The Global Coastal Ocean: Panregional syntheses and the coasts of North and South America and Asia

The Global Coastal Ocean: Panregional syntheses and the coasts of North and South America and Asia

Author: Allan R. Robinson

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 860

ISBN-13: 9780674015272

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A continuing, comprehensive and timely survey of the state of knowledge of ocean science, this distinguished series provides an overview of research frontiers as ocean science progresses. Areas covered include physical, biological, and chemical oceanography, marine geology, and geophysics and the interactions of the oceans with the atmosphere, the solid earth, and ice. Because ocean science is evolving so rapidly, straining the boundaries of traditional sub-disciplines, interdisciplinary topics have a special place in this series--including those topics related to the application of ocean science, for example, to ocean technology, marine operations, and the resources of the sea. As a treatise on advances and new developments, each topical volume starts with fundamentals and covers recent progress, so as to provide a balanced account of how oceanography is evolving. Previous volumes (1-12) in the series are now available from Harvard University Press. In the manifold, multidisciplinary efforts of.


Understanding and Predicting the Gulf of Mexico Ocean Dynamics

Understanding and Predicting the Gulf of Mexico Ocean Dynamics

Author: Julio Sheinbaum

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Published: 2024-04-08

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 2832547435

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For the past several years, a number of research programs have funded significant efforts to advance understanding of and forecasting capabilities for the Gulf of Mexico circulation, including the Loop Current, its associated eddies, and abyssal dynamics. One such program is the National Academies’ Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems initiative, which focuses on improving forecasts of the physical dynamics of the open Gulf of Mexico in space and time scales useful for the reduction of risks to offshore energy exploration and production, as well as for other challenges such as forecasting hurricane intensification and managing fisheries. What has been learned, how can this scientific progress be incorporated into operational models, and what are the remaining gaps in knowledge impeding predictive skill?