Understanding the North Sea System
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 1993
Book
Hardback
XV, 222 pages
978-0-412-55480-3 (ISBN)
Description
The continental shelf seas play an important role as the high energy boundary zones of the deep ocean where much of the ocean's tidal and wave energies are dissipated. The North Sea is an archetypal representative of such seas. This book brings the principal results from the North Sea Project which were presented at a discussion meeting organized by the Royal Society, and also sets them in the context of other related studies. The papers within the book were originally published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series A (Physical Sciences and Engineering).
Reviews / Votes
.well balanced. and the concise format of chapters makes easy reading with references provided for a more thorough investigation. - Geological MagazineMore details
Edition
1., 994
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Research
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
XV, 222 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
553 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-55480-3 (9780412554803)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-1236-9
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
H. Charnock | K.R. Dyer | J.M. Huthnance
Understanding the North Sea System
Book
11/2012
Springer
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Content
Introduction to the North Sea Project. Seasonal cycles and their spatial variability. The influence of horizontal circulation on the supply and distribution of tracers. Suspended particulate matter in the North Sea: field observations and model simulations. Dynamics of tidal mixing fronts in the North Sea. Circulation, hydrographic structure and mixing at tidal fronts: the view from Georges Bank. Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics of North Sea and waves. Resuspension processes and seston dynamics, southern North Sea. Biological consequences of tidal mixing gradients in the North Sea. Modelling water column processes in the North Sea. Seasonal fluxes across the sediment-water interface, and processes within sediments. Trace gases and air-sea exchanges. The atmospheric distributions of trace metals, trace organics and nitrogen species over the North Sea. Processes influencing the fate of trace metals in the North Sea. Towards water quality models. The North Sea Project: an overview and the way forward. Index.