Changing sea levels

Effects of tides, weather and climate

David Pugh

268 pages, parution le 05/04/2004

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Flooding of coastal communities is one of the major causes of environmental disasters world-wide. This textbook explains at a basic level, how sea levels are affected by astronomical tides, by weather effects that generate extreme flooding events, and over the longer term by ocean circulation and climate trends. It also indicates how sea level changes are related to changing risks, coastal dynamics, geology and biology; and outlines some of the economic and legal implications. Based on courses taught by the author in the UK and the USA, this book is aimed at undergraduate students at all levels, with the text developed in such a way that non-basic mathematics is confined to Appendices. Changing Sea Levels will also interest and inform professionals in many fields including hydrography, coastal engineering, geology, biology and also coastal planning and economics.

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Introduction and measurements
Tidal forces and patterns
Analysis and prediction
Tidal dynamics
Tides near the coast
Weather and other effects
Mean sea level
Extreme sea levels
Tidal influences

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	David Pugh
Parution	05/04/2004
Nb. de pages	268
Format	17,5 x 24,7
Couverture	Broché
Poids	530g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521532181
ISBN13	978-0-521-53218-1