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Sea level rise, coastal engineering, shorelines and tides / Linda L. Wright, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oceanography and ocean engineering seriesPublisher: New York : Nova/Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2011]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781622570294
  • 1622570294
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sea level rise, coastal engineering, shorelines and tidesDDC classification:
  • 627/.58 23
LOC classification:
  • GC89
Online resources:
Contents:
SEA LEVEL RISE, COASTAL ENGINEERING, SHORELINES AND TIDES ; SEA LEVEL RISE, COASTAL ENGINEERING, SHORELINES AND TIDES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR: TIDES, TOPOGRAPHY AND ASSOCIATED BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS ; Abstract ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Flows, Tides and Associated Hydrology in the Strait of Gibraltar ; 2.1. Long-Term Dynamics ; 2.2. Subinertial Dynamics ; 2.3. Tidal Dynamics ; 2.4. Subtidal Dynamics. Large Amplitude Internal Waves ; 3. Along-Strait Dynamics. Mixing and Advection ; 3.1. Models and Field Data Sampling Descriptions ; 3.1.1. Hydrodynamic Model.
3.1.1.1. Mixing-Advection Model 3.1.1.2. Biogeochemical Model ; 3.1.2. Diel Cycle Sampling ; 3.1.3. DCM Sampling ; 3.2. 1D (Horizontally) along-Strait Dynamics ; 3.2.1. Field Data ; 3.2.2. Model Simulations -- Field Data Comparison; 3.2.3. Some Conclusions about the 1D Dynamics ; 3.3. 2D-Tidally-Induced Vertical Pattern of Water Masses Circulation and Biogeochemical Signatures ; 3.3.1. Identified Chlorophyll Maxima ; 3.3.2. Tidal Dependence of Water Masses Circulation and DCM Positions ; 4. Hypothesis, Evidences and Proofs of the Tidally-Induced Coastal-Channel Interactions in The Strait.
4.1. Plankton Distribution Pattern and Physical Forcing at the Camarinal Sill 4.1.1. Cast 1 (Westward Hauling- Eastward Tidal Flow); 4.1.2. Cast 2 (Eastward Hauling- Westward Tidal Flow) ; 4.1.3. Evidence of Quick Changes and Coastal-Channel Interactions over the Camarinal Sill ; 4.2. Direct Evidences of Coastal-Channel-Tidally-Induced Interactions ; 4.2.1. Field Data and Modelling Results ; 5. Conclusion ; References ; TIDAL ENERGY-POTENTIAL ENERGY IN FUTURE ; Abstract ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Tidal Energy ; 2.1. Tide ; 2.2. Tides Cause ; 2.3. The Calculation of the High Tide.
3. Tidal Power Generations 3.1. The Conventional Tidal Power; 3.1.1. Power Generation Principle and Equipment Configuration ; 3.1.2. The Composition of Tidal Power Station ; 3.1.3. The Potential Power Generation Capacity of Tidal Power Station ; 3.1.4. The Current Issues Involved in Traditional Tidal Power and Major Tidal Power Plant ; 3.2. The New Tidal Power ; 4. Conclusions and Recommendations ; References ; THE STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF NEARBED WAVE PRESSURE, ORBITAL VELOCITY AND WAVE PERIOD IN FINITE COASTAL WATER DEPTH ; Abstract ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Field Data.
3. Statistical Distributions3.1. Instantaneous Wave Pressure and Orbital Velocity ; 3.2. Amplitudes of Wave Pressure and Orbital Velocity ; 3.3. Wave Period ; 3.4. Joint Distribution ; 4. Statistical Relationships ; 4.1. Mean of Largest Amplitudes ; 4.2. Mean of Smallest Amplitudes ; 4.3. Expected Value of Maximum Amplitudes ; 4.4. Mean of Longest Wave Periods ; 5. Conclusion ; References ; SEA LEVEL VARIATIONS ALONG THE ESTONIAN COAST OF THE BALTIC SEA ; Abstract ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Data ; 3. Basic Features of Sea Level Variability ; 4. Long-Term Tendencies ; 5. Extreme Events.
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SEA LEVEL RISE, COASTAL ENGINEERING, SHORELINES AND TIDES ; SEA LEVEL RISE, COASTAL ENGINEERING, SHORELINES AND TIDES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR: TIDES, TOPOGRAPHY AND ASSOCIATED BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS ; Abstract ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Flows, Tides and Associated Hydrology in the Strait of Gibraltar ; 2.1. Long-Term Dynamics ; 2.2. Subinertial Dynamics ; 2.3. Tidal Dynamics ; 2.4. Subtidal Dynamics. Large Amplitude Internal Waves ; 3. Along-Strait Dynamics. Mixing and Advection ; 3.1. Models and Field Data Sampling Descriptions ; 3.1.1. Hydrodynamic Model.

3.1.1.1. Mixing-Advection Model 3.1.1.2. Biogeochemical Model ; 3.1.2. Diel Cycle Sampling ; 3.1.3. DCM Sampling ; 3.2. 1D (Horizontally) along-Strait Dynamics ; 3.2.1. Field Data ; 3.2.2. Model Simulations -- Field Data Comparison; 3.2.3. Some Conclusions about the 1D Dynamics ; 3.3. 2D-Tidally-Induced Vertical Pattern of Water Masses Circulation and Biogeochemical Signatures ; 3.3.1. Identified Chlorophyll Maxima ; 3.3.2. Tidal Dependence of Water Masses Circulation and DCM Positions ; 4. Hypothesis, Evidences and Proofs of the Tidally-Induced Coastal-Channel Interactions in The Strait.

4.1. Plankton Distribution Pattern and Physical Forcing at the Camarinal Sill 4.1.1. Cast 1 (Westward Hauling- Eastward Tidal Flow); 4.1.2. Cast 2 (Eastward Hauling- Westward Tidal Flow) ; 4.1.3. Evidence of Quick Changes and Coastal-Channel Interactions over the Camarinal Sill ; 4.2. Direct Evidences of Coastal-Channel-Tidally-Induced Interactions ; 4.2.1. Field Data and Modelling Results ; 5. Conclusion ; References ; TIDAL ENERGY-POTENTIAL ENERGY IN FUTURE ; Abstract ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Tidal Energy ; 2.1. Tide ; 2.2. Tides Cause ; 2.3. The Calculation of the High Tide.

3. Tidal Power Generations 3.1. The Conventional Tidal Power; 3.1.1. Power Generation Principle and Equipment Configuration ; 3.1.2. The Composition of Tidal Power Station ; 3.1.3. The Potential Power Generation Capacity of Tidal Power Station ; 3.1.4. The Current Issues Involved in Traditional Tidal Power and Major Tidal Power Plant ; 3.2. The New Tidal Power ; 4. Conclusions and Recommendations ; References ; THE STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF NEARBED WAVE PRESSURE, ORBITAL VELOCITY AND WAVE PERIOD IN FINITE COASTAL WATER DEPTH ; Abstract ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Field Data.

3. Statistical Distributions3.1. Instantaneous Wave Pressure and Orbital Velocity ; 3.2. Amplitudes of Wave Pressure and Orbital Velocity ; 3.3. Wave Period ; 3.4. Joint Distribution ; 4. Statistical Relationships ; 4.1. Mean of Largest Amplitudes ; 4.2. Mean of Smallest Amplitudes ; 4.3. Expected Value of Maximum Amplitudes ; 4.4. Mean of Longest Wave Periods ; 5. Conclusion ; References ; SEA LEVEL VARIATIONS ALONG THE ESTONIAN COAST OF THE BALTIC SEA ; Abstract ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Data ; 3. Basic Features of Sea Level Variability ; 4. Long-Term Tendencies ; 5. Extreme Events.

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