Understanding the North Sea System - Rilegato

Charnock, H.; Dyer, K. R.; Huthnance, J. M.

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ISBN 10: 0412554801 ISBN 13: 9780412554803

Casa editrice: Chapman & Hall, 1993

Riassunto

The continental shelf seas have an importance out of proportion to the relatively small fraction of the area of the global ocean which they occupy. These shallow 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. They are highly productive biologically and are responsible for most of the world's fishery production. The North Sea is an archetypal representative of such seas: we need to be able to understand its processes and predict them if we are to achieve a degree of rational management in the future as environmental threats increase. This book brings together the principal results from the North Sea Project which were presented at a discussion meeting organized by The Royal Society as well as setting them in the context of other related studies.

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Recensione:

...well balanced... and the concise format of chapters makes easy reading with references provided for a more thorough investigation. - Geological Magazine

Contenuti:

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.

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• Editore: Chapman & Hall
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0412554801
• ISBN 13: 9780412554803
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 176