| Description |
194 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Marine science series |
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Marine science series.
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| Contents |
Introduction / G. L. Pickard -- Ch. 1. Geographic Setting -- Ch. 2. Wind, Rainfall, and Sediment Inflow. 2.1. Meteorology. 2.2. Freshwater Input. 2.3. Sediment Inflow -- Ch. 3. Water Properties and Patchiness. 3.1. Types of Water. 3.2. Coral Sea Nutrients. 3.3. Shelf Waters. 3.4. River Plumes. 3.5. Topographically Controlled Patchiness. 3.6. Turbidity. 3.7. Biological Patchiness -- Ch. 4. The Tides. 4.1. Sea Levels. 4.2. Tidal Currents. 4.3. Internal Tides -- Ch. 5. Low-Frequency Motions. 5.1. Low-Frequency Sea-Level Oscillations. 5.2. Low-Frequency Current Fluctuations -- Ch. 6. Models of the Low-Frequency Circulation. 6.1. Barotropic Currents in the Central and Southern Regions. 6.2. Influence of the Reefs on Cross-Shelf Movements. 6.3. Baroclinic Effects in the Central Region. 6.4. Northern Region. 6.5. Torres Strait. 6.6. Influence of the East Australian Current -- Ch. 7. High-Frequency Waves. 7.1. Seiching. 7.2. Forcing. 7.3. Wave Breaking by Coral Reefs |
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7.4. Wave Setup and Circulation. 7.5. Wave Focusing by Reef Platforms. 7.6. Biological Wave Damping -- Ch. 8. Reef-Induced Circulation. 8.1. Reynolds Number Analogy. 8.2. Island Wakes. 8.3. Upwelling Mechanisms around Coral Reefs. 8.4. Upwelling in Free-Shear Layers. 8.5. Secondary Circulation in Small Shallow Bays. 8.6. Tidal Jets. 8.7. Tidal Currents in a Reef Matrix. 8.8. Large-Scale Circulation. 8.9. Flow through the Substrate. 8.10. Baroclinic Circulation -- Ch. 9. Mixing and Dispersion Around Coral Reefs. 9.1. Barotropic Processes Generating Patchiness. 9.2. Baroclinic Effects Generating Patchiness. 9.3. Open Water Aggregating Mechanisms. 9.4. Models of Patchiness -- Ch. 10. Managing the Great Barrier Reef. 10.1. The Impact of Man. 10.2. Physical Oceanography as a Tool for Management |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index |
| Subject |
Oceanography -- Australia -- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
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| LC no. |
93031280 |
| ISBN |
0849380472 acid-free paper |
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