By Open University
ISBN-10: 0080363725
ISBN-13: 9780080363721
ISBN-10: 0750628278
ISBN-13: 9780750628273
The booklet starts by way of describing the features of waves and tides, and their behaviour in shallow water. After outlining the resources of sediment offer to the oceans, a few theoretical features of sediment circulate and deposition through currents are thought of. After wave motion within the littoral quarter, the interaction of tidal currents, river circulation and wave motion in estuaries and deltas are explored. the ultimate bankruptcy offers an outline of shelf processes.
This is an important ebook for all oceanography undergraduate scholars worldwide.
Easy to take advantage of query and solution format
Full color illustrations throughout
35-40% revised and prolonged from 1st edition
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