Sea-level science : understanding tides, surges, tsunamis and mean sea-level changes /
Sea levels change for many reasons and on many timescales, and extreme sea levels can result in catastrophic coastal flooding, such as the Katrina storm surge in 2005 or the Sumatra tsunami in 2004. As global sea level rises, and coastal populations increase, understanding sea-level processes become...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: | Sea levels change for many reasons and on many timescales, and extreme sea levels can result in catastrophic coastal flooding, such as the Katrina storm surge in 2005 or the Sumatra tsunami in 2004. As global sea level rises, and coastal populations increase, understanding sea-level processes becomes key to plan future coastal defense effectively. |
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| Item Description: | "First edition published as Tides, Surges, and Mean Sea-Level: A Handbook for Engineers and Scientists, 1987, by David Pugh"--Verso of title page. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 395 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliiographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107028197 (hardback) 1107028191 (hardback) |