Oceans 2005, Europe
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Publisher : Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE)
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 41,61 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Science
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Author :
Publisher : Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE)
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 41,61 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Science
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Page : 480 pages
File Size : 44,73 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Marine engineering
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Author : Karen McLeod
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 36,26 MB
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 1610911318
Conventional management approaches cannot meet the challenges faced by ocean and coastal ecosystems today. Consequently, national and international bodies have called for a shift toward more comprehensive ecosystem-based marine management. Synthesizing a vast amount of current knowledge, Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans is a comprehensive guide to utilizing this promising new approach. At its core, ecosystem-based management (EBM) is about acknowledging connections. Instead of focusing on the impacts of single activities on the delivery of individual ecosystem services, EBM focuses on the array of services that we receive from marine systems, the interactive and cumulative effects of multiple human activities on these coupled ecological and social systems, and the importance of working towards common goals across sectors. Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans provides a conceptual framework for students and professionals who want to understand and utilize this powerful approach. And it employs case studies that draw on the experiences of EBM practitioners to demonstrate how EBM principles can be applied to real-world problems. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding the factors that contribute to social and ecological resilience —the extent to which a system can maintain its structure, function, and identity in the face of disturbance. Utilizing the resilience framework, professionals can better predict how systems will respond to a variety of disturbances, as well as to a range of management alternatives. Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans presents the latest science of resilience, while it provides tools for the design and implementation of responsive EBM solutions.
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Page : 288 pages
File Size : 21,32 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Ocean engineering
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Author : Vittorio Barale
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 19,56 MB
Release : 2008-03-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1402067720
Here is a review of the current potential of Earth Observations that devotes particular attention to the challenges posed by the European Seas. The assessment of surface parameters by means of passive techniques – which measure reflected visible and near-infrared sunlight, or surface emissions in the thermal infrared or microwave spectral regions – is addressed. Active techniques – which use transmitted impulses of visible or microwave radiation – are covered as well.
Author : Seelye Martin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 29,52 MB
Release : 2004-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521802802
A graduate-level 2004 textbook describing the use of satellites to study oceanic physical and biological properties.
Author : Sergio Silva
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 35,85 MB
Release : 2009-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3902613483
The demand to explore the largest and also one of the richest parts of our planet, the advances in signal processing promoted by an exponential growth in computation power and a thorough study of sound propagation in the underwater realm, have lead to remarkable advances in sonar technology in the last years.The work on hand is a sum of knowledge of several authors who contributed in various aspects of sonar technology. This book intends to give a broad overview of the advances in sonar technology of the last years that resulted from the research effort of the authors in both sonar systems and their applications. It is intended for scientist and engineers from a variety of backgrounds and even those that never had contact with sonar technology before will find an easy introduction with the topics and principles exposed here.
Author : Edmund J. Sullivan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 35,68 MB
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319175572
This monograph presents a unified approach to model-based processing for underwater acoustic arrays. The use of physical models in passive array processing is not a new idea, but it has been used on a case-by-case basis, and as such, lacks any unifying structure. This work views all such processing methods as estimation procedures, which then can be unified by treating them all as a form of joint estimation based on a Kalman-type recursive processor, which can be recursive either in space or time, depending on the application. This is done for three reasons. First, the Kalman filter provides a natural framework for the inclusion of physical models in a processing scheme. Second, it allows poorly known model parameters to be jointly estimated along with the quantities of interest. This is important, since in certain areas of array processing already in use, such as those based on matched-field processing, the so-called mismatch problem either degrades performance or, indeed, prevents any solution at all. Thirdly, such a unification provides a formal means of quantifying the performance improvement. The term model-based will be strictly defined as the use of physics-based models as a means of introducing a priori information. This leads naturally to viewing the method as a Bayesian processor. Short expositions of estimation theory and acoustic array theory are presented, followed by a presentation of the Kalman filter in its recursive estimator form. Examples of applications to localization, bearing estimation, range estimation and model parameter estimation are provided along with experimental results verifying the method. The book is sufficiently self-contained to serve as a guide for the application of model-based array processing for the practicing engineer.
Author : Wolfgang Nentwig
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 10,61 MB
Release : 2007-02-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540369201
This new volume on Biological Invasions deals with both plants and animals, differing from previous books by extending from the level of individual species to an ecosystem and global level. Topics of highest societal relevance, such as the impact of genetically modified organisms, are interlinked with more conventional ecological aspects, including biodiversity. The combination of these approaches is new and makes compelling reading for researchers and environmentalists.
Author : E. Christien Michael Parsons
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 49,6 MB
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 2889748111