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Preface; List of acronyms; List of symbols; 1. Introduction; 2. Observations and data reduction; 3. Tidal forces; 4. Tidal analysis and prediction; 5. Tidal dynamics; 6. Shallow water and coastal tides; 7. Storm surges, meteotsunamis and other meteorological effects on sea level; 8. Tsunamis; 9. Sea-level changes in space; 10. Mean sea-level changes in time; 11. Sea-level changes in time to do with the solid Earth; 12. Sea-level applications; 13. Sea level and life; Appendix A. The basic hydrostatic and hydrodynamic equations; Appendix B. Currents; Appendix C. High and low water times and heights; Appendix D. Theoretical tidal dynamics; Appendix E. Legal definitions in the coastal zone; Glossary; References; Index.
This book explores sea-level change on timescales from hours to centuries, its processes and its measurement techniques, for graduate students, researchers and policy-makers.
David Pugh is a marine science consultant, also holding positions as Visiting Professor at Liverpool University, and Visiting Scientist at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). His research specialises in tides, surges, mean sea level, coastal management and climate change, together with marine economics and the history of sea level. After a career in science and science management with the UK Natural Environment Research Council, Dr Pugh served as President of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, 2003–2007. He had previously been Director of the PSMSL and Founding Chairman of the IOC global sea level network, GLOSS. Dr Pugh has authored two books and recently co-edited Troubled Waters: Ocean Science and Governance (Cambridge University Press, 2010) published for the 50th Anniversary of the IOC. He has been awarded an OBE for services to marine sciences. Philip Woodworth is an Individual Merit Scientist in the Natural Environmental Research Council based at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Liverpool, and also a Visiting Professor at Liverpool University. He has been Director of the PSMSL and Chairman of GLOSS. Dr Woodworth has published extensively on tides, sea-level changes and geodesy, including co-editing Understanding Sea-Level Rise and Variability (2010), and has been involved in each IPCC research assessment. His awards include the Denny Medal of IMAREST, the Vening-Meinesz Medal of the European Geosciences Union, the 50th Anniversary Medal of the IOC, and a minute share in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the IPCC. He was awarded an MBE in 2011 for services to science.
'Governments and their planners responsible for management and
defences against coastal flooding need the best science to identify
present and future risks. This authoritative new book gives an
excellent and comprehensive account of the science which underpins
our understanding of sea levels, and its practical application on
our changing planet.' Wendy Watson-Wright, Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO
'Professors Pugh and Woodworth's book is timely, authoritative, and
will certainly have a prominent place on my bookshelf. It is a
unique resource for teachers of upper undergraduate to graduate
level courses, and will also be used often by sea level
researchers, coastal engineers and planners, and by many others
with an interest in sea level.' Gary T. Mitchum, Associate Dean,
College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, and Chair,
Global Sea Level Observing System
'The layout of this book is clear with lots of illustrations,
photos, graphs and charts … I can highly recommend it as a
definitive text not only for undergraduates and postgraduates, but
also for those with a more general interest in the subject.' Len
Wood, Weather magazine
'… this is a very good textbook and well worth the price. Students
at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and from a range of
disciplines, now have a core textbook covering much of the subject
of sea-level and sea-level change. It will certainly be sitting
within easy reach on my shelf, and it will most certainly form a
new basis for my own teaching on tides and waves.' Mattias Green,
Ocean Challenge
'… qualitative, readable, and a superb summary of scientific
understanding to date … The discussion here about climate change
induced variability is outstanding, with a nuanced presentation of
projections issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(the IPCC) from 1990 through 2014.' J. J. P. Smith, Bulletin of the
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
'Sea-Level Science will immediately become a useful and practical
reference for government and private-industry educators, academic
researchers, and coastal scientists and engineers, whether or not
they are directly involved in the field of oceanography. … It's not
easy to hit the mark when attempting to cover a broad array of
subjects and treat each one comprehensively. That mark has been hit
in Sea-Level Science.' Stephen Gill, Physics Today
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