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The El Niño-Southern Oscillation Phenomenon
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 70.00An introduction to understanding the ENSO phenomenon, given in an observational and theoretical context, and exploring its predictability and impacts. more...
Seven-Tenths
Leapfrog Press 2010; US$ 15.95A disillusioned man and a blind oceanographer find love and adventure while studying the world's oceans. more...
The Wave Watcher's Companion
Penguin Group US 2010; US$ 22.95A lively, revealing look at waves of all kinds from the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide Get ready for a global journey like no other-a passionate enthusiast's exploration of waves that begins with a quiet afternoon at the shore and ends with the world-class Hawaiian surf, making side trips to reveal the ups and downs of brain... more...
Holding Back the Sea
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 11.99Katrina's arrival on the Gulf Coast was a long time in coming. But it was assured. Since 1965, when Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans, breached a levee, and flooded part of the city, everyone was waiting and talking about when the Big One would strike and do even more damage. Katrina was that hurricane, predictedand imagined before she struck, but... more...
Voyage of the Turtle
Henry Holt and Co. 2007; US$ 18.99The story of an ancient sea turtle and what its survival says about our future, from the award-winning writer and naturalist Though nature is indifferent to the struggles of her creatures, the human effect on them is often premeditated. The distressing decline of sea turtles in Pacific waters and their surprising recovery in the Atlantic illuminate... more...
Abyssal Channels in the Atlantic Ocean
Springer 2010; US$ 99.99This book is dedicated to the study of structure and transport of deep and bottom waters through underwater channels of the Atlantic Ocean. The study is based on recent observations, analysis of historical data, and literature review. A strong flow of Antarctic Bottom Water from the Argentine Basin to the Brazil Basin through the Vema Channel (32iCdegree-27iCdegree... more...
Tsunamis
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 129.95The devastating impacts of tsunamis have received increased focus since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, the most destructive tsunami in over 400 years of recorded history. The tsunamis that occurred as a result of the earthquake in Japan in March 2011 further emphasized the need for detection, monitoring, and early-warning technologies. This professional... more...
Marine Ecosystems and Global Change
OUP Oxford 2010; US$ 66.99Global environmental change (including climate change, biodiversity loss, changes in hydrological and biogeochemical cycles, and intensive exploitation of natural resources) is having significant impacts on the world's oceans. This book advances knowledge of the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems, and their past, present, and future... more...
Ocean
Dorling Kindersley Ltd 2008; Not AvailableExplore the last wilderness left on Earth in this new compact guide to the Ocean. From mangrove swamp to ocean floor, mollusc to manatee, Atlantic Conveyer to Hurricane Katrina, unravel the mysteries of the sea. Marvel at the oceans' power and importance to our planet - as the birthplace of life on Earth, a crucial element of our climate, and as a... more...
The Theory of Large-Scale Ocean Circulation
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 68.00This is a concise but comprehensive introduction to the basic elements of the theory of large-scale ocean circulation for advanced students and researchers. more...









