Tides: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:David George Bowers, Emyr Martyn RobertsSeries:Very Short IntroductionsPublish date:2020-02-01Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198826637ISBN-10:019882663XUPC:9780198826637Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Earth SciencesBook Topic:Oceanography, Geography, HydrologySize:6.80 x 4.40 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SC52VJQ8S2
Tides: A Very Short Introduction
The tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet. Every drop of seawater takes part in tidal motion, driven by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. At the coast, we see the tide as a twice-daily rise and fall of sea level that moves the edge of the sea up and down a beach or cliff-face. In some places, the tide is small but at others it can rise in a few hours by the...
Series: Very Short Introductions
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198826637ISBN-10:019882663XUPC:9780198826637Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Earth SciencesBook Topic:Oceanography, Geography, HydrologySize:6.80 x 4.40 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SC52VJQ8S2
David George Bowers is Emeritus Professor of Physical Oceanography at Bangor University. He has taught courses on tides and tidal phenomena for many years. As well as Bangor, he has worked as a Research Fellow at Flinders University of South Australia and has collaborated (and published work) with scientists across the world, including in France, Malaysia, Mozambique and the USA. He has taken...
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