Coastal and marine hazards, risks, and disasters / volume editors, Jean T. Ellis, Douglas J. Sherman.

Other author Ellis, Jean T., editor.
Other author Sherman, Douglas Joel, 1949- editor.
Format Book
PublicationAmsterdam, Netherlands ; Waltham, MA : Elsevier, [2015]
Descriptionxv, 573 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesHazards and disasters series
Hazards and disasters series. ^A1258908
Contents Perspectives on Coastal and Marine Hazards and Disasters / Jean T. Ellis, Douglas J. Sherman -- Tsunami Dynamics, Forecasting, and Mitigation / Utku Kanoglu, Costas Synolakis -- Paleotsunami Research-Current Debate and Controversies / Anja M. Scheffers -- Tsunami Case Studies / Eugene J. Farrell, Jean T. Ellis, Kieran R. Hickey -- Palaeostorm Surges and Inundations / Jonathan F. Nott -- Storm Surge Case Studies / Hans von Storch, Wensheng Jiang, Kazimierz K. Furmanczyk -- Sea-Level Rise: Causes, Impacts, and Scenarios for Change / Robert J.N. Devoy -- Adapting to Sea Level Rise / Robert J. Nicholls -- Storm-Induced Morphology Changes along Barrier Islands and Poststorm Recovery / Ping Wang, Tiffany M. Roberts Briggs -- Extreme Waves: Causes, Characteristics, and Impact on Coastal Environments and Society / Jim D. Hansom, Adam D. Switzer, Jeremy Pile -- Rip Currents / Robert W. Brander -- Sea Ice: Hazards, Risks, and Implications for Disasters / Hajo Eicken, Andrew R. Mahoney -- Mangroves,Tropical Cyclones, and Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction / Anna McIvor,Thomas Spencer, Mark Spalding, Carmen Lacambra, Iris Moller -- Coral Reef Systems and the Complexity of Hazards / Paul S. Kench, Susan D. Owen -- Threats to Marsh Resources and Mitigation / Virginia D. Hansen, Kelly Chinners Reis -- Living with Harmful Algal Blooms in a Changing World: Strategies for Modeling and Mitigating Their Effects in Coastal Marine Ecosystems / Clarissa R. Anderson, Stephanie K. Moore, Michelle C. Tomlinson, Joe Silke, Caroline K. Cusack.
ISBN9780123964830 hardback
ISBN0123964830 hardback

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Joyner General Stacks GB451.2 .C63 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold