Environmental Oceanography [Hardcover]

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.The second edition of Environmental Oceanography is the first textbook to link the needs of the coastal oceanographer and the environmental practitionerCoastal OceanographyShore ProcessesWavesTidesWater CompositionWater CirculationBoundary LayersMixingCoastal MeteorologyEstuaries and ReefsDirect and Remote SensingData AnalysisCoastal AssessmentUS? 1997 by Tom Beer