Polar Seas Oceanography

An integrated case study of the Kara Sea
2002
ISBN: 978-3-540-42969-2
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 1146 g

Reihe: Geophysical Sciences

Rapid development of Earth observation satellite using remote sensing techniques enables observations of the oceanic processes by sea and airborne study to be carried out over vast areas in a short time. This first book written by Russian and Norwegian scientists is an analysis of studies of the Kara Sea and presents a unique catalogue of environmental and pollution data of the joint Norwegian and Russian oceanographic expedition studies of the Kara Sea spanning three decades.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Volkov, Vladimir A.

Johannessen, Ola M.

Borodachev, Victor E.

Kouraev, Alexei V.

Voinov, Gennadiy N.

Pettersson, Lasse H.

Bobylev, Leonoid P.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geodäsie, Kartographie, Fernerkundung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie GIS, Geoinformatik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geodäsie, Kartographie, GIS, Fernerkundung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Field Studies of the Kara Sea.- Main Factors Determining the Oceanographical Regime.- Main Features of Oceanographical Regime.- Modelling of the Water Circulation.- Tides and Tidal Streams.- Ice Cover and Ice Processes.- Observation and Modelling of Transport of Radioactive Pollution in the Kara Sea.