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Isabella Lövin's The Oceanic Feeling: On the Need for a New Narrative, is a unique document of a life spent on the front lines of the climate battle, and at the negotiating tables where the future of our planet is decided.The Swedish investigative journalist who became a member of the European Parliament and then served for seven years in government, five of those as Deputy Prime Minister and Climate Minister, takes us on a journey behind the scenes of climate and global ocean policy making.Some may remember the viral picture of her signing the Swedish climate law in 2017. As Donald Trump just had signed a regressive executive order limiting women's sexual and reproductive rights surrounded by only men, she by contrast signed progressive climate legislation surrounded by women.Deeply concerned about the shrinking confidence in democracy Lövin offers a pedagogic and hopeful account of the fact that change can happen, if there is a will and a vision. But she also recognizes the main reason why humanity is not acting on the many global crises: a narrative of egoism and individualism. A truer and much more positive story can be found when we recognize "The Oceanic Feeling"; a deep connection with nature, people and the miraculous web of life on the planet; putting empathy, responsibility and awe at the center of what it is to be human.How, Lövin asks us, can we convert the world to this new, healthier narrative?

Now in paperback: a "deeply researched and reported" (San Francisco Chronicle) exploration of sea level rise in California that "breathes exquisite detail and dialogue" (Science Magazine) into the subject.2023 Golden Poppy Award Winner for Nonfiction, Chosen by the California Independent Booksellers Alliance"Viscerally urgent, thoroughly reported, and compellingly written—a must-read for our uncertain times." —Ed Yong, author of An Immense World"When do seawalls make sense? And when is it better to give in to the tides? [...] In California Against the Sea, Xia [...] writes about the difficult realities of trying to incorporate fairness into our tally of costs and benefits." —The New YorkerAlong California's 1,200-mile coastline, the overheated Pacific Ocean is rising and pressing in, imperiling both wildlife and the maritime towns and cities that 27 million people call home. In California Against the Sea, Los Angeles Times coastal reporter Rosanna Xia asks: As climate chaos threatens the places we love so fiercely, will we finally grasp our collective capacity for change?Xia, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, investigates the impacts of engineered landscapes, the market pressures of development, and the ecological activism and political scrimmages that have carved our contemporary coastline—and foretell even greater changes to our shores. From the beaches of the Mexican border up to the sheer-cliffed North Coast, the voices of Indigenous leaders, community activists, small-town mayors, urban engineers, and tenacious environmental scientists commingle. Together, they chronicle the challenges and urgency of forging a climate-wise future. Xia's investigation takes us to Imperial Beach, Los Angeles, Pacifica, Marin City, San Francisco, and beyond, weighing the rivaling arguments, agreements, compromises, and visions governing the State of California’s commitment to a coast for all. Through graceful reportage, she charts how the decisions we make today will determine where we go tomorrow: headlong into natural disaster, or toward an equitable refashioning of coastal stewardship.

This book collects research papers on the economic and social impact of earth sciences. It covers topics related to weather forecasting, climate modelling, monsoon variability, air pollution, heat and cold wave, deep sea mineral and living resources, ocean state monitoring, tsunami and earthquake monitoring, desalination, coastal research, etc. The book focuses on the activities of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, India, in promoting the societal and economic impacts of earth science research in a simple language and in the form of stories and case studies, so that people with basic science degree can understand them.

This volume presents full paper contributions from the International Conference of European Spatial Data for Coastal and Marine Remote Sensing (EUCOMARE) 2022, with the support of the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union, held in Saint Malo, France. EUCOMARE aims to promote academic and technical exchange on coastal related studies including coastal environmental and socio-economic issues, with the use of European remotely sensed data. The book is an excellent resource for scientists, engineers, and programme managers eager to learn about the recent developments and achievements in the field of remote sensing applications on marine and coastal areas. Readers will learn about recent advances in sensors' radiometric, spatial, temporal and spectral resolution, as well as new data processing approaches in remote sensing for monitoring and mapping the various characteristics of marine, coastal and aquatic systems.

"Micro Plastic Mega Consequences"In the pages of "Micro Plastic Mega Consequences," we embark on a journey into the hidden world of microplastics, the tiny invaders with colossal consequences. This meticulously researched and eye-opening book delves into the intricate web of connections between microplastic pollution and the environment, human health, and our rapidly changing climate.Explore the Unseen Impact:Discover how these minuscule particles, often invisible to the naked eye, have infiltrated every corner of our planet, from the deepest ocean trenches to the remotest mountain peaks. "Micro Plastic Mega Consequences" unveils the astonishing ways in which microplastics are shaping our world.Reveal the Ecological Puzzle:Unravel the mystery of how microplastics affect marine life, from the tiniest plankton to the mightiest whales. Dive into the intricate food webs where microplastics disrupt the delicate balance of ocean ecosystems, ultimately influencing the food on our plates.Navigate the Human Connection:This book goes beyond science to explore the very human dimensions of the microplastic crisis. From seafood contamination to economic impacts on coastal communities and the profound cultural ties to our oceans, "Micro Plastic Mega Consequences" examines the broader implications for societies around the world.Unlock Climate Dynamics:Discover how climate change and microplastic pollution engage in complex feedback loops, potentially amplifying each other's impact. Gain insights into the surprising ways in which microplastics interact with climate systems and carbon cycling, influencing our planet's future.A Call to Action:As we journey through the pages of "Micro Plastic Mega Consequences," we are confronted with the urgency of addressing this global challenge. This book serves as a rallying cry to protect our oceans, safeguard biodiversity, and combat climate change. It offers a path forward, with practical solutions and a vision for a cleaner, healthier world.If you are curious about the invisible threat lurking in our environment, if you are concerned about the future of our oceans and planet, and if you are inspired to make a difference, "Micro Plastic Mega Consequences" is a must-read. Join us on this exploration of science, ecology, and human society, and be empowered to take action against the mega consequences of microplastics.

This book focuses, in seven chapters, on the perspectives and solutions that different research groups offer to try to address problems related to SDG 14: Life Below Water. The different objectives developed in SDG 14 are treated independently, with an attempt to give a global vision of the issues. The mechanism used to select the book's content was through an Artificial Intelligence program, choosing articles related to the topics by means of keywords. The program selected those articles, and those that were not related to the topic or did not focus on SDG 14 were discarded by a subject matter expert. Obviously, the selection was partial and the entire subject is not covered, but the final product gives a very solid idea of how to orient ourselves to delve deeper into the topic of SDG 14 using published chapters and articles. The AI program itself selected the text of these contributions to show the progress in different topics related to SDG 14. This mode of operation will allow specialists (and non-specialists) to collect useful information for their specific research purposes in a short period of time. At a time when information is essential in order to move quickly by providing concrete answers to complex problems, this type of approach will become essential for researchers, especially for a subject as vast as SDG 14.

"Variability of Coastal Current" is a comprehensive book written by D Soum, which provides an in-depth analysis of the coastal current and its variability. The book covers various aspects of oceanography, including the continental slope and shelf, thermocline, and water masses. The author examines the influence of monsoon winds on the coastal currents, eddies, upwelling, and water properties such as temperature and salinity. The book explores the dynamics of the coastal current and its circulation within the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean. The author describes the physical processes, mesoscale and submesoscale features, and the impact of coastal upwelling, cyclonic, and anticyclonic eddies on the current. The book also discusses the use of remote sensing and satellite observations in studying the variability of the current and the seasonal changes. The author highlights the importance of understanding the variability of the Bay of Bengal coastal current in the coastal zone and its impact on sea level, winds, currents, and tides. The book also draws comparisons with other eastern boundary currents such as the Benguela Current, Brazil Current, California Current, Canary Current, Somali Current, Leeuwin Current, and Agulhas Current. Overall, "Variability of Coastal Current" provides a comprehensive overview of the variability of the Bay of Bengal coastal current and its significance in oceanography. The book is an excellent resource for researchers, students, and professionals interested in coastal oceanography and the dynamics of eastern boundary currents.

Der Naturforscher und Tauchpionier Hans Hass unternahm in den 1950er Jahren zwei Expeditionen mit seinem Segelschiff Xarifa. An Bord waren mehrere Fachwissenschaftler, die er als Taucher ausbildete, und die in den tropischen Riffen meeresbiologische Forschungen durchführten. Das zentrale Ziel der Fahrten war, die neue wissenschaftliche Methode des Forschungstauchens mit leichten, autonomen Tauchgeräten zu etablieren.Das Schiff mit der notwendigen Ausrüstung und die beiden Fahrten finanzierte Hass vorwiegend selbst. Da dies für einen Privatmann aber eine große Belastung darstellte, und um die Xarifa auch weiterhin für die Wissenschaft zu erhalten, bemühte sich Hass 1957 bei Institutionen und Behörden um eine finanzielle Förderung. Gemeinsam mit dem Verhaltensforscher Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt erarbeitete er ein Konzept, das nach dem Vorbild der Zoologischen Station in Neapel die Vermietung von Arbeitsplätzen an Wissenschaftler für Forschungsfahrten vorsah. Für dieses Konzept erhielten sie viel Zuspruch aus dem Kreis derZoologen, und kaum jemand erwartete, dass die Förderanträge von Hass keinen Erfolg haben würden. Und doch kam es, völlig überraschend, so. Diese Ablehnung bedeutete als Konsequenz das Aus für weitere Forschungsfahrten mit der Xarifa. Es sollte viele Jahre dauern, bis die innovative Methode des Forschungstauchens in Deutschland wieder aufgegriffen und fortgeführt wurde. Die Chance, die das Schiff und die neue wissenschaftliche Methode für die deutsche Meeresforschung bot, wurde verpasst.Durch die systematische Auswertung neuer Aktenfunde kann in dieser Studie erstmalig ein bislang unbearbeitetes Kapitel in der Geschichte der deutschen Meeresforschung aufgearbeitet werden, in dem eine Vielzahl maßgeblicher Wissenschaftler, Institutionen und Behörden bis hin zum damaligen Bundespräsidenten Theodor Heuss einbezogen war. Der Prozess der Begutachtung und das Ende der Xarifa-Forschungsfahrten fällt in den Zeitraum der Konzeptionierung des neuen Forschungsschiffes Meteor II, weshalb hiermit auch ein wissenschaftshistorisch relevantes Ereignis näher beleuchtet wird.

This textbook offers a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the latest analytical methods, tools and techniques used in the marine environment, bringing together the two fields of chemical oceanography and analytical chemistry. Divided into 11 chapters, the book starts with an overview of the main parameters of the marine carbon system, and it covers different sampling strategies used by the marine scientific community, and the different chemical analyses to measure trace metals, radionuclides and organic matter in the marine environment. Particular attention is given to the identification and quantification of marine persistent organic pollutants, emerging organic contaminants and microplastics. Readers will also find accessible explanations and real life examples of the application of remote sensing and in-situ sensing technologies to monitor the marine environment. The textbook finishes with a chapter on data treatment that outlines the relevant statistical approaches, uncertainty estimation and quality assurance of marine chemical measurements. This textbook provides both students and professionals alike with a transdisciplinary and comprehensive foundation for the chemical analysis of our oceans and seas.

This book is an account of Captain Roald Amundsen's scientific expedition to the Arctic Seas in 1901. The expedition was focused on oceanographic observations and the study of the origin of bottom-waters. The author, Fridtjof Nansen, provides a detailed report of the expedition, including its scientific findings and the challenges faced by the team. This book is a valuable resource for scholars of oceanography, Arctic studies, and the history of scientific exploration.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The book presents the most relevant research of the participants of the VII International Conference of Young Scientists "Complex Investigation of the World Ocean" (CIWO-2023). This conference was held at Saint Petersburg State University in May 15-19, 2023 (Saint Petersburg, Russia). It covers a wide range of fundamental and applied marine and limnology studies combined in eight sections: Ocean Physics, Ocean Biology, Ocean Chemistry, Marine Geology, Marine Geophysics, Marine Ecology and Environmental Management, Physical and Biological interactions (interdisciplinary section), Oceanological Technology and Instrumentation. The aim of this book is to show the relevance of the marine research due to the crucial role of the World Ocean in determining climate change on Earth, huge resources (fish resources, oil, gas and ore deposits, etc.) and intensive development of infrastructure in coastal and offshore zones. All these topics were marked within the framework of realization of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). The studies presented in the book covers the wide spectrum of different the most important marine and limnology issues: thermohaline structure of water body and interactions between ocean and atmosphere, dynamic of the ocean, marine ice in polar regions, biodiversity of the marine ecosystems, adaptation of marine life to climate changes, geological and geophysical investigations in oil and gas regions, sedimentation, paleooceanology and biostratigraphy, hydrochemistry of estuary regions and carbon fluxes, microplastic pollution of the ocean, eutrophication and etc.

The book reports the results on the fate of POPs in the abiotic and biotic components of the aquatic environment North Pacific Ocean (include Russian part of North Pacific), possible health risks for coastal residents Pacific Ocean exposed to these hazardous pollutants are systematized. In particular, indicator organisms (fish, birds, and mammals), indicating the pollution of the region, were identified; the possible ways of xenobiotic transfer from the sea to the land are shown; the targets of POPs impact on living organisms were determined; the time of circulation of pollutants in the biosphere was determined; a list of ¿priority¿ toxicants for the region based on quality screening was compiled; the risks to human health from the consumption of contaminated aquatic organisms were assessed; the levels of POPs in the human body were measured.The book is interesting for specialists in the agro-industrial complex, aquaculture and medicine, teachers and graduate students of universities, researchers, which interested in the problems of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).There are no similar books on the study of POPs in the Russian part of the Pacific Ocean in the world literature. This book is useful to scientists of the world who study the fate of POPs.

"From a marine biologist and co-founder of Minorities in Shark Sciences, a powerful debut memoir: the uplifting story of a young Black scientist's challenging journey to flourish outside the traditional confines of academia, inspired by her innate connection to nature's most misunderstood animal-the shark. You never forget your first shark. For Jasmin Graham, it was a little bonnethead, a type of hammerhead shark: three feet long, gray with a white underbelly, rough-skinned, strongly muscled, and beautiful. Jasmin fell in love: with sharks, and with science. Though she tried to follow the traditional path to becoming a marine biologist, she soon found that, in a field where it was harder to find other young women of color than the elusive elasmobranchii (sharks, rays, skates, and sawfish) she sought, navigating the choppy waters of traditional academic study was no longer worth it. So Jasmin quit. But that didn't mean abandoning her passion: rather, Jasmin sought to pursue it in another way, joining with three other Black women to form Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS), an organization dedicated to providing support and opportunities for other young women of color pursuing the fascinating and environmentally essential work of marine studies. Jasmin became an independent researcher: a rogue shark scientist, learning how to keep those endangered but precious sharks swimming free-just like her. Sharks Don't Sink is a riveting, moving, and ultimately triumphant memoir at the intersection of science and social justice: a guidebook to how we can all learn to respect and protect some of nature's most misunderstood and vulnerable creatures-and grant the same grace to ourselves"--

This book summarizes achievements of the study on circulation and air-sea interaction and development of the ocean observation network in the South China Sea in the last 20 years, thus serving as a comprehensive reference book to understand the dynamic environment in the SCS. It consists of seven chapters, briefly reviewing our understanding of the SCS circulation and air-sea interaction in chapter 1, then describing in detail the upper layer circulation from large scale (SCS through flow, SCS western boundary current, etc.), to meso- and submeso-scale in Chapters 2 and 5, dilute river plume and coastal upwelling over the shelf in Chapter 3, deep ocean circulation in Chapter 4, tropical cyclone activities and air-sea flux at the interface in Chapter 6, and the construction of the observation network and database in Chapter 7. Besides the basic features of these physical processes, the book also discusses their variations and fundamental dynamics. Thus, it is written in a way that meets the different information demands from researchers working in various marine related fields. 

The ocean is a major source of income for many coastal nations, particularly in the developing world. Economic benefits from the ocean in the long-term depend on its wise science and technology-based management. The intersection of science, technology, and economy are most obvious in nations' coastal zones. This book highlights the need for the application of ocean science and technology for best economic outcomes. It gives examples of ocean resources and the threats to them from climate change and other human interventions, as well as provides information on the available ocean research and observation tools to monitor their impact as well as on the related internationally available opportunities for capacity development.

This book presents recent advances in the area of Radioscience, Equatorial Atmospheric Science and Environment from the international symposium for equatorial atmosphere of the celebration of the Equatorial Atmosphere Radar (EAR) 20th Anniversary, conducted by Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) and Kyoto University, in 2021. It provides a scientific platform for all participants to discuss ideas and current issues as well as to design solutions in the areas of atmospheric science, environmental science, space science, and related fields.

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The oil-gas conductor is the key part that connects subsea facilities and offshore equipment. The installation, construction and the stability control in subsequent operation of the conductor are main technical problems in the field of offshore oil and gas engineering.The book focuses on installation of oil and gas conductor in the offshore oil field. It includes three parts. The first part introduces the main installations and structural features of the wellhead above water and the wellhead under water. Then, it summarizes methods and theories of oil and gas conductor design. Finally, the differences in the construction techniques and supporting equipment of the three oil and gas well conductor installation methods are systematically described.This book contains a complete set of equipment, construction process and design methods for oil and gas conductor installation with multidisciplinary knowledge of geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, and structural dynamics. Scientific researchers and college students engaged in marine oil and gas engineering, petroleum engineering, marine engineering will find this book as a valuable reference.