Ocean Bridge

Author : Eric Paul Roorda
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781478007456

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The Ocean Reader by Eric Paul Roorda Pdf

From prehistoric times to the present, the Ocean has been used as a highway for trade, a source of food and resources, and a space for recreation and military conquest, as well as an inspiration for religion, culture, and the arts. The Ocean Reader charts humans' relationship to the Ocean, which has often been seen as a changeless space without a history. It collects familiar, forgotten, and previously unpublished texts from all corners of the world. Spanning antiquity to the present, the volume's selections cover myriad topics including the slave trade, explorers from China and the Middle East, shipwrecks and castaways, Caribbean and Somali pirates, battles and U-boats, narratives of the Ocean's origins, and the devastating effects of climate change. Containing gems of maritime writing ranging from myth, memoir, poetry, and scientific research to journalism, song lyrics, and scholarly writing, The Ocean Reader is the essential guide for all those wanting to understand the complex and long history of the Ocean that covers over 70 percent of the planet.

Author : Darrell Hillier
Publisher : Atlantic Crossroads Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781999000011

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North Atlantic Crossroads by Darrell Hillier Pdf

The true story of Gander's Royal Air Force Ferry Command unit and the men and women who kept the flights moving. Gander, Newfoundland, was a bustling hub of aviation during the Second World War as thousands of bombers passed through on their way to Britain. In North Atlantic Crossroads, the challenges and hazards of transatlantic ferrying come alive. Tales of search and rescue, aircraft salvage, medevac missions, and VIP visits highlight the activities of the Ferry Command Gander unit, notably the work of its aircraft maintenance department, headed by the incomparable John Joseph "Joe" Gilmore. Postwar, the burgeoning market for transatlantic commercial air travel gave new life to the Ferry Command sector of the field. The buildings once occupied by civilian and military personnel, and the hangars where they serviced the "Bombers for Britain," became the site of an air passenger terminal and hotel complex, setting Gander on its way to becoming the "Crossroads of the World." Includes a detailed bibliography, index, endnotes, and fifty photographs. Reviews "This book is full of revealing anecdotes and is a very well researched and absorbing read." —Air-Britain Aviation World "An impressively well researched and written narrative history." —Guy Warner, Irish aviation historian/author "Author and historian Darrell Hillier delivers a trenchant and illuminating account of the Ferry Command." —Joan Sullivan, The Telegram "A masterly piece of work which, no doubt, will find its place on the bookshelves of aviation enthusiasts." —Frank Tibbo, author of Charlie Baker George: The Story of Sabena OOCBG

Author : Carl A. Christie,F. J. Hatch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0802081312

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Ocean Bridge by Carl A. Christie,F. J. Hatch Pdf

The timely delivery of aircraft was crucial in the Second World War. This is a full account of the pioneering efforts of the Ferry Command, whose efforts spawned international air travel as we now know it.

Author : Southwest Fisheries Center (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 964 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : UCSD:31822020658266

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Collected Reprints by Southwest Fisheries Center (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Jun Deng,Lei Xing
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351801126

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Big Data in Radiation Oncology by Jun Deng,Lei Xing Pdf

Big Data in Radiation Oncology gives readers an in-depth look into how big data is having an impact on the clinical care of cancer patients. While basic principles and key analytical and processing techniques are introduced in the early chapters, the rest of the book turns to clinical applications, in particular for cancer registries, informatics, radiomics, radiogenomics, patient safety and quality of care, patient-reported outcomes, comparative effectiveness, treatment planning, and clinical decision-making. More features of the book are: Offers the first focused treatment of the role of big data in the clinic and its impact on radiation therapy. Covers applications in cancer registry, radiomics, patient safety, quality of care, treatment planning, decision making, and other key areas. Discusses the fundamental principles and techniques for processing and analysis of big data. Address the use of big data in cancer prevention, detection, prognosis, and management. Provides practical guidance on implementation for clinicians and other stakeholders. Dr. Jun Deng is a professor at the Department of Therapeutic Radiology of Yale University School of Medicine and an ABR board certified medical physicist at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He has received numerous honors and awards such as Fellow of Institute of Physics in 2004, AAPM Medical Physics Travel Grant in 2008, ASTRO IGRT Symposium Travel Grant in 2009, AAPM-IPEM Medical Physics Travel Grant in 2011, and Fellow of AAPM in 2013. Lei Xing, Ph.D., is the Jacob Haimson Professor of Medical Physics and Director of Medical Physics Division of Radiation Oncology Department at Stanford University. His research has been focused on inverse treatment planning, tomographic image reconstruction, CT, optical and PET imaging instrumentations, image guided interventions, nanomedicine, and applications of molecular imaging in radiation oncology. Dr. Xing is on the editorial boards of a number of journals in radiation physics and medical imaging, and is recipient of numerous awards, including the American Cancer Society Research Scholar Award, The Whitaker Foundation Grant Award, and a Max Planck Institute Fellowship.

Author : Morley K. Thomas
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Canada. Meteorological Division History
ISBN : 9781550224481

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Metmen in Wartime by Morley K. Thomas Pdf

Everybody's talking about the weather... Metmen in Wartime is a detailed account of the meteorological services in practice in Canada during World War II. Why were forecasts so crucial during the war? For anti-submarine warfare and convoy protection operations from bases along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. But Metmen is also a thorough examination of the men behind the forecasts: the nearly 400 science graduates who became "metmen" and were stationed at flying training schools. This book explains the importance of aviation weather forecasts and instruction in meteorology for student pilots at the Royal Canadian Air Force stations established under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Cooperation with the United States military weather services is also examined.

Author : Tong Lee,Sabrina Speich,Laura Lorenzoni,Sanae Chiba,Frank E. Muller-Karger,Minhan Dai,Amos T. Kabo-Bah,John Siddorn,Justin Manley,Maria Snoussi ,Fei Chai
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 783 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889631186

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Oceanobs'19: An Ocean of Opportunity. Volume I by Tong Lee,Sabrina Speich,Laura Lorenzoni,Sanae Chiba,Frank E. Muller-Karger,Minhan Dai,Amos T. Kabo-Bah,John Siddorn,Justin Manley,Maria Snoussi ,Fei Chai Pdf

This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1230 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Irrigation
ISBN : MINN:31951D00318991V

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Geological Survey Water-supply Paper by Anonim Pdf

Author : Martin Davies,Jiang Lin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1435 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783662637166

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Chinese Maritime Cases by Martin Davies,Jiang Lin Pdf

This book selects leading, innovative and influential Chinese maritime judgments and presents full translation of them, with brief summary, to the readers so that they can have insights of how the Chinese maritime judges interpret, apply and develop Chinese maritime law in practice. China trades with other states in trillions of USD every year, and about 95% of the cargoes are carried by ocean-going ships calling at hundreds of Chinese ports each single day. Due to the enormous and steadily growing trade volume and shipping activities, foreign ships, companies and persons are often caught by the Chinese maritime law and court. The parties involved and their lawyers are more than ever enthusiastic to study Chinese maritime cases in order to deal with their own cases properly or, if possible, predict the potential problems and avoid the disputes outright. The book is appealing to and benefits worldwide law students, academics, practitioners and industrial people in the shipping, trade, insurance and financial fields. The book remedies to certain extent the situation that there is lack of authoritative sources available to foreign personnel to look into how Chinese justice system functions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Marine meteorology
ISBN : IND:30000090024997

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Mariners Weather Log by Anonim Pdf

November issue includes abridged index to yearly volume.

Author : Tim Folger
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780544286740

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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015 by Tim Folger Pdf

Presents a collection of nature and science essays published in American periodicals in 2014.

Author : M. N. Rajeevan,Shailesh Nayak
Publisher : Springer
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811025310

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Observed Climate Variability and Change over the Indian Region by M. N. Rajeevan,Shailesh Nayak Pdf

The objective of the book is to make a comprehensive documentation of the observed variability and change of the regional climate system over the Indian region using the past observed data. The book addresses all the important parameters of regional climate system so that a physically consistent view of the changes of the climate system is documented. The book contains 16 chapters written by the subject experts from different academic and research institutes in India. The book addresses all important components/parameters of the climate system, like rainfall, temperature, humidity, clouds, moisture, sea surface temperature and ocean heat content, sea level, glaciers and snow cover, tropical cyclones and monsoon depressions, extreme rainfall and rainstorms, heat waves and cold waves, meteorological droughts, aerosols, atmospheric aerosols, ozone and trace gases and atmospheric radiative fluxes. One chapter deals with the past monsoon using monsoon proxy data. The last chapter deals with the future climate change projections over the Indian region (rainfall and temperature) made using coupled climate models. Most of the analyses (especially on rainfall, temperature, extreme rainfall, sea surface temperature, meteorological droughts) are based on the data for a longer period of 110 years, 1901–2010. For some other parameters like moisture, clouds, heat waves and cold waves, atmospheric aerosols, ozone and trace gases and radiative fluxes, data of shorter period have been used. The articles documented inter-annual and decadal variability in addition to documenting long term trends of different parameters. The trends have been tested for statistical significance using standard techniques. It is expected that the present book will be an excellent reference material for researchers as well as for policy makers. These results will be useful in interpreting future climate change scenarios over the region being projected using coupled climate models. Further analysis of these results is required for attributing the observed variability and change to natural and anthropogenic activities.

Author : William Nicholson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1784
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:N11717655

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The Navigator's Assistant by William Nicholson Pdf

Author : Michael Handford
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781445635262

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The Stroudwater Navigation Through Time by Michael Handford Pdf

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Stroudwater Navigation has changed and developed over the last century.

Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1104 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Engineering
ISBN : NYPL:33433069108383

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Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the Year ... by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers Pdf