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" Sea-level science : "
David Pugh and Philip Woodworth, National Oceanography Centre and University of Liverpool, UK
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BL
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661173
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dltt
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Pugh, David,1943-
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Sea-level science : : understanding tides, surges, tsunamis and mean sea-level changes /\ David Pugh and Philip Woodworth, National Oceanography Centre and University of Liverpool, UK
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Second edition
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xii, 395 pages :: illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ;; 26 cm
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9781107028197 (hardback)
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: 1107028191 (hardback)
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| Notes
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"First edition published as Tides, Surges, and Mean Sea-Level: A Handbook for Engineers and Scientists, 1987, by David Pugh"--Verso of title page
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Includes bibliiographical references and index
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| Contents
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Preface -- List of acronyms -- List of main symbols -- Introduction -- Sea-level measuring systems -- Tidal forces -- Tidal analysis and prediction -- Tidal dynamics -- Shallow-water and coastal tides -- Storm surges, meteotsunamis and other meteorological effects on sea level -- Tsunamis -- Spatial variations in sea-level -- Mean sea-level changes in time -- Sea-level changes in time to do with the solid Earth -- Sea-level applications -- Sea level and life -- Appendix A. Basic hydrostatic and hydrodynamic equations -- Appendix B. Currents -- Appendix C. High and low water times and heights from from harmonic constituents -- Appendix D. Theoretical tidal dynamics -- Appendix E. Legal definitions in the coastal zone -- Glossary
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"Sea levels change for many reasons and on many timescales, and extreme sea levels can result in catastrophic coastal flooding, such as the Katrina storm surge in 2005 or the Sumatra tsunami in 2004. As global sea level rises, and coastal populations increase, understanding sea-level processes becomes key to plan future coastal defence effectively"--
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Sea level-- History
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Ocean-- History
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551.46/18
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GC89.P85 2014
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GC89.P85 2014
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Woodworth, P. L
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Pugh, David,1943-
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