Modelling and Monitoring of Coastal Marine Processes

by Murthy, Raj C.; Sinha, P. C.; Rao, Y. R.

• ISBN13: 9781402083266
• ISBN10: 1402083262
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-04
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Although numerous books have been written on both monitoring and modelling of coastal oceans, there is a practical need for an introductory multi-disciplinary volume to non-specialists in this field. The articles commisioned for this book, organized into four major themes, are written by experts in their disciplines while the text is intended for scientists who do not have extensive training in marine sciences and coastal zone management. As such, the articles in this monograph can be a valuable reference for practicing professionals. The first section introduces the complex physical processes with main emphasis on waste disposal in the coastal ocean. Following this, examples of instrumentation techniques that are commonly used for measuring different properties of oceans are discribed. Coastal and estuarine transport and dispersion modelling is introduced in the next section with examples from different parts of the world. The last section provides an overview of coastal disasters such as tropical cyclones, storm surges and oil spills.

Author Biography

C.R. Murthy is a Scientist Emeritus with National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada. Burlington, Ontario. Dr. Murthy also worked as an adjunct professor at the McMaster University and University of Waterloo and currently is an adjunct faculty at York University. Toronto. Dr. Murthy graduated with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. His research interests include oceanography and integrated coastal zone management. P.C. Sinha was a Professor at the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. Prof. Sinha graduated with a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. His research interests include physical oceanography and fluid dynamics. Y.R. Rao is a Research Scientist with National Water Research Institute. Environment Canada, Burlington, Ontario. He is also associated with Queens University, Kingston, Canada and University of Waterloo, Canada as an adjunct faculty. Dr. Rao is graduated with a Ph.D. in physical oceanography from Indian Institute of Technology. New Delhi and has been a NSERC visiting fellow in National Water Research Institute. His research interests include modelling and monitoring of coastal oceans and large lakes.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Preface	p. vii
Coastal Marine Environment: Theory and Measurements
The Coastal Ocean	p. 3
Introduction to Transport Phenomena	p. 11
Coastal Marine Diffusion Processes	p. 22
Measurement of Currents in the Coastal Oceans	p. 31
Remote Sensing Applications to Coastal Oceanography	p. 45
Modelling of Coastal Marine Pollution
Coastal Transport and Dispersion Modelling	p. 71
Modelling Circulation and Salinity in Estuaries	p. 86
Modelling and Measurement of Sediment Transport in Lakes	p. 102
Coastal Marine Hazards
Storm Surges: Worst Coastal Marine Hazard	p. 125
Deterministic Methods for Prediction of Tropical Cyclone Tracks	p. 141
Risk Analysis for Oil Spillage in Marine Environment	p. 171
Coastal Marine Policy/Management
National Legislations and International Conventions for Regulation of Coastal Zone Activities	p. 185
Central Considerations in Initiating and Operating Programmes in Integrated Coastal Management	p. 202
Geographic Information Systems for Integrated Coastal Resource Management	p. 218
Integrated Coastal Area Management: The Case of India	p. 233
Index	p. 245
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