Marine Climate and Climate Change Storms, Wind Waves and Storm Surges /

• Main Authors: Weisse, Ralf (Author), Storch, Hans von (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Climate change.; Oceanography.; Atmospheric sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Climate Change.; Earth Sciences, general.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.

Marine environmental conditions such as storms, storm surges and wave heights are directly experienced by, for example, off-shore operations or coastal populations. The authors review and bring together the state-of-the-art and present day knowledge about historical changes, recent trends and concep...

Table of Contents:

• Climate and climate variability
• Marine weather phenomena
• Models for the marine environment
• How to determine long-term changes in marine climate
• Past and future changes in wind, wave, and storm surge climates.