Overview

The study of sea-levels and sea-level changes is relevant to a wide range of issues, from geological surveys to oceanography and environmental and biological concerns. This book is intended to be a major review of our state of knowledge of this field. It is likely to interest workers and students of climatic change, geology, geography, marine science and environmental biology. This book should be of interest to workers and students of climatic change, geology, geography, marine science and envronmental biology.

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Author:   Robert J. N. Devoy
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Weight:   1.010kg
ISBN:  

9780709908715

ISBN 10:   0709908717
Pages:   649
Publication Date:   28 June 1987
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: First Principles and the Scope of Sea-surface Studies.- 1. Introduction: First Principles and the Scope of Sea-surface Studies.- One: Sea-Surface (Sea-level) Changes: What Are They?.- 2. Ocean Volume Change and the History of Sea Water.- 3. Mechanisms of Relative Sea-level Change and the Geophysical Responses to Ice-Water Loading.- 4. Glaciation and Sea Level: A Case Study.- 5. Tectonic Processes and their Impact on the Recording of Relative Sea-level Changes.- Two: The Evidence and Interpretation of Sea-Surface (Sea-level) Movements.- 6. Dating and Associated Methodological Problems in the Study of Quaternary Sea-level Changes.- 7. Global Analysis and Correlation of Sea-level Data.- Three: The State of Current Knowledge: Regional and Global Views.- 8a. Pre-Quaternary Long-Term Changes in Sea Level.- 8b. Quaternary Sea-level Changes: Northern Hemisphere Data.- 9. Quaternary Sea-level Changes: Southern Hemisphere Data.- 10. Sea-level Changes During the Holocene: The North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.- 11. Sea-level Changes During the Holocene: The Northwest Pacific.- 12. Holocene Sea-level Changes in Australasia and the Southern Pacific.- The Impact and Application of Sea-surface Changes: An Introduction to Parts Four and Five.- The Impact and Application of Sea-surface Changes: An Introduction to Parts Four and Five.- Four: The Coastline: Processes, Planning and Management.- 13. Coastal Processes: The Coastal Response to Sea-level Variation.- 14. Man's Response to Sea-level Change.- 15. The Greenhouse Effect, Rising Sea Level and Society's Response.- Five: Sea-surface (Sea-level) Changes: Some Wider Implications.- 16. Hydrocarbon Exploration and Biostratigraphy: The Application of Sea-level Studies.- 17. Placer Deposits of the Nearshore and Coastal Zones: The Role of Littoral Processes and Sea-level Changes in their Formation.- 18. Sea-surface Variations and Energy: Tidal and Wave Power.- Six: Conclusions.- 19. Sea-surface Changes: Where Do We Go From Here?.- Appendix I.- Appendix II.

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