Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 488 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Coastal basins are defined as estuaries, lagoons, and embayments. This book deals with the science of coastal basins using simple models, many of which are presented in either analytical form or Microsoft Excel or MATLAB. The book introduces simple hydrodynamics and its applications, from the use of simple box and one-dimensional models to flow over coral reefs. The book also emphasizes models as a scientific tool in our understanding of coasts, and introduces the value of the most modern flexible mesh combined wave-current models. Examples from shallow basins around the world illustrate the wonders of the scientific method and the power of simple dynamics. This book is ideal for use as an advanced textbook for graduate students and as an introduction to the topic for researchers, especially those from other fields of science needing a basic understanding of the basic ideas of the dynamics of coastal basins. |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface; Nomenclature; 1. Prelude to modeling coastal basins; 2. Currents and continuity; 3. Box and one-dimensional models; 4. Basic hydrodynamics; 5. Simple hydrodynamic models; 6. Modeling tides and long waves in coastal models; 7. Mixing in coastal basins; 8. Advection of momentum; 9. Aspects of stratification; 10. Dynamics of partially mixed basins; 11. Roughness in coastal basins; 12. Wave and sediment dynamics; Bibliography; Index. |
Access |
License restrictions may limit access. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Hydrodynamics.
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Hydrodynamics. |
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Coasts -- Mathematical models.
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Coasts -- Mathematical models. |
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Coasts. |
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Estuaries -- Mathematical models.
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Estuaries -- Mathematical models. |
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Estuaries. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Hearn, Clifford J. Dynamics of coastal models. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521807401 0521807409 (DLC) 2008273498 (OCoLC)171110393 |
ISBN |
9780511394485 (electronic book) |
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0511394489 (electronic book) |
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0511393830 (electronic book) |
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9780511393839 (electronic book) |
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9780511619588 |
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0511619588 |
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0521807409 (Cloth) |
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9780521807401 (hardback) |
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9780511391699 |
Standard No. |
9786611370251 |
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