Estuaries - Dynamics, Mixing, Sedimentation and Morphology

Klappentext A reference volume discussing the dynamics, mixing, sediment regimes and morphological evolution in estuaries for researchers, students and engineers. Zusammenfassung This volume outlines practical formulae and hypotheses for the dynamics! sediment regimes and morphological evolution in estuaries. Enabling readers to compare different estuaries! and develop monitoring and modeling strategies for short and long-term management issues! it is a valuable reference for students of physical oceanography and estuary engineering! and professional researchers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Tidal dynamics; 3. Currents; 4. Saline intrusion; 5. Sediment regimes; 6. Synchronous estuaries: dynamics, saline intrusion and bathymetry; 7. Synchronous estuaries: sediment trapping and sorting, stable morphology; 8. Strategies for global climate change; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: David Prandle, David (University of Liverpool) Prandle, Prandle David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521297813
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29781-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Coastlines, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Soil science, sedimentology, Oceanography (seas), Sedimentology and pedology