Sea Level Changes and Their Effects, Ocean and Atmosphere Pacific : Oap 95.

Sea Level Changes and Their Effects, Ocean and Atmosphere Pacific : Oap 95.

This book contains updated, reviewed versions of some selected papers on "Sea-Level Changes and their Effects" presented at the International Ocean and Atmosphere Pacific Conference (OAP 95), held in Adelaide, South Australia, 23-27 October 1995. In addition several reviewed articles on im...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Noye, John
Other Authors: Grzechnik, Marcus
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2001.
Subjects:
Sea level > Congresses.
Sea level > Pacific Ocean > Congresses.
Sea level > Environmental aspects > Congresses.
Sea level > Environmental aspects > Pacific Ocean > Congresses.
Sea level
Sea level > Environmental aspects
Pacific Ocean
Conference papers and proceedings
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Sea-Level Change in the Pacific; 1. Introduction; 2. The Late Cenozoic Context; 3. Holocene Sea Levels; 4. The Last Millennium; 5. The Future; Acknowledgements; References; 2 Effects of Sea-Level Rise on the Hydrodynamics of a Coral Reef Lagoon: Kaneohe Bay Hawaii; 1. Introduction; 2. Kaneohe Bay; 3. Numerical Model of Kaneohe Bay; 4. Nature of the Wave Driven Flow Over Coral Reefs; 5. Lagoonal Current; 6. Current-Depth Coefficients; 7. Tidal Influences; 8. Discussion and Conclusion; References
  • 3 Possible Impacts of Predicted Sea-Level Rise on South Pacific Mangroves1. Introduction; 2. Mangroves of the Pacific Islands; 3. Mangroves and Sea-Level Rise; 4. Conclusion; References; 4 Monitoring Sea Level: Who's monitoring the Land?; 1. Introduction; 2. Community Concerns; 3. The Pacific Project; 4. Geodetic Survey; 5. Results; 6. Information and Training; 7. The Australian Scene; 8. Future Directions; 9. Conclusion; References; 5 Relative Sea-Level Change and Geologic Corrections to South Australian Tide Gauge Records; 1. Introduction; 2. Holocene Sea Level Variation
  • 3. Present Sea-Level Trends4. Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 6 Low Frequency Sea Level Variability in the Western Tropical Pacific 1992-1998; 1. Secular Trends the South Pacific Project and T/P Satellite Altimetry; 2. The Tropical Pacific Sea Level: Background; 3. The Seasonal Cycle; 4. Interannual Sea Level Changes and Trends in 1975-1998; 5. The Pacific Sea Level Variability Observed by Topex/Poseidon; 6. Discussion on ENSO Mechanisms; 7. Conclusions; 7 An Analysis of Variance in Pacific Tide Gauge Data; 1. Comparison of Collocated Gauges
  • 2. Low Frequency Variability at Rarotonga and Nuku'alofa3. References; 8 Hindcast Modelling of Recent Tsunamis in the Australian Region; 1. Introduction; 2. The Tsunami Source Model; 3. The Hydrodynamic-Numeric Model; 4. Modelled Indian Ocean Tsunamis; 5. Modelled Southern Ocean Tsunami; 6. Conclusion; References; 9 Adaptation Policies-Addressing Climate Change Impacts in the Pacific Region; 1. Introduction; 2. Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change; 3. Review of Vulnerability and Adaptation Studies; 4. Coastal Vulnerability Due to Sea-Level Rise in the Pacific; 5. Future Methodology
  • 6. Adaptation Strategies for the Pacific Islands7. Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Management; References; Index

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