Edited by
John Steele, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Steve Thorpe, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, and Bangor University, U.K.
Karl Turekian, Yale University, Connecticut, USA
Description
The Coastal Ocean is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2
nd Edition, and serves as
an important reference on coastal oceanography in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articles provides current knowledge
and expertise in the areas of: Rivers, estuaries and fjords; Salt marshes, lagoons, beaches and rocky shores; Corals and reefs; Groundwater
seepage; Ice and permafrost; Waves, tides, surges, tsunami and seiches; Topography and sea level; Plankton and benthos; Management, mariculture
and fisheries; Pollution; Sediments, slides, slumps and cycling; Circulation and models; Remote sensing by acoustics, aircraft and satellites;
and rigs, structures and shipping. The Coastal Ocean serves as an ideal reference for topical research.
Audience:
professionals, researchers, and graduate students in the marine sciences
