Environmental Oceanography

Description

The second edition of Environmental Oceanography is the first textbook to link the needs of the coastal oceanographer and the environmental practitioner. The ever-increasing human impact on the environment, and particularly on the coastal zone, has led governments to carefully examine the environmental implications of development proposals. This book provides the background needed to undertake coastal oceanographic investigations and sets them in context by incorporating case studies and sample problems based on the author's experience as an environmental consultant Content: Ch. 1. Coastal Oceanography -- Ch. 2. Shore Processes -- Ch. 3. Waves -- Ch. 4. Tides -- Ch. 5. Water Composition -- Ch. 6. Water Circulation -- Ch. 7. Boundary Layers -- Ch. 8. Mixing -- Ch. 9. Coastal Meteorology -- Ch. 10. Estuaries and Reefs -- Ch. 11. Direct and Remote Sensing -- Ch. 12. Data Analysis -- Ch. 13. Coastal Assessment -- App. 1. Surfing the Internet and World Wide Web -- App. 2. Some Physical Quantities in SI Units -- App. 3. Sample Equipment List -- App. 4. Wave Glossary -- App. 5. Oceanographic Glossary.