2nd Edition

Environmental Oceanography

By Tom Beer Copyright 1997

    The second edition of Environmental Oceanography is the first textbook to link the needs of the coastal oceanographer and the environmental practitioner. The ever-increasing human impact on the environment, and particularly on the coastal zone, has led governments to carefully examine the environmental implications of development proposals. This book provides the background needed to undertake coastal oceanographic investigations and sets them in context by incorporating case studies and sample problems based on the author's experience as an environmental consultant.

    Coastal Oceanography
    Shore Processes
    Waves
    Tides
    Water Composition
    Water Circulation
    Boundary Layers
    Mixing
    Coastal Meteorology
    Estuaries and Reefs
    Direct and Remote Sensing
    Data Analysis
    Coastal Assessment

    Biography

    Beer, Tom