UID:
almahu_9948025552702882
Umfang:
1 online resource (293 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-98423-X
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9786611984236
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0-08-087046-5
Serie:
Elsevier oceanography series ; v. 10
Inhalt:
Modelling of Marine Systems
Anmerkung:
"The present book emerged from the Conference on Modelling of Marine Systems held in Ofir, Portugal, in June 1973."
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Front Cover; Modelling of Marine Systems; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Foreword; List of Participants; Part I: Concepts and Techniques of Marine Modelling; CHAPTER 1. MARINE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Demarcation of the Marine System; 1.3. State Variables and Control Parameters; 1.4. Evolution Equations; 1.5. Evolution Principles and Constraints; 1.6. Initial and Boundary Conditions; 1.7. The Simulation Model; References; CHAPTER 2. HYDRODYNAMIC MODELS; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Depth-Averaged Models; 2.3. Tidal and Storm Surge Models; 2.4. Models of Residual Currents
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ReferencesCHAPTER 3. PASSIVE DISPERSION MODELS; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Turbulent Dispersion; 3.3. The Equation of Passive Dispersion; 3.4. Horizontal Dispersion; 3.5. Shear Effect in Depth-Averaged Dispersion Models; References; CHAPTER 4. INTERACTION MODELS; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Box Model Equations; 4.3. The Interaction Rates; 4.4. Productivity Models; References; CHAPTER 5. NON-LINEARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN THE SEA; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Physical Processes; 5.3. Biochemical and Ecological Processes; References
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CHAPTER 6. MARINE ECOSYSTEMS WITH ENERGY CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Uses of Energy Circuit Language; 6.3. Interaction Kinetics; 6.4. Physical Components in Energy Language; 6.5. Inertial Displacement Oscillator; 6.6. Energy Storage, Energy Quality Upgrading, Reward Loop Pumping, and Eddy Diffusion; 6.7. Fields and Boxes; 6.8. Gestalt in Physical Oceanography; 6.9. Potential Energy Budgets for Perspectives; Energy Quality; 6.10. Energy Cost Benefit Calculations and Impact Statements; 6.11. A Macroscopic Mini-Model Simulation; References
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Part II: The Present State of Marine ModellingCHAPTER 7. PHYSICAL MODELLING; CHAPTER 8. CHEMICAL MODELLING; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Chemical Speciation; 8.3. The Major Sedimentary Cycle; 8.4. Air-Sea Interactions; 8.5. Sediment-Water Interactions; 8.6. Biota-Water Interactions; 8.7. Finale; References; CHAPTER 9. BIOLOGICAL MODELLING I; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Existing Models; 9.3. Summary of Overall State-of-the-Art in Biological Productivity Simulation; 9.4. Population Models; 9.5. Conclusions and Forecasts; References; CHAPTER 10. BIOLOGICAL MODELLING II; Papers Submitted to the Conference
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ReferencesCHAPTER 11. MODELLING OF LAKES AS PHYSICO-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS - PRESENT LIMITATIONS AND NEEDS; 11.1. Introduction; 11.2. The Thermocline and its Influence on Biological Production; 11.3. Biological Actors on the Physical Stage; 11.4. Concluding Discussion; References; Part III: Reports of the Working Groups and Recommendations for Future Work; CHAPTER 12. SPATIAL INHOMOGENEITY IN THE OCEANS; 12.1. Introduction; 12.2. Research Areas; 12.3. Implications for Management and Policy-Making; CHAPTER 13. COASTAL OCEANS; 13.1. Introduction; 13.2. Problems at the Boundaries
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13.3. Problems in the Interior
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-444-41232-8
Sprache:
Englisch
