The Formation and Future of the Upper Texas Coast
A Geologist Answers Questions About Sand, Storms, and Living by the Sea
Seiten
2007
Texas A & M University Press (Verlag)
978-1-58544-561-5 (ISBN)
Texas A & M University Press (Verlag)
978-1-58544-561-5 (ISBN)
- Titel z.Zt. nicht lieferbar
- Portofrei ab CHF 40
- Auch auf Rechnung
- Artikel merken
Answers frequently asked questions about the Texas coastline - how it evolved; how natural processes affect it and why it is ever changing; and how human development can be managed to help preserve it. This book provides a look at ocean waves and currents, beach formation and erosion, barrier island evolution, hurricanes, and sea level changes.
With strong personal and professional ties to the Gulf of Mexico, marine geologist John B. Anderson has spent two decades studying the Texas coastline and continental shelf. In this book, he answers fundamental, frequently asked questions about the coast - how it evolved; how it operates; how natural processes affect it and why it is ever changing; and, finally, how human development can be managed to help preserve it. The book provides an amply illustrated look at ocean waves and currents, beach formation and erosion, barrier island evolution, hurricanes, and sea level changes. With an abundance of visual material - including aerial photos, historical maps, simple figures, and satellite images - the author presents a lively, interesting lesson in coastal geography that readers will remember and appreciate the next time they are at the beach and want to know. This entertaining and instructive book authoritatively answers these and many other questions that are essential to our understanding of coastal change.
With strong personal and professional ties to the Gulf of Mexico, marine geologist John B. Anderson has spent two decades studying the Texas coastline and continental shelf. In this book, he answers fundamental, frequently asked questions about the coast - how it evolved; how it operates; how natural processes affect it and why it is ever changing; and, finally, how human development can be managed to help preserve it. The book provides an amply illustrated look at ocean waves and currents, beach formation and erosion, barrier island evolution, hurricanes, and sea level changes. With an abundance of visual material - including aerial photos, historical maps, simple figures, and satellite images - the author presents a lively, interesting lesson in coastal geography that readers will remember and appreciate the next time they are at the beach and want to know. This entertaining and instructive book authoritatively answers these and many other questions that are essential to our understanding of coastal change.
JOHN B. ANDERSON is professor of earth sciences at Rice University, where he also holds the W. Maurice Ewing Professorship in Oceanography. He is best known for his work in Antarctic marine geology, but his other research has focused on the northern Gulf of Mexico basin. He lives in Houston.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.7.2007 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Gulf Coast Studies |
| Zusatzinfo | 101 colour, 4 b&w photos, 44 colour, 17 b&w figs, bib, index |
| Verlagsort | College Station |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 207 x 258 mm |
| Gewicht | 770 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-58544-561-4 / 1585445614 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-58544-561-5 / 9781585445615 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Informationen gemäß Produktsicherheitsverordnung (GPSR) | |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
die Geschichte einer außergewöhnlichen Begegnung
Buch | Hardcover (2025)
Klett-Cotta (Verlag)
CHF 34,90
eine Geschichte der letzten 500 Jahre
Buch | Hardcover (2025)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
CHF 47,60
