Download or read book A Markov Model for Beach Profile Changes written by Choule J. Sonu and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coastal Sedimentary Environments written by R.A. Jr. Davis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard A. Davis The zone where land and sea meet is composed of a variety of complex environ ments. The coastal areas of the world contain a large percentage of its population and are therefore of extreme economic importance. Industrial, residential, and recreational developments, as well as large urban complexes, occupy much of the coastal margin of most highly developed countries. Undoubtedly future expan sion in many undeveloped maritime countries will also be concentrated on coastal areas. Accompanying our occupation of coasts in this age of technology is a dependence on coastal environments for transportation, food, water, defense, and recreation. In order to utilize the coastal zone to its capacity, and yet not plunder its resources, we must have extensive knowledge of the complex environ ments contained along the coasts. The many environments within the coastal zone include bays, estuaries, deltas, marshes, dunes, and beaches. A tremendously broad range of conditions is represented by these environments. Salinity may range from essentially fresh water in estuaries, such as along the east coast of the United States, to extreme hypersaline lagoons, such as Laguna Madre in Texas. Coastal environments may be in excess of a hundred meters deep (fjords) or may extend several meters above sea level in the form of dunes. Some coastal environments are well protected and are not subjected to high physical energy except for occasional storms, whereas beaches and tidal inlets are continuously modified by waves and currents.
Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology written by Kenneth J Gregory and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-06-13 with total page 1110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geomorphology is the study of the Earth′s diverse physical land-surface features and the dynamic processes that shape these features. Examining natural and anthropogenic processes, The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology is a comprehensive exposition of the fundamentals of geomorphology that examines form, process, and applications of the discipline. Organized into five substantive sections, the Handbook is an overview of: • Foundations and Relevance: including the nature and scope of geomorphology; the origins and development of geomorphology; the role and character of theory in geomorphology; geomorphology and environmental management; and geomorphology and society • Techniques and Approaches: including observations and experiments; geomorphological mapping; the significance of models; process and form; dating surfaces and sediment; remote sensing in geomorphology; GIS in geomorphology; biogeomorphology; human activity • Process and Environment: including the evolution of regolith; weathering; fluids, flows and fluxes; sediment transport and deposition; hill slopes; riverine environments; glacial geomorphology; periglacial environments; coastal environments; aeolian environments; tropical environments; karst and karst processes • Environmental Change: including landscape evolution and tectonics; interpreting quaternary environments; environmental change; disturbance and responses to geomorphic systems • Conclusion: including challenges and perspectives; and a concluding review The Handbook has contributions from 48 international authors and was initially organized by the International Association of Geomorphologists. This will be a much-used and much-cited reference for researchers in Geomorphology, Physical Geography and the Environmental Sciences.
Download or read book Reprint written by Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Applied Geography written by Michael Pacione and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-03-11 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied Geography offers an invaluable introduction to useful research in physical, environmental and human geography and provides a new focus and reference point for investigating and understanding problem-orientated research. Forty-nine leading experts in the field introduce and explore research which crosses the traditional boundary between physical and human geography. A wide range of key issues and contemporary debates are within the books main sections, which cover: natural and environmental hazards environmental change and management challenges of the human environment techniques of spatial analysis Applied geography is the application of geographic knowledge and skills to identify the nature and causes of social, economic and environmental problems and inform policies which lead to their resolution.
Download or read book Selected Water Resources Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Coastal Processes and Erosion written by Paul D. Komar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this book is to focus on the physical processes that cause coastal erosion.Many scientists and engineers have focused their research on the entire range of physical processes from the waves and the currents in the nearshore to the response of the beach, via sand transport, resulting in a changing coastal morphology. Of these many processes, this book focuses only on those which directly relate the generation of coastal erosion. Some chapters deal exclusively with the physical processes, while others provide examples of erosion problems although most of the chapter topics have clear implications for issues of coastal-zone management, these issues are not belaboured as several other books are already available in this area. The objective is to provide state-of-the-art presentation of the science of coastal erosion processes.
Download or read book Applied Mechanics Reviews written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography of Publications of the Coastal Engineering Research Center and the Beach Erosion Board written by Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Miscellaneous Report Coastal Engineering Research Center written by Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography of Publications Prior to July 1983 of the Coastal Engineering Research Center and the Beach Erosion Board written by Andre Szuwalski and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography supersedes the Bibliography of Publications of the Coastal Engineering Research Center and the Beach Erosion Board by Andre Szuwalski and Linda Clark, dated December 1981. It is a listing of publications issued by the Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) and its predecessor, the Beach Erosion Board, before 1 July 1983, when CERC became part of the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experimental Station. All CERC publications issued after that date are listed in the List of Publications of the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station.
Download or read book Coastal Evolution written by R. W. G. Carter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 1995 review of how shorelines have changed since the last Ice Age, and what this implies for future environmental management.
Download or read book Continental Margin Sedimentation written by Charles A. Nittrouer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume on continental margin sedimentation brings together an expert editorial and contributor team to create a state-of-the-art resource. Taking a global perspective, the book spans a range of timescales and content, ranging from how oceans transport particles, to how thick rock sequences are formed on continental margins. Summarizes and integrates our understanding of sedimentary processes and strata associated with fluvial dispersal systems on continental shelves and slopes Explores timescales ranging from particle transport at one extreme, to deep burial at the other Insights are presented for margins in general, and with focus on a tectonically active margin (northern California) and a passive margin (New Jersey), enabling detailed examination of the intricate relationships between a wide suite of sedimentary processes and their preserved stratigraphy Includes observational studies which document the processes and strata found on particular margins, in addition to numerical models and laboratory experimentation, which provide a quantitative basis for extrapolation in time and space of insights about continental-margin sedimentation Provides a research resource for scientists studying modern and ancient margins, and an educational text for advanced students in sedimentology and stratigraphy
Download or read book Barrier Islands of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States written by Gulf South Research Institute and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coasts written by C. D. Woodroffe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coasts are some of the most rapidly changing places on earth. Understanding the natural adjustments that occur between coastal landforms and the processes that influence them is essential for the better management of coastal resources. Coasts provides a necessary background in geomorphology for those studying coastal systems. It describes the landforms that occur on the coast, their responses to the processes that shape them, and the pattern of evolution that can be determined for different types of coast over thousands of years. Numerous examples from around the world are used to illustrate the variety of environments. Particular attention is paid to coastal morphodynamics, the co-adjustment of process and form, on rocky, reef, sandy, deltaic-estuarine and muddy coasts. This valuable text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students is well illustrated and contains an extensive reference section. It will also be of great interest to environmental scientists, geologists, coastal managers and planners.
Download or read book Geographical Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sandy Beach Morphodynamics written by Derek Jackson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sandy beaches represent some of the most dynamic environments on Earth and examining their morphodynamic behaviour over different temporal and spatial scales is challenging, relying on multidisciplinary approaches and techniques. Sandy Beach Morphodynamics brings together the latest research on beach systems and their morphodynamics and the ways in which they are studied in 29 chapters that review the full spectrum of beach morphodynamics. The chapters are written by leading experts in the field and provide introductory level understanding of physical processes and resulting landforms, along with more advanced discussions. - Includes chapters that are written by the world's leading experts, including the latest up-to-date thinking on a variety of subject areas - Covers state-of-the-art techniques, bringing the reader the latest technologies/methods being used to understand beach systems - Presents a clear-and-concise description of processes and techniques that enables a clear understanding of coastal processes
