00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217612730427 Buklod 20180403145651.0 a r |||| u| ta 140307s2014 enka r |000 0|eng d 9781107028197 (hardback) (iLib)UPD-00360916569 DLC DMSI rda eng GC 89 P84 2014 Pugh, David author Sea-level science understanding tides, surges, tsunamis and mean sea-level changes David Pugh and Philip Woodworth. Second edition. Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2014. xii, 395 pages colored illustrations 26 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier First edition published as Tides, surges and mean sea-level : a handbook for engineers and scientists, by David Pugh. c1987. Machine generated contents note: Preface; List of acronyms; List of symbols; 1. Introduction; 2. Observations and data reduction; 3. Tidal forces; 4. Tidal analysis and prediction; 5. Tidal dynamics; 6. Shallow water and coastal tides; 7. Storm surges, meteotsunamis and other meteorological effects on sea level; 8. Tsunamis; 9. Sea-level changes in space; 10. Mean sea-level changes in time; 11. Sea-level changes in time to do with the solid Earth; 12. Sea-level applications; 13. Sea level and life; Appendix A. The basic hydrostatic and hydrodynamic equations; Appendix B. Currents; Appendix C. High and low water times and heights; Appendix D. Theoretical tidal dynamics; Appendix E. Legal definitions in the coastal zone; Glossary; References; Index. Sea level History. Ocean History. Woodworth, Philip author. FO UPD DMSI GC 89 P84 2014 Book