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This timely volume provides a comprehensive review of current technology for all ocean energies. It opens with an analysis of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), with and without the use of an intermediate fluid. The historical and economic background is reviewed, and the geographical areas in which this energy could be utilized are pinpointed. The production of hydrogen as a side product, and environmental consequences of OTEC plants are looked at. The competitiveness of OTEC with conventional sources of energy is analysed. Optimisation, current research and development potential are also examined.

Separate chapters provide a detailed examination of other ocean energy sources. The possible harnessing of solar ponds, ocean currents, and power derived from salinity differences is considered. There is a fascinating study of marine winds, and the question of using the ocean tides as a source of energy is examined, focussing on a number of tidal power plant projects, including data gathered from China, Australia, Great Britain, Korea and the USSR.

Wave energy extraction has excited recent interest and activity, with a number of experimental pilot plants being built in northern Europe. This topic is discussed at length in view of its greater chance of implementation. Finally, geothermal and biomass energy are considered, and an assessment of their future is given.

Each chapter contains bibliographic references. The author has also distinguished between energy schemes which might be valuable in less-industrialized regions of the world, but uneconomical in the developed countries. A large number of illustrations support the text.

Every effort has been made to ensure that the book is readable and accessible for the specialist as well as the non-expert. It will be of particular interest to energy economists, engineers, geologists and oceanographers, and to environmentalists and environmental engineers. ... Read more

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A timely review of state-of-the-art tsunami research, covering case studies and recent developments from various approaches. Provides a practical guide to improving operational tsunami warning systems and mitigating coastal hazard from tsunamis.

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This book offers a comprehensive and systematic examination of the issues involved within Ocean Economics. The oceans are the last frontier on Earth, and research and exploration are key to developing and enhancing global economic activity that is necessary to sustain a growing human population. Colazingari pinpoints the contentious issues relevant to oceans’ natural resources management and protection. He examines the cutting edge technology used for the exploration of the oceans’ living and non living resources (fisheries, bio-products, energy resources, mineral deposits) and identifies the significant emerging patterns that will determine the development of ocean economics in the future. Problems require timely action by politicians and policymakers at an international level, while scientists and researchers must assist in providing reliable information and investigating viable options.

With writing that is straightforward but comprehensive, this book will appeal to professionals, academics, students, as well as anyone interested in marine environment.

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This volume, derived from the 1999 International TsunamiSymposium, presents a unique look at the state of tsunami research atthe end of the 20th century. It displays recent progress both in datarecovery and reconstructions of historical tsunamis and in detailexamination of recent disasters. It shows the tsunami community usingboth traditional methods of data gathering - searching archives andattempting to simulate past events - and integrating moderntechnologies - side-scan sonar, GPS, global communications,supercomputers - in the quest to understand tsunamis and improvemankind's ability to mitigate the disastrous consequences of theseunpredictable and unstoppable events. It chronicles recent advances inmitigation efforts while illuminating the continuing need forincreased efforts. The papers range from descriptive texts for thenon-specialists to fairly technical discussions for those familiarwith tsunami research. Audience: This book will be of interest to researchers andgraduate students involved in natural hazards research, physicaloceanography, seismology, environmental impact assessment and riskassessment. ... Read more

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Tsunamis in the World is a book opening an interestingwindow on the present-day research on tsunamis. It is a selection of16 contributions out of the 39 presentations given at the XVInternational Tsunami Symposium (Vienna, August 1991), i.e. at thelast of the international meetings that are organized every secondyear by the IUGG International Tsunami Commission, and that are themost important, awaited and attended forums for the internationalscientific community of experts in tsunami sciences.
The papers, rigorously scrutinized by an international board ofreferees, cover the most prominent aspects of current tsunamiresearch, including the experimental observations, and thetheoretical, analytical and numerical modelling of the basicphenomena, such as tsunami generation, open-ocean wave propagation,and waves impacting and inundating the coasts. The important socialissues of coastal protection and hazard reduction are also dealt within specific articles.
The authors have been careful to avoid technicalities in their papersas much as possible, which means that the book is suitable to peopleinvolved in tsunami research as well as to a more general public:geophysicists, oceanologists, and Earth scientists. It is also usefulfor authorities responsible for social security and natural hazardmitigation plans, and even for students who wish to understand andstudy tsunamis. ... Read more

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Tsunamis remain an ever-present threat to lives and propertyalong the coasts of most of the world's oceans. This volume,comprising papers presented at the 17th International TsunamiSymposium, highlights critical advances in key areas of tsunami hazardreduction.One group of papers describes observational aspects oftsunami research, including reconstruction of events during specifictsunamis, and advanced techniques for measurements and for improvingour overall knowledge of tsunami events. Another section appliesnumerical and observational methods to understanding tsunamigeneration and propagation and the prediction of tsunami effects incoastal zones. A final part examines the evolving efforts to providerapid, accurate, and comprehensive warnings to coastal populations.This emphasises the interdisciplinary nature of tsunami research andits ultimate focus: reducing coastal hazards.Audience:This book will be of interest to researchers and graduate studentsinvolved in natural hazards research, physical oceanography,seismology, environmental impact assessment and risk assessment. ... Read more

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This volume contains descriptions of about 300 tsunami and ofsimilar known phenomena in the Mediterranean Sea. Earthquakes andother processes generating tsunami are also described. The intensityof tsunami waves is estimated, and the causes of tsunami generationare given together with the reliability of the information. Theliterary data are given on coordinates and magnitudes of tsunamigenicearthquakes. 18 zones of tsunami generation are identified, which havebeen subdivided into four groups according to the maximum intensityand periodicity. Audience: The book should be of interest to seismologists,oceanographers, volcanologists, geographers, and specialistsinvestigating natural hazards and their consequences. ... Read more

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The Sixteenth International Tsunami Symposium, TSUNAMI`93, drew more than 150 scientists, engineers and specialists intsunami research and disaster mitigation from 13 countries. Theleading contributions to the symposium, selected after a rigorousreviewing process, are presented here under three broad headings: 1.-- Tsunami Generation, Propagation and Inundation: TheirPrediction and Simulation. 2.-- Tsunami Disasters: Their Prevention and Mitigation. 3.-- Tsunami Observations, and Warning Systems and Plansfor Improvement. Audience: Scientists, engineers and graduate students interestedin the prediction of earthquakes and tsunamis, tsunami disasters andtheir prevention and mitigation. Professionals in the field of coastalmanagement and protection. ... Read more

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Examines how the largest U.S. ocean research programs, such as the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) or the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOVS), have significantly contributed to our understanding of the ocean in ways they could not be expected through the efforts of individual science groups. DLC: Oceanography--Research--International cooperation. ... Read more

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Did you know that the Grand Bank earthquake of 1929 triggered ahuge submarine mass movement which broke submarine cables over adistance of up to 1000 km from its source and generated a tsunamiwhich devastated a small village in Newfoundland killing 27 people?The same happened in Papua New Guinea in 1998 with more than 2000casualties. Submarine mass movements of various sizes and styles areshaping the sea floor and are of concern for many facets of humanactivities both onshore and offshore. These include the development ofnatural resources, energy and communication transport, coastalinfrastructures and communities. This book provides a world wideperspective of submarine mass movements and their consequences. Thishas been made possible by assembling excellent contributions fromactive researchers, groups, or institutions thus providing a fullcoverage of the many scientific and engineering aspects of this typeof marine and coastal geo-hazard. It covers fundamental as well assite specific studies from many areas including the Atlantic andPacific oceans, inner seas like the Mediterranean Sea, and fjordsusing the most recent technologies from multibeam sonar imaging and 3Dseismic stability analysis, to debris flow and tsunami modeling. Audience: This book is of interest to any researcher in thefield of marine and coastal geo-hazards. It will be useful forplanners, scientists and engineers involved in the development ofoffshore and near shore resources and also to those in charge of themanagement and mitigation of coastal hazards. For graduate students,this book provides an update vision of the process of submarine massmovements and their consequences from both a scientific and anengineering standpoint, and it includes a unique collection of theexisting literature on marine geo-hazards. CD-Rom included. This volume contains a CD-Rom which in additionto an electronically searchable version of the contributions, has fullcolour versions of figures which are printed in black and white in thebook. ... Read more

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The Department of Defense is in the process of transforming the nation's armed forces to meet the military challenges of the 21st century. Currently, the opportunity exists to carry out experiments at individual and joint service levels to facilitate this transformation. Experimentation, which involves a spectrum of activities including analyses, war games, modeling and simulation, small focused experiments, and large field events among other things, provides the means to enhance naval and joint force development. To assist the Navy in this effort, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) asked the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct a study to examine the role of experimentation in building future naval forces to operate in the joint environment. The NRC formed the Committee for the Role of Experimentation in Building Future Naval Forces to perform the study. ... Read more

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Title: Developing the Ocean Opportunities and Responsibilities: A new era of ocean exploration will feature intelligent vehicles that track fish populations and "drifters" that constantly monitor ocean temperature and current.(Statistical Data Included)
Author: Marcia K. McNutt
Publication: The Futurist (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: World Future Society
Volume: 36Issue: 1Page: 38(6)

Article Type: Statistical Data Included

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