This volume provides researchers, students, practising engineers and managersaccess to state-of-the-art knowledge, practical formulae and new hypotheses for the dynamics, mixing, sediment regimes and morphological evolution in estuaries. The objectives are to explain the underlying governing processes and synthesise these into descriptive formulae which can be used to guide the future development of any estuary. Each chapter focuses on different physical aspectsof the estuarine system - identifying key research questions, outlining theoretical, modeling and observational approaches, and highlighting the essential quantitative results. This allows readers to compare and interpret different estuaries around the world, and develop monitoring and modeling strategies for short-term management issues and for longer-term problems, such as global climate change. The book is written for researchers and students in physical oceanography and estuarine engineering, and serves as a valuable reference and source of ideas for professional research, engineering and management communities concerned with estuaries. Summarises the core theory underlying the physical development of estuaries - from the classical theories of the 1960s to the latest research models. Considers strategies for the sustainable exploitation of estuaries. Looks at how estuaries may adapt to global climate change. Compares and contrasts different estuaries around the world INDICE: 1. Introduction; 2. Tidal dynamics; 3. Currents; 4. Saline intrusion; 5. Sediment regimes; 6. Synchronous estuaries: dynamics, saline intrusion and bathymetry; 7. Synchronous estuaries: sediment trapping and sorting, stable morphology; 8. Strategies for global climate change; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-521-88886-8
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 246
- Fecha Publicación: 22/01/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés