The Urban Ocean by Alan F. Blumberg PAPERBACK 9781316642207

The Urban Ocean\nby Alan F. Blumberg\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Alan F. Blumberg\nTitle: The Urban Ocean\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Oceanography (seas and oceans)\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2018\nISBN-13: 9781316642207\nISBN-10: 1316642208\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis book introduces the new discipline of urban oceanography, providing a deeper understanding of the physics of the coastal ocean in an urban setting. The authors explore how the coastal ocean impacts with the humans who live, work and play along its shores; and in turn how human activities impact the health and dynamics of the coastal ocean. Fundamental topics covered include: the governing dynamical equations; tidal and circulation processes; variation of salin.