Waves, Tides and Shallow-Water Processes - Softcover

Open University, Open

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750642815 ISBN 13: 9780750642811

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000

Synopsis

Completely revised and updated for its second edition, this volume belongs to the Open University series on oceanography. It is designed so that it can be read on its own or studied as part of the Open University third-level course, S330 Oceanography.
The book begins by describing the characteristics of waves and tides, and their behaviour in shallow water. After outlining the sources of sediment supply to the oceans, some theoretical aspects of sediment movement and deposition by currents are considered. After looking at wave action in the littoral zone, the interplay of tidal currents, river flow and wave action in estuaries and deltas are explored. The final chapter provides an overview of shelf processes.

This is a vital book for all oceanography undergraduate students worldwide.
Easy to use question and answer format
Full colour illustrations throughout
35-40% revised and extended from 1st edition

About this title

Review:

'Waves Tides and Shallow Water Processes is a superb text for explaining clearly the complicated processes of geophysical fluid dynamics.'
Dr David L Porter, John Hopkins University

About this edition

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0750642815
• ISBN 13: 9780750642811
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 228