mean Sea-Level Changes
Autor David Pugh, Philip Woodworthen Limba Engleză Hardback – 23 apr 2014
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781107028197
ISBN-10: 1107028191
Pagini: 407
Ilustrații: 76 b/w illus. 178 colour illus. 35 tables
Dimensiuni: 194 x 252 x 20 mm
Greutate: 1.04 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1107028191
Pagini: 407
Ilustrații: 76 b/w illus. 178 colour illus. 35 tables
Dimensiuni: 194 x 252 x 20 mm
Greutate: 1.04 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Preface; List of acronyms; List of symbols; 1. Introduction; 2. Observations and data reduction; 3. Tidal forces; 4. Tidal analysis and prediction; 5. Tidal dynamics; 6. Shallow water and coastal tides; 7. Storm surges, meteotsunamis and other meteorological effects on sea level; 8. Tsunamis; 9. Sea-level changes in space; 10. Mean sea-level changes in time; 11. Sea-level changes in time to do with the solid Earth; 12. Sea-level applications; 13. Sea level and life; Appendix A. The basic hydrostatic and hydrodynamic equations; Appendix B. Currents; Appendix C. High and low water times and heights; Appendix D. Theoretical tidal dynamics; Appendix E. Legal definitions in the coastal zone; Glossary; References; Index.
Recenzii
'Governments and their planners responsible for management and defences against coastal flooding need the best science to identify present and future risks. This authoritative new book gives an excellent and comprehensive account of the science which underpins our understanding of sea levels, and its practical application on our changing planet.' Wendy Watson-Wright, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO
'Professors Pugh and Woodworth's book is timely, authoritative, and will certainly have a prominent place on my bookshelf. It is a unique resource for teachers of upper undergraduate to graduate level courses, and will also be used often by sea level researchers, coastal engineers and planners, and by many others with an interest in sea level.' Gary T. Mitchum, Associate Dean, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, and Chair, Global Sea Level Observing System
'The layout of this book is clear with lots of illustrations, photos, graphs and charts … I can highly recommend it as a definitive text not only for undergraduates and postgraduates, but also for those with a more general interest in the subject.' Len Wood, Weather magazine
'… this is a very good textbook and well worth the price. Students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and from a range of disciplines, now have a core textbook covering much of the subject of sea-level and sea-level change. It will certainly be sitting within easy reach on my shelf, and it will most certainly form a new basis for my own teaching on tides and waves.' Mattias Green, Ocean Challenge
'… qualitative, readable, and a superb summary of scientific understanding to date … The discussion here about climate change induced variability is outstanding, with a nuanced presentation of projections issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC) from 1990 through 2014.' J. J. P. Smith, Bulletin of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
'Sea-Level Science will immediately become a useful and practical reference for government and private-industry educators, academic researchers, and coastal scientists and engineers, whether or not they are directly involved in the field of oceanography. … It's not easy to hit the mark when attempting to cover a broad array of subjects and treat each one comprehensively. That mark has been hit in Sea-Level Science.' Stephen Gill, Physics Today
'Professors Pugh and Woodworth's book is timely, authoritative, and will certainly have a prominent place on my bookshelf. It is a unique resource for teachers of upper undergraduate to graduate level courses, and will also be used often by sea level researchers, coastal engineers and planners, and by many others with an interest in sea level.' Gary T. Mitchum, Associate Dean, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, and Chair, Global Sea Level Observing System
'The layout of this book is clear with lots of illustrations, photos, graphs and charts … I can highly recommend it as a definitive text not only for undergraduates and postgraduates, but also for those with a more general interest in the subject.' Len Wood, Weather magazine
'… this is a very good textbook and well worth the price. Students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and from a range of disciplines, now have a core textbook covering much of the subject of sea-level and sea-level change. It will certainly be sitting within easy reach on my shelf, and it will most certainly form a new basis for my own teaching on tides and waves.' Mattias Green, Ocean Challenge
'… qualitative, readable, and a superb summary of scientific understanding to date … The discussion here about climate change induced variability is outstanding, with a nuanced presentation of projections issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC) from 1990 through 2014.' J. J. P. Smith, Bulletin of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
'Sea-Level Science will immediately become a useful and practical reference for government and private-industry educators, academic researchers, and coastal scientists and engineers, whether or not they are directly involved in the field of oceanography. … It's not easy to hit the mark when attempting to cover a broad array of subjects and treat each one comprehensively. That mark has been hit in Sea-Level Science.' Stephen Gill, Physics Today
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Descriere
This book explores sea-level change on timescales from hours to centuries, its processes and its measurement techniques, for graduate students, researchers and policy-makers.