A hull is the watertight body of a ship or boat. Above the hull is the superstructure and/or deckhouse, where present. The line where the hull meet...

The fundamental characteristics of a ship’s design, and how they affect its behaviour at sea are of crucial importance to many people involved in t...

This book provides an important insight that increases the scope of knowledge and invigorates readership in areas of lagoon dynamics and management...

Marine transportation is considered as an integral part of the global economy as more than 90 per cent of global trade goods are carried through th...

Propulsion technology is a complex, multidisciplinary topic with design, construction, operational and research implications. A propeller is a rota...

This book explores the increasing impacts on the world's oceans from coastal and offshore development, overfishing, a changing climate, natural eve...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the ecosystems, economic importance and environmental threats to the Mediterrane...

This book discusses recent progress in microbial oceanography with emphasis on microbial processes and mechanisms related to carbon cycling in the ...

Human activities are changing habitats, the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and water, rate and balance of biogeochemical processes and diversi...

With increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, the extent of effects on the ocean and marine resources is an increasing ...

Ocean acidification is the process whereby seawater becomes less alkaline (or more acidic). It is a concern to Congress because of the potential ha...

Progress toward better understanding of ocean variability is closely linked to the development of signal processing tools for multi-scale analysis ...

Humans have been studying the ocean since pre-historic times when people would venture out from their homes along the coast in rafts. Around 2000-3...

Written by an engineer-sailor-oceanographer, and based on the premise that all who go to sea will benefit from a broader interpretation of seamansh...

Oceanography of the coastal zone as an interdisciplinary science has received little attention, as most of the studies focus either on the physical...

Global warming and its effects have caused a increased surge of research and funding on ocean research. This book is dedicated to new oceanographic...

Phytoplankton plays a key role in aquatic ecosystems where it is the major biomass producer. Phytoplankton is characterised by a high time-space va...

Proper stewardship of the ocean is critical to the long-term viability of the United States. Understanding society's impact on the ocean and the oc...

The Oceans cover more than 70% of the earth's surface, and, as such should be expected to have an impact on all life on earth. This book was writte...

Current sea level rise is due significantly to global warming, which will increase sea level over the coming century and longer periods. Increasing...

The Russian Arctic includes several great seas including the Barents, Kara, Laptev seas, East-Siberian Sea and Chukchi Sea. Arctic regions have a h...

Seagrasses are flowering plants from one of four plant families, all in the order Alismatales, which grow in marine, fully-saline environments. Sea...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the geochemistry, composition and environmental impacts of seawater. Topics disc...

The purpose of this manual is to assist oceanography instructors in the teaching of mathematical techniques that are used to solve oceanographic an...