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Physics of Tsunamis
Springer 2008; US$ 139.99Presents a comprehensive overview of tsunamis, seaquakes and other catastrophic ocean phenomena. This book describes models of tsunamis generated by a submarine earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, meteorites impact, and moving atmospheric pressure inhomogeneities. It discusses models of tsunami propagation and run-up. more...
El Nino, La Nina, and the Southern Oscillation
Elsevier Science 1989; US$ 118.00El Nino and the Southern Oscillation is by far the most striking phenomenon caused by the interplay of ocean and atmosphere. It can be explained neither in strictly oceanographic nor strictly meteorological terms. This volume provides a brief history of the subject, summarizes the oceanographic and meteorological observations and theories, and discusses... more...
The World Is Blue
National Geographic Society 2009; US$ 15.95A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how just 50 years of swift and dangerous oceanic change threatens the very existence of life on Earth. Legendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle portrays a planet teetering on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis. In recent decades we?ve learned more about the ocean... more...
The Wave
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 15.95From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devil?s Teeth , an astonishing book about colossal, ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100-feet high or taller. Until recently scientists dismissed these stories?waves that high would seem to violate the laws of... more...
Oceanography
Manson Publishing Ltd 1996; US$ 52.00Combining the skills of 40 contributors from world-renowned teaching and research establishments, this richly illustrated introduction to oceanography is suitable for coursework and appeals to a wide readership without compromising standards of scientific rigour. more...
Ebb and Flow
Dundurn 2007; US$ 26.99Drawing on history, science, and personal memories, Koppel demonstrates the complexity of tides and how they affect all our lives. more...
Moby-Duck
Penguin Group US 2011; US$ 27.95A compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity- "adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminating" (Janet Maslin, The New York Times ). When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic... more...
Ocean Waves
Cambridge University Press 1998; US$ 58.00Describes the stochastic method for ocean wave analysis - vital information for design and operation of ships. more...
Los océanos (Oceans)
Shell Education 2010; US$ 8.99An ocean biome includes the saltwater below the waves, and everything on, above, and near the surface. By covering 70% of the Earths surface, oceans provide a variety of plant and animal life to learn about. Readers will also learn about the beach, tides, cliffs, bays, coastlines, coral reefs, and tide pools. 32pp. more...
Living with the Changing California Coast
University of California Press 2005; US$ 60.00Crowded into the beautiful, narrow strip at the edge of the ocean, the large number of people who live near California's dynamic coastline often have little awareness of the hazards?waves, tides, wind, storms, rain, and runoff?that erode and impact the coast and claim property on a regular basis. This up-to-date, authoritative, and easy-to-use book,... more...









