The Benthic Boundary Layer

Author : Bernard P. Boudreau,Bo Barker Jorgensen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0199770913

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The benthic boundary layer is the zone of water and sediment immediately adjacent to the bottom of a sea, lake, or river. This zone is of considerable interest to biologists, geochemists, sedimentologists, and engineers because of very strong gradients of energy, dissolved and solid chemical components, suspended matter, and the number of organisms that live there. It is, for example, the sink for anthropogenic substances and the home of microscopic plant life that provides the nutrients that determine fish populations--and ultimately the size of the fisheries. This book of original chapters edited by Professors Boudreau and Jorgensen, both leading researchers in the field, will meet the need for an up-to-date, definitive text/reference on measurements, techniques, and models for transport and biochemical processes in the benthic boundary layer. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of a selected field, with illustrated examples from the authors' own work. The book will appeal to professionals and researchers in marine biology, marine chemistry, marine engineering, and sedimentology.

Author : I. Nicholas McCave
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1976-05-01
Category : Benthos
ISBN : 1461587484

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Author : I. McCave
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461587477

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The Benthic Boundary Layer by I. McCave Pdf

The Conference on the Benthic Boundary Layer was held under the auspices of the NATO Science Committee as part of its continuing effort to promote the useful progress of science through international cooperation. Science Committee Conferences are deliberately designed to focus attention on unsolved problems, with carefully selected participants invited to provide complementary expertise from a variety of relevant disciplines. Through inten sive discussion in small groups they seek to reach a consensus on assessments and recommendations for future research emphasis, which it is hoped will be of value to the larger scientific community. The subjects treated over the past few years have been as varied as science itself-e.g., computer software engineering, chemical catalysis, and materials and energy research. The present effort evolved from informal discussions between marine geolo gists, chemists, and biologists which underlined the desirability of improved communication among those concerned with the benthic layer. In both scien tific and technological terms this is an exciting frontier, rich in promise but poorly understood at present. It is particularly striking to realize that there are at least as many definitions of the benthic layer as there are disciplines involved, and it seemed clear that there was much to be gained by a detailed exchange of views on research capabilities, trends, and priorities. The results of the meeting appear to have confirmed the hopes of the sponsors.

Author : Bernard Paul Boudreau,Bo Barker Jørgensen
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 0195118812

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The Benthic Boundary Layer by Bernard Paul Boudreau,Bo Barker Jørgensen Pdf

Bernard P. Boudreau is a 2011 Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada. The benthic boundary layer is the zone of water and sediment immediately adjacent to the bottom of a sea, lake, or river. This zone is of considerable interest to biologists, geochemists, sedimentologists, and engineers because of very strong gradients of energy, dissolved and solid chemical components, suspended matter, and the number of organisms that live there. It is, for example, the sink for anthropogenic substances and the home of microscopic plant life that provides the nutrients that determine fish populations - and ultimately the size of the fisheries. This book of original chapters edited by Professors Boudreau and Jorgensen, both leading researchers in the field, will meet the need for an up-to-date, definitive text/reference on measurements, techniques, and models for transport and biochemical processes in the benthic boundary layer. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of a selected field, with illustrated examples from the authors' own work. The book will appeal to professionals and researchers in marine biology, marine chemistry, marine engineering, and sedimentology.

Author : S. A. Thorpe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139445790

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The Turbulent Ocean by S. A. Thorpe Pdf

The subject of ocean turbulence is in a state of discovery and development with many intellectual challenges. This book describes the principal dynamic processes that control the distribution of turbulence, its dissipation of kinetic energy and its effects on the dispersion of properties such as heat, salinity, and dissolved or suspended matter in the deep ocean, the shallow coastal and the continental shelf seas. It focuses on the measurement of turbulence, and the consequences of turbulent motion in the oceanic boundary layers at the sea surface and near the seabed. Processes are illustrated by examples of laboratory experiments and field observations. The Turbulent Ocean provides an excellent resource for senior undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as an introduction and general overview for researchers. It will be of interest to all those involved in the study of fluid motion, in particular geophysical fluid mechanics, meteorology and the dynamics of lakes.

Author : Herman A Karl,David A Cacchione,David E Drake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Continental shelf
ISBN : UCSD:31822028293926

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Erosion and Transport of Sediments and Pollutants in the Benthic Boundary Layer on the San Pedro Shelf, Southern California by Herman A Karl,David A Cacchione,David E Drake Pdf

Author : P. M. Saunders,K. J. Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Diffusion in hydrology
ISBN : ERDC:35925000784394

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Benthic Boundary Layer - IOS Observational and Modelling Programme by P. M. Saunders,K. J. Richards Pdf

Author : K. J. Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Benthos
ISBN : ERDC:35925000754413

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Benthic Boundary Layer Modelling Studies by K. J. Richards Pdf

Author : R. Jahnke
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0331799332

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Water Column and Benthic Boundary Layer Studies by R. Jahnke Pdf

Excerpt from Water Column and Benthic Boundary Layer Studies: Scientific Framework Define ocean-margin sources and sinks in global biogeochemical cycles, and; Determine whether continental shelves are quantitatively significant in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and isolating it via burial in sediments or export to the interior ocean. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : G.T. Rowe,Vita Pariente
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401124522

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Deep-Sea Food Chains and the Global Carbon Cycle by G.T. Rowe,Vita Pariente Pdf

Carbon dioxide and other `greenhouse' gases are increasing in the atmosphere due to the burning of fossil fuels, the destruction of rain forests, etc., leading to predictions of a gradual global warming which will perturb the global biosphere. An important process which counters this trend toward potential climate change is the removal of carbon dioxide from the surface ocean by photosynthesis. This process packages carbon in phytoplankton which enter the food chain or sink into the deep sea. Their ultimate fate is a `rain' of organic debris out of the surface-mixed layer of the ocean. On a global scale, the mechanisms and overall rate of this process are poorly known. The authors of the 25 papers in this volume present their state-of-the-art approaches to quantifying the mechanisms by which the `rain' of biogenic debris nourishes deep ocean life. Prominent deep sea ecologists, geochemists and modelers address relationships between data and models of carbon fluxes and food chains in the deep ocean. An attempt is made to estimate the fate of carbon in the deep sea on a global scale by summing up the utilization of organic matter among all the populations of the abyssal biosphere. Comparisons are made between these ecological approaches and estimates of geochemical fluxes based on sediment trapping, one-dimensional geochemical models and horizontal (physical) input from continental margins. Planning interdisciplinary enterprises between geochemists and ecologists, including new field programs, are summarized in the final chapter. The summary includes a list of the important gaps in understanding which must be addressed before the role of the deep-sea biota in global-scale processes can be put in perspective.

Author : Michael D. Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1996-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1423581776

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Coastal Benthic Boundary Layer Research Program by Michael D. Richardson Pdf

The Coastal Benthic Boundary Layer (CBBL) Research Program is a 5- year Office of Naval Research study that addresses the physical characterization and modeling of benthic boundary layer processes and the impact of these processes on seafloor structure properties, and behavior. In this report, results from the third year of the CBBL are summarized. Included are preliminary results from 1995 experiments conducted in carbonate sediments of the Florida Keys (The Key West Campaign). Also included are analyses of data collected during earlier experiments conducted on the soft methane-rich sediments of Eckemforde Bay (Baltic Sea) and on the sandy relict sediments of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Year-end reports for the 19 projects supported by the CBBL are included along with a list of publications supported by this program.

Author : Richard F. Dame
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642783531

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Bivalve Filter Feeders by Richard F. Dame Pdf

Bivalve filter-feeding mollusks are important components of coastal ecosystems because they remove large quantities of suspended material from the water and excrete abundant amounts of reactive nutrients. These animals are also major prey for numerous predators including birds, fish, mammals, and invertebrates; furthermore, they are significant food resources for humans. While studies on the organismic and population level have dominated bivalve ecology, the recent focus on the ecosystem roles of filter feeding systems has led to larger-scale investigations. With this approach the specific topics of physiology, grazing, predation, nutrient cycling, physical environment, computer simulation modeling, and environmental management are combined into a meaningful whole.

Author : P. M. Saunders
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Boundary layer
ISBN : ERDC:35925000745049

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Benthic Boundary Layer by P. M. Saunders Pdf

Author : Gerold Wefer,David Billet,Dierk Hebbeln,Bo Barker Jorgensen,Michael Schlüter,Tjeerd C.E. Van Weering
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540439218

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Ocean Margin Systems by Gerold Wefer,David Billet,Dierk Hebbeln,Bo Barker Jorgensen,Michael Schlüter,Tjeerd C.E. Van Weering Pdf

Ocean margins are the transitional zones between the oceans and continents. They represent dynamic systems in which numerous processes shape the environment and result in impacting the utilization and hazard potentials for humans. These processes are influenced by a variety of steering mechanisms, from mountain building and climate on the land to tectonics and sea-level fluctuations in ocean margins. This book examines various aspects of regulation for the long-term development of ocean margins, of the impact of fluids and of the dynamics of benthic life at and below the seafloor in ocean margin systems.

Author : Arnold Humphrey Mark Howard Wimbush
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Benthos
ISBN : UCSD:31822002230266

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The Benthic Boundary Layer by Arnold Humphrey Mark Howard Wimbush Pdf