The Nordic Seas
Editat de Burton G. Hurdleen Limba Engleză Hardback – 6 ian 1986
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780387962412
ISBN-10: 0387962417
Pagini: 777
Ilustrații: XII, 777 p.
Dimensiuni: 216 x 280 mm
Greutate: 2.1 kg
Editura: Springer
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States
ISBN-10: 0387962417
Pagini: 777
Ilustrații: XII, 777 p.
Dimensiuni: 216 x 280 mm
Greutate: 2.1 kg
Editura: Springer
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States
Public țintă
ResearchCuprins
1. Climatology.- General Aspects of the Climatology.- Sources of Information.- Climatology in the Open-Water Areas.- Case Studies at the Ice Edge.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- 2. The ICE Cover.- Landfast Ice.- The Transition Zone.- The Moving Pack Ice.- The Marginal Ice Zone.- References.- 3. The Physical Properties of the Sea Ice Cover.- Ice Types.- Ice Structure and Composition.- Lack of Physical-Property Data.- Conclusions.- References.- 4. Brief Overview of the Physical Oceanography.- Bathymetry and Circulation.- Water Masses.- Deep-Water Formation.- Ocean Fronts.- Ocean Climate.- References.- 5. The Arctic Waters.- Oceanographic Studies.- Hydrographie Conditions in Winter.- Water Masses of the Arctic Domain.- Hydrography of the Arctic Domain.- The Deep Waters.- Discussion.- References.- 6. The Sound-Speed Structure.- Sound Speed in General.- Sound Speed in the Nordic Basin.- Sound Speed in Future Applications.- Appendix: Methods for Computating Sound Speed In Sea Water and Their Validities.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 7. Features of Fjord and Ocean Interaction.- Water Masses and Exchange Processes of Fjords.- The Esturine Circulation of Fjords.- Behavior of the Intermediate Water Masses.- External Forcing of Water Exchanges in Fjords.- Renewal of Basin Water in Fjords.- References.- 8. Tides.- Harmonic Decomposition of Tides.- The Mathematical-Empirical Ocean Tide Model.- Major Features of M2 and K1 Ocean Tides.- Acknowledgment.- References.- 9. Bathymetry.- Data Base.- Previous Work.- Results.- Higher Resolution Bathymetry.- Summarizing Remarks.- References.- 10. Seafloor Topography, Sediments, and Paleoenvironments.- Physiography and Morphology.- Sediments and Paleoclimate.- Appendix: Plate Tectonics.- References.- 11. Geophysical and Geochemical Signatures and Plate Tectonics.- Earthquake Seismology, Seismicity and Stress.- Parameters of Interest.- Overview.- Seismicity and Stress Along the Midocean Ridge Including Iceland.- Intraplate Seismicity in the Eurasian Plate.- Intraplate Seismicity in the North American Plate.- Large Earthquakes.- Earthquake Recurrence Times.- Man-Made Seismic Disturbances.- Historic Volcanism.- Seismic Constraints on the Structure of the Crust and Uppermost Mantle.- Magnetotellurics and Electrical Resistivity.- Gravity, Gravity Anomalies, and the Geoid.- Magnetic Field, Magnetic Anomalies, and Seafloor Spreading.- Heat Flow.- Igneous Geochemistry and Petrology.- Early Tertiary Volcanism and Possible Antecedents.- Plate Motions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- Addendum.- Afterword.- Postface.- Acknowledgments.- Name Index.