Physical Oceanographic Processes of the Great Barrier Reef

List of contents

1.Geographic Setting 2.Wind, Rainfall, and Sediment Inflow 3.Water Properties and Patchiness 4.The Tides 5.Low-Frequency Motions 6.Models of the Low-Frequency Circulation 7.High Frequency Waves 8.Reef-Induced Circulation 9.Mixing and Dispersion Around Coral Reefs 10.Managing the Great Barrier Reef. References

About the author

E. Wolanski

Summary

The book uses exhaustive field and numerical studies to show how the influence of the salient topography occurs at all scales.

Product details

• Authors: G. L. Pickard, Wolanski, E. Wolanski, Eric Wolanski, Wolanski E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781315896502
• ISBN: 978-1-315-89650-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Fisheries & Aquaculture, Aquaculture & Fish-Farming: Practice & Techniques, Aquaculture and fish-farming