Oceanography Books

New and Published Books

1. The Indian Ocean Tsunami

   Edited by Tad S. Murty, U. Aswathanarayana, Niru Nirupama

   The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 is considered to have been one of the worst natural disasters in history, affecting twelve countries, from Indonesia to Somalia. 175,000 people are believed to have lost their lives, almost 50,000 were registered as missing and 1.7 million people were...

   Published December 13th 2006 by Taylor & Francis
2. Shallow Flows

   Research Presented at the International Symposium on Shallow Flows, Delft, Netherlands, 2003

   Edited by Gerhard H. Jirka, Wim S.J. Uijttewaal

   This text presents the key findings of the International Symposium held in Delft in 2003, which explored the process of shallow flows. Shallow flows are found in lowland rivers, lakes, estuaries, bays, coastal areas and in density-stratified atmospheres, and may be observed in puddles, as in...

   Published September 14th 2004 by Taylor & Francis
3. Coastal Defences

   Processes, Problems and Solutions

   By Peter W. French

   Coastal Defences aims to present the broad spectrum of methods that engineers use to protect the coastline and investigates the sorts of issues that can arise as a result. The first section of the book examines 'traditional' hard techniques, such as sea walls and groynes, whilst the second looks at...

   Published May 16th 2001 by Routledge
4. Sustainable Ocean Governance

   A Geographical Perspective

   By Adalberto Vallega

   Series: Routledge Advances in Maritime Research

   This topical book examines ocean governance and calls for close co-operation between science and policy. Adalberto Vallega uniquely considers the ocean as a spatial complex system which must be represented as a whole and argues that scientific approaches must change to achieve progress and...

   Published September 20th 2000 by Routledge
5. Oceanography: an Earth Science Perspective

   By Dr Andy Cundy, Andy Cundy, Steve Kershaw

   This work provides a wide perspective of the oceans by examining their places in the earth sciences, drawing together all the key strands of ocean study and presenting a holistic view of ocean processes, ancient and modern....

   Published July 20th 2000 by Routledge
6. Oceanography And Marine Biology: An Annual Review

   Volume 36

   Edited by Alan Ansell, Margaret Barnes, R N Gibson, R. N. Gibson

   Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review considers basic areas of marine research, returning to them when appropriate in future volumes, and deals with subjects of special and topical importance in the field of marine biology. The thirty-sixth volume follows closely the objectives...

   Published October 8th 1998 by Taylor & Francis