Oceanic Fronts in Coastal Processes Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the Marine Sciences Research Center, May 25–27, 1977

On May 25, 1977 a small invited group of coastal oceanographers assembled at the Marine Sciences Research Center at Stony Brook for three days of intensive discussions in a cloistered setting. The purpose of this workshop was to "assess the state of the art, to ascertain priorities for future r...

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Other Authors: Bowman, M.J. (Editor), Esaias, W.E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1978, 1978
Edition:1st ed. 1978
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I: Introduction and Proceedings
  • 1. Introduction and Historical Perspective
  • 2. Proceedings of the Workshop
  • II: Contributions by Participants
  • 3. Frontal Dynamics and Frontogenesis
  • 4. Advection-Diffusion in the Presence of Surface Convergence
  • 5. Shallow Sea Fronts Produced by Tidal Stirring
  • 6. Prograde and Retrograde Fronts
  • 7. Physical Aspects of the Nova Scotian Shelf-Break Fronts
  • 8. Biological Aspects of the Nova Scotian Shelf-Break Fronts
  • 9. Headland Fronts
  • 10. Estuarine and Plume Fronts
  • 11. Crossfrontal Mixing and Cabbeling