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Nonlinear Ocean Waves & the Inverse Scattering Transform
Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 95.95For more than 200 years, the Fourier Transform has been one of the most important mathematical tools for understanding the dynamics of linear wave trains. Nonlinear Ocean Waves and the Inverse Scattering Transform presents the development of the nonlinear Fourier analysis of measured space and time series, which can be found in a wide variety of... more...
Marine Science Experiments
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 48.00The oceans directly influence climate and weather, affecting our daily lives in many ways. Marine science includes all of the sciences related to the sea, including marine biology and oceanography. Providing teachers with new and innovative classroom investigations in a clear and accessible format, Marine Science Experiments presents 20 experiments... more...
Das Image der Katastrophenhilfe seit dem Tsunami
Diplomica Verlag 2010; US$ 14.32Im Dezember 2004 kam es vor Sumatra zu einem Seebeben. Insgesamt waren zwölf Länder von den Auswirkungen des darauffolgenden Tsunamis betroffen und Menschen aus über 50 Ländern verloren ihr Leben. Weltweit kam es zu einem unvergleichlichen Spendenaufkommen und zu großer Hilfsbereitschaft. Nach dem Tsunami in Asien wurden alleine in der Schweiz durch... more...
The Power of the Sea
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 16.99The Power of the Sea describes our struggle to understand the physics of the sea, so we can use that knowledge to predict when the sea will unleash its fury against us. In a wide-sweeping narrative spanning much of human history, Bruce Parker, former chief scientist of the National Ocean Service, interweaves thrilling and often moving stories of... more...
Unsolved Mysteries of the Sea
Dundurn 2004; US$ 22.99Explores the intriguing mysteries of the sea: How were the seas formed? What gave rise to stories of mermaids, sirens, and sea monsters? more...
The Ocean Circulation Inverse Problem
Cambridge University Press 1996; US$ 107.00This book addresses the problem of inferring the state of the ocean circulation, from a mathematical perspective. more...
Tsunami Alert
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2010; US$ 12.80After the 2004 Asian Tsunami wiped out whole communities on the Indian Ocean, Indonesias West Sumatra province learnt a startling realitythey were next. A loosely allied bunch of scientists, students and ordinary citizens struggle to make sense of this suddenly precarious location, centering on the area capital of Padang and hurrying together... more...
Do Whales Get the Bends?
A&C Black 2010; US$ 6.99Using a question and answer format, this entertaining narrativeaddresses a multitude of general interest questions about the sea, sea life,seabirds and man's relationship with the sea. Have you ever wondered: Does drinking seawater drive you mad? Do fish drink water? Does anything eat jellyfish? How do flying fish fly? Why do icebergs float? Do... more...
How the Ocean Works
Princeton University Press 2012; US$ 69.95The world's oceans account for roughly 71 percent of the planet's surface and 99 percent of its livable volume. Any study of this huge habitat requires a solid foundation in the principles that underlie marine biology and physical and chemical oceanography, yet until now undergraduate textbooks have largely presented compilations of facts rather than... more...
MOBY-DUCK
Aurum Press 2012; US$ 13.11When Donovan Hohn first heard the remarkable story of how 28,904 bath toys spilled into the Pacific en route to the US from China and have been washing up along beaches throughout the world ever since, he decided to find out more and assumed he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to some beachcombers and read up on Arctic science and geography.... more...









