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Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science

Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science more books like this

by Curtis Ebbesmeyer, Eric Scigliano

Curtis Ebbesmeyer is no ordinary scientist. Though he has degrees in engineering and oceanography, he's never held a traditional academic post, choosing instead to consult, for everyone from the oil companies to Seattle sewage treatment facilities to the Navy, and then, along the way, he's followed his interests, researching many different aspects ...

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Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion

Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion more books like this

by Loree Griffin Burns

Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data. And with careful analysis, Curt, ...

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The Perfect Curl

The Perfect Curl more books like this

by Rod Sumpter (Photographer)

THE PERFECT CURL is a photographic look the greatest surfing spots in the world. From California to Australia, Hawaii to North Wales, Indonesia to Ocean City, Maryland, and practically every beach in between, photographer and surf champion Rod Sumpter covers three oceans and more than ninety swells. Accompanying the breathtaking photography are a ...

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Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics

Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics more books like this

by Annalisa Griffa (Editor), A D Kirwan, Jr. (Editor), Arthur J Mariano (Editor)

Written by a group of international experts in their field, this book is a review of Lagrangian observation, analysis and assimilation methods in physical and biological oceanography. This multidisciplinary text presents new results on nonlinear analysis of Lagrangian dynamics, the prediction of particle trajectories, and Lagrangian stochastic ...

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Forecast: Disaster: The Future of El Nino

Forecast: Disaster: The Future of El Nino more books like this

by Henry F. Porter, Eric F. Wybenga

Offering detailed insight into the history and long-term effects of the weather phenomenon that is making headlines throughout the world, this is the first comprehensive book about El Nino and its effects on America and the world.

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The seas in motion more books like this

by F. G. Walton Smith

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Rivers in the sea. more books like this

by Peter Briggs, David Noyes

Explains the origins of the great ocean currents, why they flow as they do, and how they influence climate.

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Ocean in Motion: Surfing and the Science of Waves

Ocean in Motion: Surfing and the Science of Waves more books like this

by Paul Mason

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Poleward Flows Along Eastern Ocean Boundaries more books like this

by Neshyba

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Coastal Oceanography

Coastal Oceanography more books like this

by Tetsuo Yanagi

A coastal sea area usually indicates a sea area between a continental shelf break with a water depth of about 200m and the land shore. About 70 per cent of global fish resources spend part of their life cycle in the coastal seas, which accounts for 90 per cent of marine biomass yield. Freshwater and nutrients from the land have a great influence ...

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Currents in submarine canyons and other seavalleys more books like this

by Francis Parker Shepard

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Waves, Tides & Currents more books like this

by Guy Fleming (Illustrator), Elizabeth Clemons

Discusses the reasons for the existence of tides, different tides, wave formation, kinds of waves, the causes of currents, specific currents and currents and future oceanography development.

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Seastate and Tides more books like this

by Ken Duxbury

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The Norwegian Coastal Current: Oceanography and Climate

The Norwegian Coastal Current: Oceanography and Climate more books like this

by Roald Saetre (Editor)

The Norwegian Coastal Current originates primarily from the freshwater outflow from the Baltic and the freshwater run-off from Norway. It flows northwards along the coast of Norway as a low-salinity current. The Norwegian coastal region is the spawning ground for a number of important oceanic fish stocks, and the physical environment has an impact ...

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Coastal engineering. 2, Sedimentation, estuaries, tides, effluents, and modelling more books like this

by Richard Silvester

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Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents more books like this

by Patricia Armentrout

Examines the great movements of water called ocean currents, discussing how they are mapped, what keeps them moving, and how they can affect the weather.

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Explanations and sailing directions to accompany the wind and current charts ... more books like this

by M. F. Maury, National Observatory (U.S.)

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Remote Sensing of Shelf Sea Hydrodynamics: Proceedings of the 15th International Liege Colloquium on Ocean Hydrodynamics more books like this

by Jacques C J Nihoul

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Geophysical fluid dynamics for oceanographers more books like this

by Joseph J. Von Schwind

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Nonlinear Topics in Ocean Physics: Varenna on Lake Como, Villa Monastero, 26 July-5 August 1988 more books like this

by A R Osborne

The main fields presented at this school were mesoscale and large scale flows, and nonlinear wave dynamics. The resulting proceedings present the latest developments in these fields.

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Ocean Currents: Teacher's Guide

Ocean Currents: Teacher's Guide more books like this

by Catharine Halverson, Craig Strang, Kevin Beals

What causes ocean currents? How do they affect the Earth's environment? How have they affected the course of human history? Students gain fascinating insights into our world through these innovative hands-on activities. Students explore how wind, temperature, salinity, and density set water into motion. They go on to learn how the ocean makes our ...

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Collected Works of Henry M. Stommel more books like this

by Nelson G Hogg (Editor), Henry M Stommel, Rui X Huang (Editor)

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Restless Oceans more books like this

by A B C Whipple

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IEEE Fifth Working Conference on Current Measurement, 1995 more books like this

by IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society

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Residual Currents and Long-Term Transport more books like this

by Ralph T Cheng

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