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  • 1
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    Artificial Intelligence Oceanography (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Atmospheric science. ; Geographic information systems. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Sustainability. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Geographical Information System. ; Artificial Intelligence. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Theory and technology of artificial intelligence for oceanography -- Satellite data-driven internal wave forecast model based on machine learning techniques -- Detection and analysis of marine macroalgae based on artificial intelligence -- Tropical cyclone intensity estimation from geostationary satellite imagery -- Reconstructing marine environmental data based on deep learning -- Detecting oceanic processes from space-borne sar imagery using machine learning -- Deep convolutional neural networks-based coastal inundation mapping for un-defined least developed countries: taking madagascar and mozambique as examples -- Ai- based mesoscale eddy study -- Classifying sea ice types from sar images based on deep fully convolutional networks -- Detecting ships and extracting ship's size from SAR images based on deep learning -- Quality control of ocean temperature and salinity data based on machine learning technology -- automatic extraction of internal wave signature from multiple satellite sensors based on deep convolutional neural networks -- Automatic extraction of waterlines from large-scale tidal flats on SAR images and applications based on deep convolutional neural networks -- Forecast of tropical instability waves using deep learning -- Sea surface height prediction based on artificial intelligence.
    Abstract: This open access book invites readers to learn how to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithms to perform their research in oceanography. Various examples are exhibited to guide details of how to feed the big ocean data into the AI models to analyze and achieve optimized results. The number of scholars engaged in AI oceanography research will increase exponentially in the next decade. Therefore, this book will serve as a benchmark providing insights for scholars and graduate students interested in oceanography, computer science, and remote sensing. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 346 p. 183 illus., 169 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811963759
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6375-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6375-9
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    Beach Processes and Nearshore Hydrodynamics of Dhanushkodi, Rameswaram, India (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Sedimentology. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Buildings Design and construction. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Sedimentology. ; Water. ; Building Construction and Design.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Literature Review -- Research Methodology -- Shoreline Variations And Hydrodynamic Conditions Around Rameswaram Island -- Beach Morphology And Hydrodynamic Conditions Along Dhanushkodi -- Oscillation Of Tip And Hydrodynamic Conditions Around Arichamunai -- Summary And Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book focuses on understanding the shoreline dynamics, nearshore processes and sediment transport around Rameswaram Island and the cities of Dhanushkodi and Arichamunai. Rameswaram Island is located between the Gulf of Mannar on the south and Palk Bay on the north, between the southern tip of India and Sri Lanka, and is unique in terms of physical, chemical and biological processes. The Gulf of Mannar is established as a marine biodiversity conservation area by its richness of variety and variability of marine species such as corals, finfish, shellfish and other fishes. The island is predominantly influenced by four seasons: northeast monsoon, post-monsoon, summer and southwest monsoon; and the sedimentological and hydrodynamic conditions significantly change seasonally, resulting in the island’s responding in a different manner with each season. It also explains the physical forces and their impacts around these areas. Rameswaram Island has existed naturally for a long period of time even under the influence of different water masses of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. Understanding the regional natural phenomena is the only solution to carry out the best management practices to develop coastal constructions and modifications.
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    Pages: XIV, 99 p. 65 illus., 60 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811657962
    Series Statement: Springer Oceanography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5796-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-5796-2
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    Coasts, Estuaries and Lakes : Implications for Sustainable Development (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Geomorphology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Geomorphology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part1. Coastal, Estuarine and Lake (Brackish) Environments: Introduction, Definition, Processes and Dynamics -- Chapter1. Bibliometric analysis of the literature on coastal sediment pollution -- Chapter2. Coastal flooding in India – An Overview -- Part2. Water quality/ Hydrological Processes -- Chapter3. Appraisal of coastal water quality of two hot spots on Southwest coast of India: A case study of multi-year biogeochemical observations -- Chapter4. Assessment of water quality from the Gundlakamma estuary, Andhra coast, Southeast coast of India -- Chapter5. Evaluation ofPhysico-chemical Parameters of Coastal Water from Pennar River Estuary, East Coast of India: An integrated approach -- Chapter6. Climatic variability and anthropogenic forcing on marine ecosystems: Evidence from the Lakshadweep Archipelago -- Part3. Sediment Characteristics -- Chapter7. Geochemical characterization of suspended sediments in the Nethravati estuary, southwest coast of India: insights to redox processes, metal sorption and pollution aspect -- Chapter8. Geochemical Studies of Ilmenite from Bhimunipatnam to Konada Coastal Sands, North Andhra Pradesh, East Coast of India -- Chapter9. Study of beach sand from Harihareshwar, Shrivardhan and Diveagar beach of Raigad District, Maharashtra, India -- Chapter10. Impact of Seasonal Sediment Dynamics on Beach Morphology: A case study from the Govindampalli-Durgarajupatnam Coast, East Coast of India -- Chapter11. Heavy Minerals Studies of Coastal Sands from Bavanapadu to Kalingapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, East coast of India -- Chapter12. Mineral Chemistry of Ilmenites as a source indicator for coastal sediments between Vamsadhara and Nagavali river mouth, North Coastal, Andhra Pradesh -- Chapter13. Major and trace elements in the Sediments of the Gollumutta Paya Estuary of the Krishna River, East Coast of India -- Part4. Biodiversity/ Bio-indicators/ ecological studies -- Chapter14. Assessment of Trace Metal contamination in Saccostrea cucullata (Born, 1778) from the coast ff South Andaman Island, India -- Chapter15. Analytical approach of Haematology in variation to physical parameters of Indian Mackerel and Yellowfin Tuna from Indian waters -- Chapter16. Geochemistry of Mollusk Shells as proxies of Marine Pollution, East coast of India -- Chapter17. Sedimentary structures of tidal flats in Recent Chandipur East Coast of Orisha, India -- Part5. Climate Change and Anthropocene -- Chapter18. Coastal Erosion Vulnerability Index: A case study for Kuwaiti Coast -- Chapter19. Total suspended matter variability in response to tropical cyclone Titli along coastal waters of southeast India using satellite observations: Implications to Climate Change -- Chapter20. Climate Change and its Impact on Depletion of Oxygen Levels on Coastal Waters and Shallow Seas -- Chapter21. Nanoparticle based bioremediation for crude oil removal from marine environment -- Part6. Socio-economic scenarios related to Sustainable Development -- Chapter22. Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Coastal Tourism of Andaman Isles, India: Sustainable Development Scenario -- Chapter23. Spatial planning for sustainable resource use with a special reference to aquaculture development -- Chapter24. Sustainable Aquaculture and Economic Development in Coastal Areas: The Case of Andhra Pradesh, India -- Chapter25. Marine and Coastal ecosystem services for Sustainable Development -- Part7. Application of Geospatial tools -- Chapter26. Advanced remote sensing methods for high-resolution, cost-effective monitoring of the coastal morphology using Video Beach Monitoring System (VBMS), CoastSnap and CoastSat techniques -- Chapter27. Coastal morpho-dynamics and Environmental variables of Ennore Creek: An Integrated approach -- Chapter28. A study on dynamics of Krishna river mouth, East coast of India: A Geospatial approach -- Chapter29. Non monsoonal coastal erosion due to the tropical cyclone (OCKHI) and it’s impacts along Thiruvananthapuram coast, Southwest coast of India - A geospatial approach .
    Abstract: This volume discusses geological, biological and sustainability aspects of coastal, estuary and lake environments. It offers a comprehensive understanding of biotic, physico-chemical, sedimentological and socio-environmental factors associated with the sustainable development of these environments in areas vulnerable to climate change and other anthropogenic activities. The book is divided into several main sections, covering the geological and biological processes and dynamics of these environments, water quality and hydrological modeling, sediment characteristics, bio-indicators and ecological analysis, climate change impacts, geospatial applications, and sustainable development practices and scenarios. The book aims to be a useful resource for academics, scientists, coastal and marine practitioners, meteorologists, environmental consultants and computing experts working in the areas of earth and ocean sciences.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVI, 489 p. 231 illus., 206 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031216442
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21644-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21644-2
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    Recent Advances in the Study of Oceanic Whitecaps : Twixt Wind and Waves (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Climatology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part 1 Whitecap Parameterizations -- Chapter 2 Parameterizing Coverage using Sea Surface Imagery -- Chapter 3 Estimates of Whitecap Wave Breaking Energy Dissipation Rate from Measurements of Whitecap Coverage -- Chapter 4 Inferences to be Drawn from a Consideration of Power-Law Descriptions of Multiple Data Sets Each Comprised of Whitecap Coverage, WB and 10m-Elevation Wind Speed Measurements -- Chapter 5 Wave Breaking and Spray -- Chapter 6 Measurements of Air-Side Shear- and Wave-Induced Viscous Stress over Strongly Forced, Young Wind Waves -- Part 2 Whitecaps and Gas Transfer -- Chapter 7 What Controls Air-Sea Gas Exchange at Extreme Wind Speeds? Evidence from Laboratory Experiments -- Chapter 8 Studying the Role of Gas Bubbles on Air-Sea Gas Transfer Using Computer Models -- Chapter 9 The role of physical chemical properties of gases in whitecap facilitated Gas Transfer -- Chapter 10 Sea Spray and gas transfer -- Part 3 Whitecaps and Remote Sensing -- Chapter 11 Global Whitecap Coverage from Satellite Remote Sensing and Wave Modelling -- Chapter 12 The Case for Measuring Whitecaps Using Ocean Color and Initial Linkages to Subsurface Physics -- Chapter 13 Bright Oceans: Spectral differentiation of whitecaps, sea ice, plastics, and other flotsam -- Part 4 A Historical Perspective -- Chapter 14 Twixt Wind and Waves: A first-person account of the early years of the study of oceanic whitecaps.
    Abstract: This book provides the reader with the a comprehensive summary of the recent advances in the study of whitecaps. It is the first major publication focusing specifically on whitecaps and their role in a variety of climate-relevant air-sea interaction processes since the publication, in 1986, of Oceanic Whitecaps, and Their Role in Air-Sea Exchange Processes, edited by Edward Charles Monahan and Gearoid Mac Niocaill (published by Springer). This book also provides the interested reader with a review of the initial work done on this topic in the second half of the 20th Century.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 290 p. 89 illus., 47 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030363710
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36371-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36371-0
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    Advanced Studies in Ocean Physics (2021)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Physical geography. ; Geology. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Geology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Linear and nonlinear surface waves -- 2. Internal waves at the interface -- 3. Transformation of waves on the flow -- 4. Surface contamination -- 5. Ocean Acoustic Waves -- 6. Stratification of the ocean environment -- 7. Internal gravity waves in a stratified medium -- 8. Convective phenomena in the sea -- 9. Interaction of surface waves with regions of near-surface convection -- 10. Anomalous waves.
    Abstract: This book describes a comprehensive selection of ocean processes such as wave phenomena (surface, internal gravitational, and acoustic waves), the influence of surfactants and pollutants on the aquatic environment's dynamics, the models of the stratified natural environment, convective phenomena in the ocean, and the interaction of wave and convective processes. Finally, this book dedicates the last section to unsolved problems in the physics of anomalous waves. Most of the chapters present the most hegemonic theories but also they introduce the revulsive ideas based on alternative approaches. The underlying mathematical models are scientifically justified both at the physical and formal mathematical levels. In all known limiting cases lead to well-known classical results. They are in good agreement with experimental data. Several sections show the application of developed approaches to the description of natural phenomena. The book is of interest to specialists working in the field of ocean physics, as well as undergraduate and graduate students specializing in marine physics and oceanography.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 257 p. 73 illus., 19 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030722692
    Series Statement: Springer Oceanography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72269-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72269-2
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    Trajectories in Oceanography (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Geomorphology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Geomorphology. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: In search of a destination -- Further into the ocean -- From regional to coastal oceanography -- New observing systems and new scientific applications -- Operational oceanography and future scientific and societal challenges -- Afterword.
    Abstract: This book presents the development of oceanography of European regional and coastal seas over the last 50 years. It describes the evolution of scientific practice alongside the technological development of measurements and computer modelling. Emphasis is placed on transformation of basic research into applied science and services. This reflects the growing public awareness of ocean issues. The recent advancements in the field of operational oceanography are presented as an important scientific response to the needs of environmental protection and sustainable development. The book could be of interest to scientists and students in various fields of oceanography, to practitioners in the field, and to the general readership interested in environmental sciences.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 278 p. 127 illus., 106 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031337208
    Series Statement: Springer Oceanography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33720-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33720-8
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    Environmental Oceanography and Coastal Dynamics : Current Scenario and Future Trends (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Physical geography. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Environmental Studies. ; Physical Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: An introduction to Oceanography -- Marine Ecosystems -- Oceans and Human Activities -- Basic Oceanographic Parameters and their Significance -- Coastal Pollution – An Overview -- Nutrient Pollution -- Organic pollution -- Persistent Organic Pollutants -- Heavy metals -- Marine Oil Pollution -- Plastic Pollution -- Ocean Acidification -- Energy from the Ocean -- Marine Mineral Resources -- Coastal Hazards: Climatic and Hydrogeological Hazards -- Coastal Hazards: Geomorphic and Tectonic Hazards -- Global Sea-Level Rise and Associated Problems.
    Abstract: This book deals with every aspect of oceanography in detail including various aspects of physical, chemical, geological, and biological discourse. ‘Earth and Planetary Science’ is perhaps the oldest, dynamic, and ever-evolving subject. Oceanography is one of its domains, which has become important in the present date, given the ubiquitous and undeniable climate change that we are experiencing. The subject domain of oceanography encompasses several environmental issues, which need serious attention from the present scientific community. Despite the ocean’s significant role in the collective well-being of the human race, a multitude of anthropogenic activities has drastically polluted and degraded several crucial oceanic ecosystems within a short span. This book aims to present a concise yet succinct introduction to Oceanography as a subject and at the same time highlight the cutting-edge topics of research encompassing marine pollution, coastal processes, and many other associated phenomena. Oceanography is an interdisciplinary emerging subject and students all over the world who come from varied disciplines are pursuing it as higher studies. Long sections are devoted to ocean–atmosphere interaction, tides, waves, and related coastal processes. The book represents a comprehensive idea of human activities bestowing the ocean with particular reference to Indian examples. This book helps to understand marine pollution and the behavior of oil, plastic, and other agents in the light of real-world examples and empirical models. Harnessing electricity from waves and tides is a technological advancement in the field of unconventional energy. The vast resources of the ocean like oil, mineral, methane hydrate, and their proper estimation and exploitation is the topic of discussion in the third part of the book. This book is designated to meet the essential needs of the students studying oceanography and marine science. It may be helpful to professional oceanographers also.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 440 p. 141 illus., 84 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031344220
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34422-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34422-0
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    Ocean Circulation and Air-Sea Interaction in the South China Sea (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Physical geography. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to the ocean and atmospheric environment in the South China Sea -- Dynamic characteristics of the circulation in the South China Sea -- Intermediate and deep water mass and circulation in the South China Sea -- Eddies and other meso-scale processes in the South China Sea -- Air-sea interaction in the South China Sea -- Construction of the observation network and database in the South China Sea.
    Abstract: This book summarizes achievements of the study on circulation and air–sea interaction and development of the ocean observation network in the South China Sea in the last 20 years, thus serving as a comprehensive reference book to understand the dynamic environment in the SCS. It consists of seven chapters, briefly reviewing our understanding of the SCS circulation and air–sea interaction in chapter 1, then describing in detail the upper layer circulation from large scale (SCS through flow, SCS western boundary current, etc.), to meso- and submeso-scale in Chapters 2 and 5, dilute river plume and coastal upwelling over the shelf in Chapter 3, deep ocean circulation in Chapter 4, tropical cyclone activities and air–sea flux at the interface in Chapter 6, and the construction of the observation network and database in Chapter 7. Besides the basic features of these physical processes, the book also discusses their variations and fundamental dynamics. Thus, it is written in a way that meets the different information demands from researchers working in various marine related fields.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 441 p. 290 illus., 213 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811962622
    Series Statement: Springer Oceanography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6262-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6262-2
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    Shelf Fluvial Paleo Structures: Seabed Seismic Acoustic View (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Natural disasters. ; Geology. ; Geophysics. ; Sedimentology. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geology. ; Geophysics. ; Sedimentology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Origin of fluvial paleo-structures of the shelf -- Seismic-acoustic methods for paleo-channel studies -- Shelf paleo-channel structures from broadband continuous seismic-acoustic profiling -- Recognition principles, detection technology and mapping of paleo-channels -- Apparatus for broadband seismic-acoustic surveys of shelf fluvial paleo-structures -- Conclusion -- Literature.
    Abstract: The book considers the riverine paleo structures of the coastal marine zone from the point of view of marine bottom seismic acoustics. The authors describe the mechanisms of the origin and features of riverine paleo structures in the coastal marine area. The methods applied for this kind of research have been developed and explained comprehensively, including geomorphology and interpretation of seismic acoustic facies. Besides, the authors also propose a classification of morphological features, signs and technology of recognition, as well as methods for mapping of coastal river facies supported by an extensive list of literary sources is given. The book will be of interest to marine geophysicists, marine geologists, and those interested in new methods to approach marine problems worldwide.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 79 p. 70 illus., 47 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031275203
    Series Statement: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27520-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27520-3
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    Blue Economy : An Ocean Science Perspective (2022)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Bioclimatology. ; Shipping. ; Environmental management. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Maritime Economics. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Blue Economy and Ocean Science: Introduction -- Coral Reefs -- Mangroves and Seagrasses -- Coastal Fisheries -- Effects of Groundwater Extraction and River Regulation on Coastal Freshwater Resources -- Marine Tourism and the Blue Economy: Perspectives from the Mascarene and Pacific Islands -- Energy Transition to the Blue Economy: the Role of Science and Technology -- Coastal and Nearshore Minerals: Blue Economy Potential and Prospects -- Coastal Pollution -- Harmful Algae.
    Abstract: The ocean is a major source of income for many coastal nations, particularly in the developing world. Economic benefits from the ocean in the long-term depend on its wise science and technology-based management. The intersection of science, technology, and economy are most obvious in nations' coastal zones. This book highlights the need for the application of ocean science and technology for best economic outcomes. It gives examples of ocean resources and the threats to them from climate change and other human interventions, as well as provides information on the available ocean research and observation tools to monitor their impact as well as on the related internationally available opportunities for capacity development.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 536 p. 66 illus., 61 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811950650
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5065-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-5065-0
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    SDG 14: Life Below Water : A Machine-Generated Overview of Recent Literature (2023)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental health. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- A Comprehensive Overview of SDG 14 -- Marine Solid Pollution -- Ocean Acidification And Sea Warming -- Fishing And Overfishing -- Reinventing Marine Exploitation -- Conservation And Restoration -- Science Monitoring And Scientific Outreach -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book focuses, in seven chapters, on the perspectives and solutions that different research groups offer to try to address problems related to SDG 14: Life Below Water. The different objectives developed in SDG 14 are treated independently, with an attempt to give a global vision of the issues. The mechanism used to select the book's content was through an Artificial Intelligence program, choosing articles related to the topics by means of keywords. The program selected those articles, and those that were not related to the topic or did not focus on SDG 14 were discarded by a subject matter expert. Obviously, the selection was partial and the entire subject is not covered, but the final product gives a very solid idea of how to orient ourselves to delve deeper into the topic of SDG 14 using published chapters and articles. The AI program itself selected the text of these contributions to show the progress in different topics related to SDG 14. This mode of operation will allow specialists (and non-specialists) to collect useful information for their specific research purposes in a short period of time. At a time when information is essential in order to move quickly by providing concrete answers to complex problems, this type of approach will become essential for researchers, especially for a subject as vast as SDG 14.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 596 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031194672
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19467-2
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    Marine Pollution – Monitoring, Management and Mitigation (2023)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Pollution. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Environment. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Pollution. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: OUR OCEANS 1. Introduction to our oceans -- 2. Marine pollution -- TYPES OF POLLUTION, THEIR BEHAVIOUR AND IMPACTS 3. Nutrients and eutrophication -- 4. Metals and metalloids -- 5. Oil and gas -- 6. Pesticides -- 7. Persistent organic pollutants -- 8. Radioactivity -- 9. Plastics and debris -- 10. Novel and emerging chemicals -- 11. Atmospheric gases and changing ocean chemistry -- 12. Multiple stressors and declining ecosystem resilience. TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO ASSESS POLLUTION 13. Measuring and understanding pollution cencentrations in the marine environment -- 14. Organism response and marine ecotoxicology -- 15. Ecological responses before and after impact assessment -- FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 16. Major concerns throughout geographic regions and preparedness for future threats -- 17. Connecting marine science and management. .
    Abstract: The study of marine environments inevitably involves considering the problem of marine pollution, which includes questions that focus on the essential need to ensure the long-term health of these exceptional ecosystems and the lives and livelihoods they support. The open access textbook "Marine Pollution: monitoring, management and mitigation" approaches these questions in a practical and highly readable format. It gives newcomers to the field background and perspective through the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary exploration of the topic. The topic is indeed complex, requiring the integration of the natural sciences and chemistry with management, policymakers, industry and all of us who are users of the marine environment. The textbook was written by leading experts to especially prepare graduates for a career in marine pollution studies. At the same time, it is relevant for anyone invested in the marine environment with a will to reduce their impacts. The chapters can easily be used independently and are also connected through the cross-referencing of related content. The introductory chapter provides a historical account of marine pollution and explores the fundamental physicochemical conditions of seawater. Two full chapters cover the requisite resources for ensuring success in field and laboratory studies. Then, chapter by chapter the book dives into to the various types of marine pollutants. In closing, it discusses the challenges of understanding multiple stressors and presents mitigation and restoration practices, along with a global overview of marine pollution legislation. We envisioned this textbook as being open access for the very reason we created it: this topic calls for global contributions and champions, and financial restraints should not limit access to this knowledge.
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    Pages: XV, 369 p. 201 illus., 146 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031101274
    Series Statement: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10127-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10127-4
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    21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Wind Energy Resource Evaluation (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Physical geography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Water. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Offshore Wind Energy -- Chapter 3. Research Progress of Offshore Wind Energy -- Chapter 4. Characteristics of Global Offshore Wind Energy -- Chapter 5. Climate Characteristics of Wind Energy in the Maritime Silk Road -- Chapter 6. Long Term Trend of Wind Energy in the Maritime Silk Road -- Chapter 7. Wind Energy Evaluation Around the Sri Lanka Waters -- Chapter 8. Future Focus of Wind Energy Evaluation.
    Abstract: This book aims to establish a wind energy evaluation system, to provide scientific reference for site selection, daily operation and long-term planning of wind power generation, thus to make contribution to breaking the shackles of power shortage. Firstly, it presents the advantages and disadvantages of offshore wind power, then further discusses about the status quo and challenges for wind power programs along the Maritime Silk Road and offer suggestions. A wind energy evaluation system was proposed with the Maritime Silk Road as a case study, including climatic features of wind power (temporal-spatial distribution), long-term climatic trend and mechanism, short-term forecast of wind energy, mid- and long-term projection of wind energy, technology of wind energy evaluation on key point or vital region and offshore wind energy dataset construction, to provide systematic and scientific reference for wind power evaluation and utilization. This book is one of the series of publications on 21st century Maritime Silk Road (shortened as “Maritime Silk Road”). It covers the characteristics of the marine environment and marine renewable energy, remote islands and reefs construction, climate change, early warning of wave disasters, legal escort, marine environment and energy big data construction, etc., contributing to the safe and efficient construction of the Maritime Silk Road. It aims to improve our knowledge of the ocean, thus, to improve the capacity for marine construction, enhance the viability of remote islands and reefs, ease the energy crisis and protect the ecological environment, improve the quality of life of residents along the Maritime Silk Road, and protect the rights, interests of the countries and regions participating in the construction of the Maritime Silk Road. It is a valuable reference for decision-makers, researchers, and marine engineers working in the related fields.
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    Pages: XX, 177 p. 106 illus., 105 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811641114
    Series Statement: Springer Oceanography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4111-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4111-4
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    Technical Means for Underwater Archaeology (2023)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Archaeology. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Archaeology. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction. Specificity and relevance -- Factors of flooding of archaeological artifacts -- Basic equipment for underwater archaeological research -- Special and auxiliary equipment for underwater archaeological research -- Technical aspects of underwater archaeological research in ancient Fanagoria -- Technical aspects of underwater archaeological research in ancient Patraeys -- Technical aspects of underwater archaeological research of neolithic settlements on Lake Sennitsa -- Technical aspects of studies of sunken ships in the Black Sea -- Technical means of studying the liner “Titanic” -- Conclusion.
    Abstract: The book discusses various aspects of the technical support of underwater archaeological research in marine and freshwater areas. This book considers the relevance, specificity, and artifacts of underwater archaeological research, stating the factors of flooding of archaeological artifacts. The authors describe the basic equipment for underwater work, as well as the equipment for remote study of the bottom and underwater archaeological research. This book presents the usage of instrumentation in underwater archaeology. Case studies included in this book correspond to the flooded ancient Greek cities of Fanagoria and Patraeus in the Taman Bay of the Black Sea, flooded Neolithic settlements on Lake Sennitsa in the Pskov region of Russia, sunken ships in the north of the Black Sea and sunken liner “Titanic” in the Atlantic ocean. The book is intended for students, graduate students and archaeologists who are interested in the specifics of underwater archaeological research and are planning to conduct it.
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    Pages: X, 95 p. 117 illus., 109 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031275029
    Series Statement: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27502-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27502-9
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    Bottom Gravity Currents and Overflows in Deep Channels of the Atlantic Ocean : Observations, Analysis, and Modeling (2021)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Abstract of the book. Bottom gravity currents and overflows in deep channels of the Atlantic -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Deep Water Masses of the South and North Atlantic -- Chapter 2. General Overview of Abyssal Pathways, and Channels (for Waters of the Antarctic Origin) -- Chapter 3. Source Regions -- Chapter 4. Exchange between the Argentine and Brazil Basins; Abyssal Pathways and Bottom Flow Channels (for Waters of the Antarctic Origin) -- Chapter 5. Further Propagation of Antarctic Bottom Water from the Brazil Basin -- Chapter 6. Fractures in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge of the North Atlantic -- Chapter 7. Eastern Basin Pathways and Further Propagation of Antarctic Bottom Water in the East Atlantic -- Chapter 8. Passages in the East Azores Ridge -- Chapter 9. Flows through the Northern Channels in the North Atlantic -- Summary of Research and Integrated Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book is dedicated to the analysis of bottom waters flows through underwater channels of the Atlantic Ocean. The study is based on recent observations of the authors, analysis of historical data, numerical modeling, and literature review. For example, studying both the measurements from the World Ocean Circulation experiment in the 1990s and recent measurements reveals the decadal variations of water properties in the ocean. Seawater is cooled at high latitudes, descends to the ocean bottom, and slowly flows to the tropical latitudes and further. This current is slow in the deep basins, but intensifies in the abyssal channels connecting the basins. The current overflows submarine topographic structures and sometimes forms deep cataracts when water descends over slopes by several hundred meters. The flow of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) is studied on the basis of CTD sections combined with Lowered Acoustic Doppler Profiling (LADCP) carried out annually, and long-term moored measurements of currents. This book is a collection of oceanographic data, interpretation, and analysis, which can be used by field oceanographers, specialists in numerical modeling, and students who specialize in oceanography. .
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    Pages: XXX, 483 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030830748
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83074-8
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    Observations and Dynamics of Circulations in the North Indian Ocean (2023)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Physical geography. ; Atmospheric science. ; Mathematical analysis. ; Mathematics Data processing. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Analysis. ; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Observations: atmospheric forcing and ocean response -- Atmospheric circulation -- Ocean forcing and the surface mixed layer -- Ocean response -- PART II: Models 205 -- Ocean models -- PART III: Free waves -- Overview -- Midlatitude waves -- Equatorial waves -- PART IV: Process solutions -- Overview -- Ekman drift and inertial oscillations -- Sverdrup flow and boundary currents -- Interior ocean -- Coastal ocean -- Equatorial ocean: switched-on forcing -- Equatorial Ocean: periodic forcing -- PART V: Applications -- Beams and Undercurrents -- Overturning circulations -- APPENDIX A: Movies.
    Abstract: The book is the first to focus on the physical oceanography of the North Indian Ocean (NIO), a special region of the global ocean that exhibits a distinct seasonality due to the impact of the South Asian Monsoon (SAM). It is written as a textbook about the NIO for graduate students, lecturers, and researchers in physical oceanography. It will also be useful for courses on the interior, coastal, and equatorial dynamics in any other ocean. It helps readers, particularly new entrants to the field, to gain a comprehensive understanding of tropical-ocean dynamics by: developing from first principles the equation set for the linear continuously stratified (LCS) model, which has long been used to study tropical oceans; and then obtaining solutions that explore different aspects of the dynamics. Part 1 of the book provides an overview of observed ocean circulations and forcing functions in the NIO that are linked to the SAM. Part 2 develops the equations of motion for the LCS model. Part 3 (Free Waves) and Part 4 (Forced Solutions) derive and discuss analytic solutions to the LCS model that illustrate basic processes in the interior (unbounded), coastal, and equatorial regions of the ocean. The last two chapters of Part 4 consider more complicated processes and phenomena that build upon the simpler solutions previously found: vertical propagation of coastal and equatorial waves, and the Indian Ocean's shallow overturning circulations. Each analytic solution is illustrated (and extended) by a suite of numerical LCS solutions presented as video clips, providing a powerful means for visualizing complex processes.
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    Pages: XV, 521 p. 100 illus., 81 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811958649
    Series Statement: Atmosphere, Earth, Ocean & Space,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5864-9
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    Holistic Approach to Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management : Linking Biological Hierarchies for Sustainable Fishing (2022)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Applied ecology. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Ecosystems. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Applied Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 - Conventional fisheries management and the need of the ecosystem approach -- Chapter 3 - Ecosystem trophic structure and dynamics: basic concepts Chapter 4 - Fisheries within the ecosystem context: the production, surplus production and balanced harvest -- Chapter 5 -Holistic indicators: theoretical basis -- Chapter 6 - Resilience -- Chapter 7 - Reference Points: Stock-based BRP vs. ecosystem(holistic)-based BRP -- Chapter 8 - Managing fisheries under an holistic approach -- Chapter 9 - Adaptability as management policy -- Chapter 10 - Selected study cases -- Chapter 11- Holistic approach and management practice.
    Abstract: This book provides cutting-edge scientific idea and novel concepts on the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management. It begins by reviewing the scientific fundamentals and problems currently faced by conventional fisheries science, based on population dynamics. In turn, it reviews the theoretical basis of ecosystem dynamics, including selected ecosystem indicators. Surplus production and balanced harvests are discussed in the ecosystem dynamics context. Several ecosystem-holistic indicators are described, but particular emphasis is placed on two: the noxicline (gain in entropy due to loss of biomass) and resilience, which are expressed as ecosystem (holistic) points of reference for defining allowable harvest rates. Both biological (population) and ecosystem (holistic) points of reference are subsequently analyzed in the context of fisheries management and conservation. An adaptability concept is also discussed as a management policy for facing climate change. In closing, the concepts presented are applied to six study cases involving a range of different ecosystems and fisheries.
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    Pages: XXI, 160 p. 65 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030968472
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96847-2
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    The Future of the Red-legged Partridge : Science, Hunting and Conservation (2022)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Ocean Sciences. ; Conservation Biology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- 1. The Red-legged Partridge: A Historical Overview on Distribution, Status, Research and Hunting -- 2. Advances in Research on Ecophysiology and Evolutionary Ecology: the Red-legged Partridge as a Study Model -- 3. Habitat Use and Selection: Is Habitat Management the Key to Restore Red-legged Partridge Populations? -- 4. Habitat Use and Selection: Is Habitat Management the Key to Restore Red-legged Partridge Populations? -- 5. The Introduced Red-legged Partridge in Britain: Management and Challenges for the Future -- 6. Molecular DNA studies in the Red-legged Partridge: from population genetics and phylogeography to the risk of anthropogenic hybridization -- 7. Enough Reared Red-legs for Today, but Fewer Wild Ones for Tomorrow? The Dilemma of Gamebird Rearing and Releasing -- 8. Ecotoxicology relevant to the Red-legged Partridge and other Galliformes -- 9. Health Monitoring and Disease Control in Red-legged Partridges -- 10. Red-legged Partridge Monitoring and Population Trends -- 11. Social and Economic Aspects of Red-legged Partridge Hunting and Management in Spain -- 12. Epilogue: Would the Red-legged Partridge has a future?.
    Abstract: There has been a recent upsurge of red-legged partridge research in most countries where the species is distributed, but no comprehensive review of that fresh and relevant multidisciplinary and international knowledge is available. In fact, this is probably the first scientific book on this important species, apart from Dick Potts’ excellent works on British-introduced population, or ONCFS’s (Office Nationale de la Chasse et le Faune Sauvage, France) older technical reports. This is in strong contrast with a plethora of literature in hunting magazines or non-academic books, not often precise, realistic, or well informed. Thus, the book fills a great bibliography gap that could have important social impact. The common thread of the book is the prominent role a species like this may play for research, from basic physiological or ecological knowledge to socio-economics of hunting and the rural world. The general framework of the book [I1] is the important role that hunting and game management may play in both rural economies and biodiversity conservation, with the partridge as flag species, and also in identifying the “dark drift” that industrial, incorrectly deployed management, or hunting vision may have on both sustainability of resources and nature conservation at large. The final aim of the book is identifying the best future scenario, both for partridge hunters and managers as well as the general public.
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    Pages: XI, 302 p. 42 illus., 35 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030963415
    Series Statement: Wildlife Research Monographs, 6
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96341-5
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    The Blue Economy : An Asian Perspective (2022)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Environmental economics. ; Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Biotic communities. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Environmental Economics. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Blue Economy: An overview -- Chapter 2: Advancement of Science and Technology: Future prospect of Blue Economy -- Chapter 3: Marine Ecosystem Services: Viewing from a Sustainable Management Approach -- Chapter 4: Commerce and trade of marine-based industries in a blue economy -- Chapter 5: Role and Prospect of Marine biotechnology in a blue economy -- Chapter 6: Powering the Blue Economy: An Assessment of Marine Renewable Energies -- Chapter 7: Operationalizing of Ocean wealth : Contribution of Fisheries, Edible and Non-edible seafood and aquaculture -- Chapter 8: Desalinisation of ocean water: How far does it contribute to the blue economy -- Chapter 9: Ocean as a repository for waste: An Assessment -- Chapter 10: Role of Blue Carbon in the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems -- Chapter 11: Conservation and Protection of Marine Biodiversity: Assessing the role of blue economy -- Chapter 12: Multifacet role of mangroves in the blue economy and its assessment -- Chapter 13:Tourism and recreation: Valuing its role in the blue economy -- Chapter 14: Monitoring the Health of Blue Ecosystems -- Chapter 15: Climate Change and induced impact on Blue Economy -- Chapter 16: Coastal Urbanisation: Challenges towards a sustainable blue economy -- Chapter 17: Present Status of ocean and International maritime regulations -- Chapter 18: Issues in designing future marine policy in regard to oceans governance and integrated Ocean management.
    Abstract: This volume defines and analyzes the Blue Economy, a system that encompasses all the economic activities which are happening in and around the ocean within a sustainable development framework, with focus on countries in Asia. This work is timely, as Blue Economy activities account for a significant share of GDPs in the island and coastal economies in the Asia region, sustaining the livelihoods of one of the largest sections of the world's population. This book, therefore, assesses how the Blue Economy contributes to these livelihoods from economic and ecological perspectives and analyzes the various types of ecosystem services provided, and how these services are regulated and maintained. While most studies of the Blue Economy focus only on the economic aspects, this book provides ample statistical data to demonstrate why ecosystem services should additionally be considered for the estimation and valuation of the Blue economy. The book is primarily meant for researchers, students, and teachers in the fields of environmental and ocean economics, sustainable development, and ecosystem services, and will be of further interest to policymakers and government officials working in matters related to the Blue Economy and sustainability policy. .
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    Pages: XVI, 338 p. 35 illus., 29 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030965198
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96519-8
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    Heaving, Stretching and Spicing Modes : Climate Variability in the Ocean (2020)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Atmospheric science. ; Climatology. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Climate Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Basic concepts -- Climate variability diagnosed in spherical coordinates -- Climate variability diagnosed in z-coordinate -- External/internal modes in meridional/zonal directions -- Adiabatic signals in the upper ocean -- The regulation of MOC (MHF) by wind stress and buoyancy anomaly -- Adiabatic Heaving signals in the deep ocean -- Heaving, stretching, spicing and isopycnal analysis -- Heaving, stretching and spicing modes -- Potential Spicity -- Sigma-pi diagram and its application -- Isopycnal analysis -- Heaving modes in the world oceans -- Heaving induced by wind stress anomaly -- Heaving induced by anomalous freshwater forcing -- Heaving induced by anomalous wind, freshening and warming -- Heaving induced by convection generated gravity anomaly -- Heaving induced by deep convection generated volume loss -- ENSO events and heaving modes -- Heaving signals in the isopycnal coordinate -- Introduction -- Coordinate transformation by the casting method -- Coordinate transformation by the projecting method -- Difference between the casting method and the projecting method -- Isopycnal layer analysis for the world oceans -- Isopycnal layer analysis based on -- Heaving signals for the shallow water in the Pacific-Indian basin -- Heaving signal propagation through the equatorial sections -- Heaving signals in the isothermal coordinate -- Introduction -- Casting method -- Casting method applied to the GODAS data -- Projecting method -- Signal of layer depth and zonal velocity in the Pacific basin -- Z-theta diagram and its application to climate variability analysis -- Climate signals in the salinity coordinates -- Introduction -- Casting method -- Separating the signals into external and internal modes -- Analysis based on the GODAS data -- Shallow salty water sphere in the Atlantic Ocean.
    Abstract: This book is focused on fundamental aspects of climate variability in the ocean, in particular changes of the wind-driven circulation. The vertical movement of isopycnal (isothermal) layers, including their stretching and compression, is called heaving and stretching. A major part of climate variability in the ocean is heaving in nature. Heave is primarily associated with the adiabatic motions of isopycnal layers due to change of wind stress. It is rather difficult to separate the contributions from adiabatic and diabatic processes. Isopycnal analysis has been widely used in climate study; however, it is much more accurate to study the isopycnal layers. Here climate signals are examined in terms of changes of layer depth, layer thickness, layer temperature/salinity, spicity and others. In addition to the traditional Theta-S diagram, the sigma-pi (potential density – potential spicity) diagram can also be used in analyzing water mass property distribution and climate variability. In fact, a radius of signal can be defined rigorously for signals in the sigma-pi diagram; the combination of isopycnal analysis and evaluation of radius of signal provides a powerful tool in analyzing climate variability in the world oceans.
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    Pages: XII, 391 p. 410 illus., 359 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811529412
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2941-2
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    Simulation of the Sea Surface for Remote Sensing (2021)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Physical geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. The surface elevation probability distribution of nonlinear random waves -- Chapter 2. Statistical distribution sea surface slopes -- Chapter 3. On the dispersion relation of sea waves -- Chapter 4. Modeling the shape of the pulse reflected from the sea surface -- Chapter 5. Effect of long surface waves on the Bregg scattering of microwave -- Chapter 6. Impact of physical and chemical characteristics of the sea water on Bregg scattering of the radio waves -- Chapter 7. Measurements of statistical moments of sea surface slopes based on satellite sensing data -- Chapter 8. Contrast of optical images at the slick-ripple interface -- Chapter 9. Variability of the ocean-atmosphere interface as a light reflecting surface -- Chapter 10. Physical limitations on the accuracy of remote detection of wind speed over the sea.
    Abstract: This book considers the formation of the signal reflected from the sea surface when sensing in the radio and optical range. Currently, remote sensing from space is the main source of information about the processes taking place in the atmosphere and ocean. The correct interpretation of remote sensing data requires detailed information about the rough surface that forms the reflected signal. The first three chapters describe the statistical and spatial-temporal characteristics of the sea surface, focusing on the effects associated with the nonlinearity of sea surface waves. The analysis makes extensive use of data obtained by the authors on a stationary oceanographic platform located on the Black sea. In the next seven chapters, the authors analyze how the nonlinearity of waves affects the formation of a signal reflected from the sea surface. This book is geared for advanced level research in the general subject area of remote sensing and modeling as they apply to the coastal marine environment. It is of value to scientists and engineers involved in the development of methods and instruments of remote sensing, analysis and interpretation of data. It is useful for students who have decided to devote themselves to the study of the oceans.
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    Pages: XIV, 222 p. 105 illus., 1 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030587529
    Series Statement: Springer Oceanography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58752-9
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    Ocean Acoustics (2020)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Geophysics. ; Acoustics. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Geophysics. ; Acoustics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Mathematical model of acoustic processes -- Acoustic phenomena in the language of the theory of elasticity -- General properties and characteristic types of sound waves -- Flat sound waves -- Geometric acoustics -- Beam description of the sound field in inhomogeneous media -- Wave description of the sound field in inhomogeneous media -- The reflection of sound waves from the bottom of the ocean -- The scattering of sound by the roughness of the surface and bottom of the ocean.
    Abstract: This book presents a comprehensive overview of hydroacoustics and describes the physical basis of acoustic processes observed in the sea. In addition, it discusses the basic concepts and provides simplified models of sound propagation and acoustic phenomena at the boundary between environments. Lastly, the book examines in detail a number of applications of ocean acoustics and methods. The ocean is the last reserve of natural resources. It is also an essential element in the biosphere, ensuring the latter’s balance, and plays a pivotal role in the Earth’s climate system and global warming. Consequently, studying the ocean is one of humankind’s most critical scientific tasks, but penetrating its mysteries is no mean feat. Acoustics (hydroacoustics) is one of the most powerful tools for examining the water layer and beyond, since sound waves are the only type of radiation that can propagate over distances of hundreds and even thousands of kilometers in the ocean. This unique resource appeals to specialists working in the fields of ocean and atmosphere physics, students and postgraduate students studying sea physics and oceanology, and anyone who is interested in the problems the ocean is currently facing.
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    Pages: XIII, 165 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030358846
    Series Statement: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35884-6
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    Geophysical Fluid Dynamics II : Stratified / Rotating Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere—Ocean (2021)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Physical geography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geology. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Water. ; Geology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Stratified / rotating fluid dynamics of the atmosphere.– Ocean -- Development of the equations -- Basic and perturbed states -- Quasi-Geostrophic theory -- Internal waves -- Two-layer model -- Convection -- Boundary layers in stratified fluids -- Jets and buoyant plumes -- Diffusion and transport processes -- Equations for diffusion processes -- Simple models of turbulent diffusion and transport -- Shear flow dispersion -- Transport of suspended sediments -- Estuarine transport -- Simple ecosystem models -- Introduction -- Dynamics of ecosystems -- Ecosystem models.
    Abstract: This book develops a fundamental understanding of geophysical fluid dynamics based on a mathematical description of the flows of inhomogeneous fluids. It covers these topics: 1. development of the equations of motion for an inhomogeneous fluid 2. review of thermodynamics 3. thermodynamic and kinetic energy equations 4. equations of state for the atmosphere and the ocean, salt, and moisture effects 5. concepts of potential temperature and potential density 6. Boussinesq and quasi-geostrophic approximations 7. conservation equations for vorticity, mechanical and thermal energy instability theories, internal waves, mixing, convection, double-diffusion, stratified turbulence, fronts, intrusions, gravity currents Graduate students will be able to learn and apply the basic theory of geophysical fluid dynamics of inhomogeneous fluids on a rotating earth, including: 1. derivation of the governing equations for a stratified fluid starting from basic principles of physics 2. review of thermodynamics, equations of state, isothermal, adiabatic, isentropic changes 3. scaling of the equations, Boussinesq approximation, applied to the ocean and the atmosphere 4. examples of stratified flows at geophysical scales, steady and unsteady motions, inertia-gravity internal waves, quasi-geostrophic theory 5. vorticity and energy conservation in stratified fluids 6.boundary layer convection in stratified containers and basins.
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    Pages: XVI, 323 p. 100 illus., 96 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030749347
    Series Statement: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74934-7
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    Little Bustard: Ecology and Conservation (2022)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Ecology . ; Bioinformatics. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Ecology. ; Computational and Systems Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- 1. Why a monograph on little bustard? -- 2. The little bustard and its family: an overview of relationships -- 3. Natural history of the little bustard: morphology, biometry, diet, sexual dimorphism, and social and breeding behaviour -- 4. The little bustard around the world: distribution, global conservation status, threats and population trends -- 5. Breeding biology and demographic traits -- 6. Habitat selection and space use -- 7. Migration, movements and non-breeding ecology -- 8. Behavioural ecology of the little bustard: sexual selection and mating systems -- 9. Interspecific relationships -- 10. Captive breeding, handling and care, and the impact of releases on wild populations -- 11. Little bustard population dynamics -- 12. Threats affecting little bustards: human impacts -- 13. Little bustard and humans : Conservation and management -- 14. Conclusions and perspectives.
    Abstract: This book is devoted to the Little Bustard, a medium sized Paleartic steppe bird whose distribution ranges from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia. At present, the European population is suffering a severe decline mainly due to agricultural intensification, although its status and concerns in non-European countries are relatively unknown. In spite of this dramatic situation, the Little Bustard is an interesting model species for topics as varied as phylogeny, life history evolution and demographic traits, sexual selection and lekking behavior, habitat selection, intra- and interspecific relationships, or interaction with farming and other anthropogenic disturbances. This book provides an updated, interdisciplinary, and worldwide review of the most recent information of this crucial species in the Palearctic steppe-bird community, from specific biological aspects and traits to research-focused management. Some of the most prominent scientists from different fields (systematics, breeding ecology, behavior, competence, predation, population dynamics, farming, conservation) update and synthesize the existing information on a singular, threatened and vulnerable species.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030849023
    Series Statement: Wildlife Research Monographs, 5
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84902-3
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    World Atlas of Submarine Gas Hydrates in Continental Margins (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Cogeneration of electric power and heat. ; Fossil fuels. ; Geology. ; Physical geography. ; Business. ; Management science. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Water. ; Fossil Fuel. ; Geology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Business and Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. A History of gas hydrate research -- Chapter 1. Gas Hydrate Research: From the Laboratory to the Pipeline -- Chapter 2. Shallow gas hydrates near 64° N, off Mid-Norway: Concerns regarding drilling and production technologies -- Chapter 3. Finding and using the world’s gas hydrates -- Part II. Gas Hydrate Fundamentals -- Chapter 4. Seismic rock physics of gas-hydrate bearing sediments -- Chapter 5. Estimation of gas hydrates in the pore space of sediments using inversion methods -- Chapter 6. Electromagnetic applications in methane hydrate reservoirs -- Part III. Gas Hydrate Drilling for Research and Natural Resources -- Chapter 7. Hydrate Ridge - A gas hydrate system in a subduction zone setting -- Chapter 8. Northern Cascadia Margin gas hydrates – Regional geophysical surveying, IODP drilling Leg 311 and cabled observatory monitoring -- Chapter 9. Accretionary wedge tectonics and gas hydrate distribution in the Cascadia forearc -- Chapter 10. Bottom Simulating Reflections below the Blake Ridge, western North Atlantic Margin -- Chapter 11. A review of the exploration, discovery, and characterization of highly concentrated gas hydrate accumulations in coarse-grained reservoir systems along the Eastern Continental Margin of India -- Chapter 12. Ulleung Basin Gas Hydrate Drilling Expeditions, Korea: Lithologic characteristics of gas hydrate-bearing sediments -- Chapter 13. Bottom simulating reflections in the South China Sea -- Chapter 14. Gas hydrate and fluid related seismic indicators across the passive and active margins off SW Taiwan -- Chapter 15. Gas Hydrate Drilling in the Nankai Trough, Japan -- Chapter 16. Alaska North Slope Terrestrial Gas Hydrate Systems: Insights from Scientific Drilling -- Part IV -- Arctic -- Chapter 17. Gas Hydrates on Alaskan Marine Margins -- Chapter 18. Gas Hydrate related bottom-simulating reflections along the west-Svalbard margin, Fram Strait -- Chapter 19. Occurrence and distribution of bottom simulating reflections in the Barents Sea -- Chapter 20. Svyatogor Ridge - A gas hydrate system driven by crustal scale processes -- Chapter 21. Gas hydrate potential in the Kara Sea -- Part V. Greenland and Norwegian Sea -- Chapter 22. Geophysical indications of gas hydrate occurrence on the Greenland continental margins -- Chapter 23. Gas hydrates in the Norwegian Sea -- Part VI. North Atlantic. Chapter 24. U.S. Atlantic Margin Gas Hydrates -- Chapter 25. Gas Hydrates and submarine sediment mass failure: A case study from Sackville Spur, offshore Newfoundland -- Chapter 26. Bottom Simulating Reflections and Seismic Phase Reversals in the Gulf of Mexico -- Chapter 27. Insights into gas hydrate dynamics from 3D seismic data, offshore Mauritania -- Part VII. South Atlantic -- Chapter 28. Distribution and Character of Bottom Simulating Reflections in the Western Caribbean Offshore Guajira Peninsula, Colombia -- Chapter 29. Gas hydrate systems on the Brazilian continental margin -- Chapter 30. Gas hydrate on the southwest African continental margin -- Chapter 31. Shallow gas hydrates associated to pockmarks in the Northern Congo deep-sea fan, SW Africa -- Part VIII. Pacific -- Chapter 32. Gas hydrate-bearing province off eastern Sakhalin slope -- Chapter 33. Tectonic BSR Hypothesis in the Peruvian margin: A forgotten way to see marine gas hydrate systems at convergent margins -- Chapter 34. Gas hydrate and free gas along the Chilean Continental Margin -- Chapter 35. New Zealand’s Gas Hydrate Systems -- Part IX. Indic -- Chapter 36. First evidence of bottom simulation reflectors in the western Indian Ocean offshore Tanzania -- Part X. Mediterranean Sea -- Chapter 37. A Gas Hydrate System of Heterogenous Character in the Nile Deep-Sea Fan -- Part XI. Black Sea -- Chapter 38. Gas hydrate accumulations in the Black Sea -- Part XII. Lake Baikal -- Chapter 39. The position of gas hydrates in the sedimentary strata and in the geological structure of Lake Baikal -- Part XIII. Antarctic -- Chapter 40. Bottom Simulating Reflector in the western Ross Sea Antarctica -- Chapter 41. Bottom Simulating Reflectors along the Scan Basin, a deep-sea gateway between the Weddell Sea (Antarctica) and Scotia Sea -- Chapter 42. Bottom Simulating Reflections in Antarctica -- Part XIV. Where Gas Hydrate Dissociates Seafloor Microhabitats Flourish. Chapter 43. Integrating fine-scale habitat mapping and pore water analysis in cold seep research: A case study from the SW Barents Sea.
    Abstract: This world atlas presents a comprehensive overview of the gas-hydrate systems of our planet with contributions from esteemed international researchers from academia, governmental institutions and hydrocarbon industries. The book illustrates, describes and discusses gas hydrate systems, their geophysical evidence and their future prospects for climate change and continental margin geohazards from passive to active margins. This includes passive volcanic to non-volcanic margins including glaciated and non-glaciated margins from high to low latitudes. Shallow submarine gas hydrates allow a glimpse into the past from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) to modern environmental conditions to predict potential changes in future stability conditions while deep submarine gas hydrates remained more stable. This demonstrates their potential for rapid reactions for some gas hydrate provinces to a warming world, as well as helping to identify future prospects for environmental research. Three-dimensional and high-resolution seismic imaging technologies provide new insights into fluid flow systems in continental margins, enabling the identification of gas and gas escape routes to the seabed within gas hydrate environments, where seabed habitats may flourish. The volume contains a method section detailing the seismic imaging and logging while drilling techniques used to characterize gas hydrates and related dynamic processes in the sub seabed. This book is unique, as it goes well beyond the geophysical monograph series of natural gas hydrates and textbooks on marine geophysics. It also emphasizes the potential for gas hydrate research across a variety of disciplines. Observations of bottom simulating reflectors (BSRs) in 2D and 3D seismic reflection data combined with velocity analysis, electromagnetic investigations and gas-hydrate stability zone (GHSZ) modelling, provide the necessary insights for academic interests and hydrocarbon industries to understand the potential extent and volume of gas hydrates in a wide range of tectonic settings of continental margins. Gas hydrates control the largest and most dynamic reservoir of global carbon. Especially 4D, 3D seismic but also 2D seismic data provide compelling sub-seabed images of their dynamical behavior. Sub-seabed imaging techniques increase our understanding of the controlling mechanisms for the distribution and migration of gas before it enters the gas-hydrate stability zone. As methane hydrate stability depends mainly on pressure, temperature, gas composition and pore water chemistry, gas hydrates are usually found in ocean margin settings where water depth is more than 300 m and gas migrates upward from deeper geological formations. This highly dynamic environment may precondition the stability of continental slopes as evidenced by geohazards and gas expelled from the sea floor. This book provides new insights into variations in the character and existence of gas hydrates and BSRs in various geological environments, as well as their dynamics. The potentially dynamic behavior of this natural carbon system in a warming world, its current and future impacts on a variety of Earth environments can now be adequately evaluated by using the information provided in the world atlas. This book is relevant for students, researchers, governmental agencies and oil and gas professionals. Some familiarity with seismic data and some basic understanding of geology and tectonics are recommended.
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    Pages: XXI, 514 p. 309 illus., 294 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030811860
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81186-0
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    Dynamics of Planktonic Primary Productivity in the Indian Ocean (2023)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Biooceanography. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1-An overview of phytoplankton productivity dynamics in the Indian Ocean -- 2-Marine optics and primary productivity -- 3-How much carbon does northern Indian Ocean biota export to the deeper ocean?- 4-Characterizing the phytoplankton dynamics and primary productivity in the estuarine and open oceanic waters of the Indian Ocean -- 5-Primary productivity dynamics in the northern Indian Ocean: an ecosystem modeling perspective -- 6-Spatial distribution of coloured dissolved organic matter and its relation to phytoplankton community structure in the Off-Kochi waters – a seasonal comparison in 2019 -- 7-Biophysical control on the variability in the upper layer production pattern of the Arabian Sea -- 8-Harmful algal blooms: an ecological perspective and its implications to productivity patterns in tropical oceans -- 9-Observation of phytoplankton bloom and associated features around the southern peninsular India using satellite data -- 10-A review on the phytoplankton primary production in relation to environmental forcing in Indian estuaries -- 11-Observation of satellite derived monthly scale variability of surface water chlorophyll over the basins Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea -- 12-Ocean Primary Productivity and its implications to fishery and biodiversity -- 13-Inter-basin comparisons of primary productivity and its controlling factors between Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal -- 14-Phytoplankton productivity in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean: present and future perspectives -- 15-Remote sensing-based estimation of primary production in Arabian Sea -- 16-Patterns of phytoplankton biomass and primary production in Indian Seas -- 17-Mixoplankton paradigm and its role in food-web dynamics and carbon sequestration potential of the oceanic environment -- 18-Conclusion. .
    Abstract: This volume compiles recent research on phytoplankton primary productivity (PP) in the Indian Ocean to provide an understanding and consolidation of the driving mechanisms of PP variability in diverse oceanic ecosystems globally. The book aims to facilitate a holistic overview of the research carried out in this field in various oceanic realms such as Indian coastal and oceanic waters (estuaries, coastal waters, Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean). The contents of this book also address the United Nations sustainable development goals i.e., SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 14 (Life below Water), with a focus on the impacts of climate change oceanic ecosystems. The book can serve as a comprehensive baseline of information for researchers studying planktonic primary productivity and biogeochemistry-related research in the above-mentioned marine ecosystems and other global oceans. It is intended to attract the attention of researchers, professionals, undergraduate and graduate oceanography students, and policy makers in the field of marine sciences.
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    Pages: XVIII, 357 p. 86 illus., 79 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031344671
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34467-1
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    21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Wave Energy Resource Evaluation (2020)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Renewable energy sources. ; Climatology. ; Physical geography. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Water. ; Renewable Energy. ; Climate Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Research progress of wave energy evaluation -- Temporal-spatial distribution of wave energy in the Maritime Silk Road -- Climatic trend of wave energy in the Maritime Silk Road -- Short-term forecast of wave energy in the Maritime Silk Road -- Long-term projection of wave energy in the Maritime Silk Road -- Wave energy assessment and proposal in the Sri Lankan waters -- Dataset construction of wave energy resources in the Maritime Silk Road -- Prospects of wave energy evaluation.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the evaluation of wave energy in the Maritime Silk Road. Firstly, it compares wave energy and other main energy sources, and then discusses the various disadvantages. It also presents the current research and the difficulties of wave energy evaluation, and systematically analyzes the climatic characteristics of the wave energy, including the temporal–spatial distribution and climatic trend of a series of key factors (e.g. wave power density, availability, richness, stability, energy direction, energy storage). It then describes the design of a short-term forecasting scheme and a long-term projection scheme of wave energy suitable for the Maritime Silk Road, to serve as a plan for the daily operation and long-term development of wave energy. Further, it highlights the wave energy analysis and decision-making in the context of the remote islands and reefs, using Sri Lanka is taken as a case study. Lastly, it presents the first wave energy resource dataset for the Maritime Silk Road. This book is one of a series of publications on the 21st century Maritime Silk Road (shortened as “Maritime Silk Road”) that covers the characteristics of the marine environment and marine new energy, remote islands and reef construction, climate change, early warning of wave disasters, legal escort, marine environment and energy big data construction, contributing to the safe and efficient construction of the Maritime Silk Road. It aims to improve our knowledge of the ocean, and so improve the capacity for marine construction, enhance the viability of remote islands and reefs, ease the energy crisis and protect the ecological environment and improve the quality of life of residents along the Maritime Silk Road, as well as to protect the rights, and interests of the countries and regions participating in the construction of the Maritime Silk Road. This book is a valuable reference resource for decision-makers, researchers, and marine engineers working in the related fields.
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    Pages: XIX, 170 p. 95 illus., 94 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811509179
    Series Statement: Springer Oceanography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0917-9
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    Changing Asia-Pacific Marginal Seas (2020)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Physical geography. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Sea of Okhotsk -- Japan Sea -- East China Sea -- Yellow and Bohai Seas -- South China Sea -- Kuroshio and its affected Shelf Sea -- Oyashio and its affected Shelf Sea.
    Abstract: This book discusses temporal changes in six Asia-Pacific marginal seas and two west boundary currents in the Northwest Pacific. Covering time scales varying from years to decades, it provides a comprehensive review of the long-term changes in various physical variables, including sea level, sea surface temperature, water mass index, current and transport, as well as local issues such as sea ice and tidal mixing, and the processes and dynamics that govern them. The book also examines biogeochemical variables, such as nutrients, oxygen, pH, water transparency, ocean acidification, eutrophication and productivity, and explores future trends. Offering a holistic view of the changes that have occurred in the Asia-Pacific marginal seas and those that are likely to occur in the future, this book will appeal to readers from all fields of oceanography.
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    Pages: VI, 320 p. 128 illus., 109 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811548864
    Series Statement: Atmosphere, Earth, Ocean & Space,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4886-4
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    European Spatial Data for Coastal and Marine Remote Sensing : Proceedings of International Conference EUCOMARE 2022-Saint Malo, France (2023)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Pollution. ; Ecology Methodology. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Water. ; Pollution. ; Ecological Modelling.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Detection of Coccolithophore bloom episodes in Algiers Bay using satellite and in-situ analysis -- Chapter2. Multiscale spatiotemporal NDVI mapping of salt marshes using Sentinel-2, Dove, and UAV imagery in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, France -- Chapter3. Contribution of near and mid infrared wavebands to mapping fine-scale coastal ecogeomorphological features -- Chapter4. Monitoring land cover change in the south-eastern Baltic sea since the 1980s by remote sensing -- Chapter5. Assessment of land cover changes in the Allala watershed based on object based image analysis using Landsat and Sentinel-2 images -- Chapter6. Deep Learning based Bathymetry Mapping from Multispectral Satellite Data around Europa Island -- Chapter7. Assessment of coastal vulnerability to erosion risk using geospatial and remote sensing methods (case of Jerba Island, Tunisia) -- Chapter8. A Random Forest approach for evaluating forest cover changes outside dikes with Sentinel images -- Chapter9. Spatial monitoring of coastal protection dikes case-study of the touristic beach “Palm Beach, west-Algiers Algeria’’ -- Chapter10. Monitoring shoreline changes in the Vietnamese Mekong delta coastal zone using satellite images and wave reduction structures -- Chapter11. Automatic detection of hydrodynamical and biological indicators of the shoreline using a convolutional neural network -- Chapter12. Very high-resolution monitoring and evaluation of tidal and ecological restoration in Beaussais’ bay -- Chapter13. Assessment of shoreline change of Jerba Island based on remote sensing data and GIS using DSAS tools -- Chapter14. New insights into the shallow morpho-sedimentary patterns using high-resolution topo-bathymetric lidar: the case study of the Bay of Saint-Malo -- Chapter15. Spatial modeling of the benthic biodiversity using topo-bathymetric lidar and neural networks -- Chapter16. Local circalittoral rocky seascape structuring fish community: insights from a photogrammetric approach -- Chapter17. Local circalittoral rocky seascape structuring fish community: insights from a photogrammetric approach -- Chapter18. Increasing the nature-based coastal protection using bathymetric lidar, terrain classification, network modelling: reefs of Saint-Malo’s lagoon?.
    Abstract: This volume presents full paper contributions from the International Conference of European Spatial Data for Coastal and Marine Remote Sensing (EUCOMARE) 2022, with the support of the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union, held in Saint Malo, France. EUCOMARE aims to promote academic and technical exchange on coastal related studies including coastal environmental and socio-economic issues, with the use of European remotely sensed data. The book is an excellent resource for scientists, engineers, and programme managers eager to learn about the recent developments and achievements in the field of remote sensing applications on marine and coastal areas. Readers will learn about recent advances in sensors' radiometric, spatial, temporal and spectral resolution, as well as new data processing approaches in remote sensing for monitoring and mapping the various characteristics of marine, coastal and aquatic systems.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031162138
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16213-8
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    Coastal Environments of India : A Coastal West Bengal Perspective (2022)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Ecology . ; Sedimentology. ; Natural disasters. ; Geomorphology. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Biooceanography. ; Sedimentology. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geomorphology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Coastal Processes, Coastal Waters and Sediments -- Chapter 2 - Coastal Geomorphology -- Chapter 3 - Cyclonic Storms and Other Natural Phenomena -- Chapter 4 - Beach Environment -- Chapter 5 - Sea Level Rise, Climate Change and Natural Disasters in Coastal Sunderbans -- Chapter 6 - Coastal Floral Diversity -- Chapter 7 - Coastal Zone Management -- Chapter 8 - Granulometry of Coastal Beach Sands -- Chapter 9 - Coastal Tourism and Pollution -- Chapter 10 - Foraminifera and Benthic Mollusks -- Chapter 11- Coastal Environments – Case Studies.
    Abstract: This book is the result of comprehensive research work on the various aspects of the West Bengal coast including the world’s largest riverine delta system, the Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta. The role of various hydrodynamic factors in shaping the coastal configuration and physicochemical parameters of coastal waters, soils, and granulometry of beach sands are extensively discussed. The coasts of the Indian peninsula, particularly the east coast, are subjected to severe cyclones, tidal bores, storm surges, and strong drift, which changes the coastal configuration as well as the quality of waters and the fertility of soils. A systematic description of major cyclones and their effects on coastal areas are described in detail. The book offers comprehensive information on the prevailing ecological conditions and lush green mangrove forests with wide-ranging flora and fauna of Sundarbans. UNESCO has declared Sundarbans as one of the world’s heritage sites, and as in other parts of the world, some of the coastal areas in West Bengal have attracted the attention of many tourists. Various steps undertaken by the government for coastal zone management and sustainable development of the coastal areas have been highlighted in the book. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of the coastal environment.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031188466
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18846-6
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    Pollution in the Black Sea : Observations about the Ocean's Pollution (2021)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Physical geography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. General Concepts Of Pollution and Pollutants and Their Nature (Natural And Man-Made Sources Of Pollution Of The World's Oceans) -- 2. Current Problems of The World Ocean Pollution By Microplastic -- 3. Current Problems of The World Ocean Pollution by Oil and Oil Products -- 4. Numerical Modeling Of The Hydrocarbon Spot Shape On The Water Surface -- 5. Oil Spill Response At Sea: Methods and Technologies -- 6. Marine Ecosystems and Features of Their Functioning.
    Abstract: This book provides information on the causes, consequences, and possible solutions to modern environmental problems associated with ocean pollution with a particular focus on the Back Sea. The oceans are a vast but fragile complex. In recent decades, it has become especially manifest when ocean pollution has reached an unparalleled situation. Meanwhile, not only the well-being of ecosystems depends on the state of ocean waters, but human civilization largely depends on the oceans as a consequence of environmental dependence. This book examines the consequences of pollutants such as oil and hydrocarbon products (including plastics and microplastics), water acidification, sewage, wastewaters discharge into the ocean, thermal pollution, nuclear pollution, and biological pollution. Beyond the types of pollutants and their consequences, this book outlines the state of the art of the legal situation internationally regarding ocean pollution. The authors also show the current pollution of the inland seas, taking as an example of the Black Sea (anthropogenic and natural sources of pollution, its shelf, and shallow waters as well as international legislation). A part of the book analyzes the main types of environmental monitoring of the oceans and their role in solving ocean pollution problems with a particular interest in the Black Sea. The book is of interest to specialists in ocean pollution, ecologists, oceanologists, students, and graduate students studying oceanography, marine ecology, current methods of environmental monitoring, and legal problems related to the oceans and seas pollution, as well as to anyone interested in modern problems of the oceans.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030618957
    Series Statement: Springer Oceanography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61895-7
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    From Hurricanes to Epidemics : The Ocean's Evolving Impact on Human Health - Perspectives from the U.S. (2021)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Medical sciences. ; Physical geography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Public health. ; Epidemiology. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Health Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Water. ; Public Health. ; Epidemiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Overview: Global Ocean Changes – Impact on Human Health -- Chapter 2-Marine Chemistry: Acidity, Salinity and Chemical Composition -- Chapter 3-Marine Phytoplankton and CO2 Balance -- Chapter 4-Deep Water Horizon and Petroleum Exploration -- Chapter 5-The Ocean’s Impact on Emerging Infectious Diseases -- Chapter 6-Diminishing Fisheries and Impact on Human Food Supplies -- Chapter 7-Decreasing Marine Biodiversity -- Chapter 8-Marine Pollutants -- Chapter 9-Marine Biopharmaceuticals -- Chapter 10-Oceans and Rapid Climate Change -- Chapter 11-Hurricanes and Monsoons -- Chapter 12-Arctic Communities and Declining Ice Flow -- Chapter 13-Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems -- Chapter 14-Current Research Activities.
    Abstract: This book provides a complete and current overview of the correlation between ocean conditions and human health, publishing comprehensively for the first time on the direct interactions among oceanography, marine biology and impacts on human health. Specifically the text addresses how changing ocean conditions result in health impacts and disruptions, with a focus on cases in the USA. ­ The changing ocean conditions that are discussed include diminishing marine biodiversity, climactic changes such as intensified weather events, shifting sea currents and increasing sea temperature. The book addresses the resulting health issues brought about by these various ocean conditions, such as emerging infectious diseases, starvation and poisoning among impacted communities, toxic algae blooms, threatened ecosystems, and other future implications. ­ The text was developed in conjunction with scientists from Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California at Riverside and Ochsner Health, all located in areas deeply impacted by the changing Oceans. ­ The book will be of interest to marine research scientists, health care professionals, students, and general enthusiasts of oceanography and health. .
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    Pages: XXI, 180 p. 26 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030550127
    Series Statement: Global Perspectives on Health Geography,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55012-7
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    High-resolution Seafloor Survey and Applications (2021)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geology. ; Geomorphology. ; Geophysics. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Geology. ; Geomorphology. ; Geophysics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Multi-beam bathymetry technology -- Airborne LiDAR bathymetry technolog -- Side scan sonar and sub-bottom profiler detection technology -- Navigation and positioning technology -- Water level measurement and vertical datum conversion technology -- DTM and Seafloor mapping technology -- The delimitation of continental shelf based on seafloor graphics -- The application of submarine geomorphology -- The application of automatic recognition of seabed target -- The application of seafloor classification -- The application of research on international seabed resources.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the survey technology, post-processing technology, mapping technology and scientific application of the submarine topography and geomorphology in detail. High-resolution submarine geomorphology is a frontier branch of Marine Geology and marine surveying and mapping, which provides a direct basis to study the seabed surface, to understand the tectonic movement and submarine evolution. In the past two decades, high-resolution submarine geomorphology with high-precision multi-beam echo sounding, side-scan sonar and shallow bottom profile as the major techniques, is developing very quickly and is one of the frontiers of international marine science and technology. These high techniques promote the traditional submarine geomorphology to high-resolution and quantitative research. At present, high-resolution submarine geomorphology is widely used in the delimitation of the continental shelf and the international seabed resources survey, marine engineering and marine military applications. In order to facilitate readers to understand how to acquire and apply scientific research based on landform data, it highlights the combination of theory, technology and scientific application. This book is useful as a reference for professional and technical personnel in related fields and also as a textbook for both graduate and undergraduate students as well.
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    Pages: XVIII, 400 p. 366 illus., 254 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811597503
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9750-3
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    Fish Distant Hybridization (2022)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Agricultural genome mapping. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Ocean Sciences. ; Agricultural Genetics. ; Evolutionary Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Animal Distant Hybridization and Research Advance in Polyploid Organisms -- Formation of Allotetraploid Hybrids Red Crucian Carp and Common Carp -- Basic Biological Features of Allotetraplod Hybrids -- Basic Biological Characteristics of Sterile in Triploid -- Gynogenesis and Androgenesis of Gametes of Allotetraploid -- Biological Characteristics Comparison of different Polyploid fish -- Formation and Biological Characteristics of Female Red Crucian Carp × Male Megalobrama Amblycephala Hybrids -- Formation of Hybrid Lineage Female Megalobrama Amblycephala × Male Culter Alburnus and Its Biological Traits -- Formation of Hybrid Lineage Derived from Female Megalobrama amblycephala × Male Xenocypris davidi and Its Biological Traits -- Researches on Distant Hybridization of Other Fish.
    Abstract: The book introduces fish distant hybridization, which covers the basic theory and applications of fish distant hybridization as well as the main biological characteristics of different ploidy fish at the individual, tissue, cell, and molecular level. It is divided into 12 Chapters. The research progresses of animal distant hybridization and polyploids in domestic and overseas are summarized in this book. The characteristics of these hybrids and polyploid fish are also illustrated on basis of considering factors of the chromosomes numbers, phylogenetic relationship, reproduction, appearance, feeding habits, growth rate, and stress resistance. The creation of fish distant hybridization lineages will provide a clear genetic background which is helpful for the study of the strain generation as a model in genetic variation characteristics and reproductive characteristics. Fully illustrated in color, this book provides unique ideas in system description and presentation of distant hybridization and polyploidy fish. In fish genetic breeding, the tetraploid fish lineage and diploid fish lineage, formed through distant hybridization, can be used for preparing large-scale triploid and diploid fish. This book is a useful reference for researchers in fish genetic breeding, aquaculture, developmental biology, and animal evolution, and serves as a valuable resource for students and researchers engaging in zoology, evolutionary biology, and genetics.
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    Pages: XIV, 343 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811650673
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5067-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-5067-3
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    Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I : An Introduction to Atmosphere—Ocean Dynamics: Homogeneous Fluids (2020)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Climatology. ; Physical geography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Water. ; Environmental Physics.
    Description / Table of Contents: A Brief Review of Algebra and Calculus -- Some Properties and Kinematics of Fluids -- Equations Governing the Motion of a Fluid (the Equation of Motion) -- Flow of a Homogeneous Incompressible Viscous Fluid -- Rotating, Homogeneous, Incompressible Fluids -- Shallow Water Theory -- Quasi-geostrophic Theory.
    Abstract: This textbook develops a fundamental understanding of geophysical fluid dynamics by providing a mathematical description of fluid properties, kinematics and dynamics as influenced by earth’s rotation. Its didactic value is based on elaborate treatment of basic principles, derived equations, exemplary solutions and their interpretation. Both starting graduate students and experienced scientists can closely follow the mathematical development of the basic theory applied to the flow of uniform density fluids on a rotating earth, with (1) basic physics introducing the "novel" effects of rotation for flows on planetary scales, (2) simplified dynamics of shallow water and quasi-geostrophic theories applied to a variety of steady, unsteady flows and geophysical wave motions, demonstrating the restoring effects of Coriolis acceleration, earth’s curvature (beta) and topographic steering, (3) conservation of vorticity and energy at geophysical scales, and (4) specific applications to help demonstrate the ability to create and solve new problems in this very rich field. A comprehensive review of the complex geophysical flows of the ocean and the atmosphere is closely knitted with this basic description, intended to be developed further in the second volume that addresses density stratified geophysical fluid dynamics. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 287 p. 98 illus., 94 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030169732
    Series Statement: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16973-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-16973-2
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    Aquatic Physiosphere-Biosphere Dynamics and Modelling : A Reference for Studies of the Coupled System (2021)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Physical geography. ; Ecology . ; Ecology Methodology. ; Geochemistry. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Biooceanography. ; Ecological Modelling. ; Geochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Earth System Science -- 2. Ecosystems, Regions, Regimes -- 3. Scientific Methods and Concepts -- 4. Systems Theory -- 5. Water Properties -- 6. Fluid Dynamics Concepts -- 7. Hydrodynamic System of Equations -- 8. Coordinate Systems -- 9. Hydrodynamic Approximations and Balances -- 10. Physical Processes and Phenomena -- 11. Waves, General -- 12. Mechanical Waves -- 13. Boundaries -- 14. Tides -- 15. Topographic Effects -- 16. Ice -- 17. Mathematical Basics -- 18. Differential Equations -- 19. Discrete Mathematics -- 20. Mathematical Concepts and Methods -- 21. Discretized Prototype Equations -- 22. Numerical Concepts and Methods -- 23. Models and Modelling -- 24. Subgridscale Parametrizations -- 25. Carbonate Chemistry -- 26. Biological, Biogeochemical and Ecological Concepts -- 27. Planktonic Organisms -- 28. Life Processes -- 29. Limited Growth -- 30. Primary Production -- 31. Species Interactions -- 32. Biospheric Modeling Concepts and Models -- 33. Aquatic Element Cycling. .
    Abstract: This encyclopedia is a reference for aquatic physical, biological and biogeochemical sciences, collecting and connecting a number of topics, concepts and facts about aquatic systems and their scientific investigation. The scope of the book comprises the aquatic physiosphere-biosphere transition zone, an entity that encompasses both inanimate matter and collectives (the physiosphere) as well as living organisms and collectives (the biosphere). This combined approach is meaningful because both realms are intimately linked and because available methods of investigation are often similar. Much can be gained from considering both spheres at and across their interface jointly, and while there is a strong focus on marine systems, most concepts presented are also applicable to freshwater systems. This presented snapshot of knowledge of the transition zone between the aquatic physiosphere and biosphere is taken from a very specific angle: the point of view of a modeler. Modeling is not only a state-of-the-art mode of scientific investigation, but also requires the explicit specification of all assumptions (helping to avoid fallacies), and offers the advantage of being quantitative and allows for theoretical "what if" scenarios. As in any reference work, equal emphasis is given to fundamental facts, the definition of terms and the explanation of concepts, in an attempt to establish a joint language for physicists, biologists and biogeochemists. Although originating from a modeler's approach to nature, the resulting suite of compatible concepts may also be useful beyond modeling purposes. Furthermore, the material is presented in a condensed, straightforward way. Hence, the length of each entry is limited to one (occasionally two) pages, thus offering a quick introductory overview. This excludes lengthy derivations and very specialized details. The book is geared towards researchers, teachers and advanced students in the field of aquatic (marine and limnic) sciences, in particular those interested or involved in interdisciplinary work. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVII, 582 p. 242 illus., 206 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030541576
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54157-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54157-6
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    Blue Carbon Dynamics of the Indian Ocean : The Present State of the Art (2022)
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Ecology . ; Conservation biology. ; Biogeography. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Biooceanography. ; Conservation Biology. ; Biogeosciences. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. A General Introduction to the Concept of Blue Carbon -- Chapter 2. Carbon Dynamics in the Open Indian Ocean -- Chapter 3. Carbon Dynamics in the Estuaries and Continental Shelves of Indian Ocean -- Chapter 4. Blue Carbon Dynamics in the Indian Ocean Mangrove Ecosystems -- Chapter 5. Blue Carbon Dynamics in the Indian Ocean Seagrass Ecosystems -- Chapter 6. Blue Carbon Dynamics in the Indian Ocean Salt Marshes and Tidal Flats -- Chapter 7. An overview of the Indian Ocean coral ecosystems -- Chapter 8. Blue carbon dynamics of Australia -- Chapter 9. Threats to the blue carbon ecosystems adjoining the Indian Ocean -- Chapter 10. Blue Carbon ecosystems of the Indian Ocean: Conservation and Management.
    Abstract: This book gives an overview of various aspects of blue carbon dynamics from each country bordering the Indian Ocean. Given the importance of the topic of blue carbon, it can be assumed that in near future, more and more researchers from the Indian Ocean countries will pursue environmental research in this domain. This book is a ready reference to all those who are interested to have a holistic understanding about the ground scenario of blue carbon in the Indian Ocean. There are many research institutes situated in the periphery of the Indian Ocean that are devoted to nurturing the new avenues of marine carbon research. Researchers and scholars interested in this domain will find this book provides a good overview, wherein all the necessary information on the status and functioning of these blue carbon ecosystems are detailed in a concise way. The book is also helpful to postgraduate students of ‘marine science’ or those who have a specialization in ‘marine biogeochemistry’ or ‘chemical oceanography’ to develop a basic understanding about the very concept of ‘blue carbon’ from the perspective of the Indian Ocean.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 328 p. 41 illus., 19 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030965587
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96558-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96558-7
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    Perspectives on Deep-Sea Mining : Sustainability, Technology, Environmental Policy and Management (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Oceanography. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Mining engineering. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Metals. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Mining and Exploration. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Metals and Alloys.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Deep-sea mining — historical perspectives -- Chapter2. Approach towards deep-sea mining — current status and future requirements -- Chapter3. Estimates of metals contained in abyssal manganese nodules and ferromanganese crusts in the global ocean -- Chapter4. Geological Characterization of Ferromanganese Crust Deposits in the NW Pacific Seamounts for Prudent Deep-sea Mining -- Chapter5. Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Microanalysis of Platinum in Hydrogenetic Ferromanganese Crusts -- Chapter6. A precautionary approach to developing nodule collector technology -- Chapter7. Mining and Processing of Seafloor Massive Sulfides:Experiences and Challenges -- Chapter 8. Comparative advantages of the mineral processing of deep sea polymetallic nodules over terrestrial ores -- Chapter9. Exploring the use of renewable resources for processing of deep-sea minerals -- Chapter10. Reductive Ammonia Leaching Process for Metal Recovery from Manganese Nodules: Can there be a Zero Waste Approach? -- Chapter11. Natural variability versus anthropogenic impacts on deep-sea ecosystems of importance for deep-sea mining -- Chapter12. Comprehensive understanding of seafloor disturbance and environmental impact scenarios -- Chapter13. Adaptive Management as a tool for effective environmental management of deep-sea mining -- Chapter14. Integrated environmental management of the ecological impacts from seafloor massive sulfide mining — perspectives from the Kermadec Volcanic Arc, New Zealand -- Chapter15. Analysis of different models for improving the feasibility of deep-sea mining -- Chapter16. Conceptual 3D modelling and direct block scheduling of a massive seafloor sulfide occurrence -- Chapter17. Risk assessment in deep-seabed mining -- Chapter18. An evaluation of the payment regime for deep seabed polymetallic nodule mining in the Area -- Chapter19. Sharing Financial Benefits from Deep Seabed Mining: the case for a Seabed Sustainability Fund -- Chapter20. Achieving Effective Seabed Mining Regulation and Management: A Missing Link -- Chapter21. Operational aspects of implementing regulatory frameworks to manage deep-sea mining activities -- Chapter22. Traditional and socio-ecological dimensions of seabed resource management and applicable legal frameworks in the Pacific Island States- Chapter23. Safeguarding the interests of developing states within the context of deep-sea mining in the Area.
    Abstract: This book is a sequel to ’Deep-sea mining: resource potential, technical and environmental considerations’ (2017) and ‘Environmental issues of deep-sea mining: impacts, consequences and policy perspectives’ (2019), and aims to provide a comprehensive volume on the evolution of different aspects and perspectives of deep-sea mining from specialists around the world. The work is timely, as deep-sea minerals continue to enthuse researchers involved in activities such as ascertaining their potential as alternative sources for critical metals for green energy and other industrial applications, as well as technology development for their sustainable exploration and exploitation while addressing environmental concerns. With a steady increase in the number of contractors having exclusive rights over large tracts on the seafloor in the ‘Area’, i.e. regions beyond national jurisdictions, the International Seabed Authority is mandated with the responsibility of regulating such activities, and is in the process of developing a code for exploitation of deep-sea minerals. These coupled with growing interest among private entrepreneurs, investment companies and policy makers underlines the need for updated information to be made available in one place on the subject of deep-sea mining. The book evaluates the potential and sustainability of mining for deep-sea minerals compared to other land-based deposits, the technologies needed for mining, and processing of ores, approach towards environmental monitoring and management, as well as the regulatory frameworks and legal challenges to manage deep-sea mining activities. The book is expected to serve as an important reference for all stake holders including researchers, contractors, mining companies, regulators and NGOs involved in deep-sea mining. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 689 p. 266 illus., 231 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030879822
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87982-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-87982-2
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