The Sea, Ideas and Observations on Progress in the Study of the SeasKenneth H. Brink, Allan R. Robinson The Sea is a prestigious series with a history going back to the classic three volume treatise published by Wiley in 1962-63. Now, under the leadership of Allan Robinson, the series is again being extended with five new volumes currently planned that emphasizing the interaction of physical, chemical and biological oceanography. "Coastal Ocean Phenomena" is the first of these new volumes, and it deals with the general principles governing ocean phenomena in regions of shallower water near land. Processes such as tidal effects, global sea level changes, biological productivity, and sediment transport are analyzed. Models and methods are emphasized, including remote sensing, models of coastal ocean circulation, and data acquisition. Volume 10 presents the general principles, and volume 11 is organized geographically to presents the results of 35 of regional studies: Eastern North America, the Caribbean, the North Sea and Baltic, the Mediterranean Sea, and so forth. Volume 10 is a readable and systematic introduction to coastal oceanography that is suitable for use with college courses, while volume 11 is a much larger reference work. Note that volumes 10 and 11 are available together as a set (ISBN 0471-11543-6, tent $175.00.). |
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WINDDRIVEN CURRENTS OVER THE CONTINENTAL SHELF | 17 |
TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS STRAITS AND THE BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER | 63 |
AIRSEA INTERACTION IN THE COASTAL ZONE by Gerald L Geernaert | 89 |
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ADCP advection along-shelf alongshore Arctic areas Atlantic Atmos baroclinic barotropic basin benthic biological buoyancy chlorophyll coast coastal current coastal ocean coastal zone coefficient continental shelf continental slope cross-shelf current meter cycle data assimilation Deep-Sea Res dense water density depth discharge ecosystem eddies effects Ekman Ekman transport equation estimate estuary flow flux fronts Geophys geostrophic global gradient Gulf Gulf of Maine halocline horizontal input interaction isobaths marine measurements mixing nonlinear nutrients observations Oceanogr Oceanography offshore open ocean organic carbon parameter Phys phytoplankton plankton plume polynyas primary production primitive equation problem processes profiles recruitment region River rotation salinity sampling satellite scales sea level sea level rise sediment sensors Shelf Res shelf seas shelf water shelves simulated slope spatial Strait stratification structure surface Syvitski temperature tidal tide tion topography transport turbulence upwelling variability vector velocity vertical water column waves wind stress Yellow River yrą zooplankton