Coastal lagoon processes / edited by Björn Kjerfve.
Series: Elsevier oceanography series ; 60.1994Description: 1 online resource (xx, 577 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780444882585
- 0444882588
- 9780080870984
- 0080870988
- 128178270X
- 9781281782700
- QH541.5.L27 C63 1994eb
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This is a broad-based review of the environmental, oceanographic, engineering, and management aspects of coastal lagoons summarized in a convenient single volume. A comprehensive literature review, as well as references add to the utility of this volume, creating an invaluable resource for academics, scientists, and laymen.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Front Cover; Coastal Lagoon Processes; Copyright page; Prologue; Contributing authors; Contents; CHAPTER 1. COASTAL LAGOON PROCESSES; CHAPTER 2. PHYSICAL SETTING AND GEOMORPHOLOGY OF COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 3. GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 4. WATER, SALT AND HEAT BALANCES OF COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 5. MODELING OF CIRCULATION AND DISPERSION IN COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 6. MASS BALANCE OF NUTRIENT FLUXES IN COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 7. SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 8. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF HEAVY METALS IN COASTAL LAGOONS.
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