Measuring Ocean Currents: Tools, Technologies, and Data - Hardcover

Joseph, Antony

9780124159907: Measuring Ocean Currents: Tools, Technologies, and Data

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0124159907 ISBN 13: 9780124159907

Publisher: Elsevier, 2013

Measuring Ocean Currents: Tools, Technologies, and Data covers all major aspects of ocean current measurements in view of the implications of ocean currents on changing climate, increasing pollution levels, and offshore engineering activities. Although more than 70% of the Earth is covered by ocean, there is limited information on the countless fine- to large-scale water motions taking place within them. This book fills that information gap as the first work that summarizes the state-of-the-art methods and instruments used for surface, subsurface, and abyssal ocean current measurements.

Readers of this book will find a wealth of information on Lagrangian measurements, horizontal mapping, imaging, Eulerian measurements, and vertical profiling techniques. In addition, the book describes modern technologies for remote measurement of ocean currents and their signatures, including HF Doppler radar systems, satellite-borne sensors, ocean acoustic tomography, and more. Crucial aspects of ocean currents are described in detail as well, including dispersion of effluents discharged into the sea and transport of beneficial materials―as well as environmentally hazardous materials―from one region to another. The book highlights several important practical applications, showing how measurements relate to climate change and pollution levels, how they affect coastal and offshore engineering activities, and how they can aid in tsunami detection.

Coverage of measurement, mapping and profiling techniques
Descriptions of technologies for remote measurement of ocean currents and their signatures
Reviews crucial aspects of ocean currents, including special emphasis on the planet-spanning thermohaline circulation, known as the ocean's "conveyor belt," and its crucial role in climate change

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Although more than 70 percent of Earth is covered by oceans, there has been little coverage of the countless fine- to large-scale water motions taking place within them.Measuring Ocean Currents: Tools, Technologies, and Data fills this information gap as the first book that summarizes the state-of-the-art methods and instrumentations used for surface, subsurface, and abyssal ocean current measurements. This book highlights a variety of important practical uses, showing how measurements relate to climate change and pollution levels, how they affect coastal and offshore engineering activities, and how they can aid in tsunami detection.

This book includes:

Coverage of Lagrangian measurements, horizontal mapping, imaging, Eulerian measurements, and vertical profiling techniques
Descriptions of modern technologies of remote measurements of ocean currents and their signatures, such as HF Doppler radar systems, satellite-borne sensors, satellite-altimetry, ocean acoustic tomography, satellite-tracked surface and subsurface floats, and acoustic Doppler profilers
Important aspects of ocean currents, such as dispersion of effluents discharged into the sea and transport of beneficial materials, as well as environmentally hazardous materials from one region to another
Special emphasis on the planet-spanning thermohaline circulation known as the ocean’s "conveyor belt" and its crucial role in climate change

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