Physical Oceanography of Coastal and Shelf Seas

✍ Scribed by B. Johns (Eds.)

Publisher: Elsevier Publishing Company
Year: 1983
Tongue: English
Leaves: 483
Series: Elsevier Oceanography Series 35
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book provides a thorough treatment of both theoretical and observational aspects of the interaction between the sea-floor and the near-sea-floor dynamics; the effect this has on the distribution of internal and seabed stress; and the relevance of the associated dynamics to sedimentation processes. The theoretical work described involved both analytical and numerical modelling studies of a wide range of near-shore and shelf processes. These provide a valuable store of information on the interaction between the sea-floor and the dynamics of the overlying water. The book also includes an account of tidal analysis techniques and how these are being applied in the analysis of tidal current measurements. The observational studies relate to measurements of near-sea-floor turbulence and sand-transport in the littoral zone.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
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Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

List of Contributors
Page v

Introduction
Pages vii-ix

Chapter 1 Wave Interactions With Rippled Sand Beds Original Research Article
Pages 1-65
A.G. Davies

Chapter 2 Nearshore Currents and Sand Transport on Beaches Original Research Article
Pages 67-109
Paul D. Komar

Chapter 3 Turbulence Modelling Beneath Waves Over Beaches Original Research Article
Pages 111-133
B. Johns

Chapter 4 Observations of Tides Over the Continental Shelf of North-West Europe Original Research Article
Pages 135-142,143,145,147-188
M.J. Howarth, D.T. Pugh

Chapter 5 The Bottom Boundary Layer of Shelf Seas Original Research Article
Pages 189-266
R.L. Soulsby

Chapter 6 A Numerical Model of Shallow-Water Flow Over Topography Original Research Article
Pages 267-320
G.P. Dawson, B. Johns, R.L. Soulsby

Chapter 7 Tidally Induced Residual Flows Original Research Article
Pages 321-356
I.S. Robinson

Chapter 8 Comparison of Computed and Observed Residual Currents During Jonsdap '76 Original Research Article
Pages 357-386
A.M. Davies

Chapter 9 Development of A Three-Layered Spectral Model for the Motion of A Stratified Shelf Sea. I. Basic Equations Original Research Article
Pages 387-400
N.S. Heaps

Chapter 10 Development Of A Three-Layered Spectral Model For The Motion of A Stratified Sea. 11. Experiments With A Rectangular Basin Representing the Celtic Sea Original Research Article
Pages 401-465
N.S. Heaps, J.E. Jones

Subject Index
Pages 467-470

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