Changing Sea Levels: Effects of Tides,

Flooding of coastal communities is one of the major causes of environmental disasters world-wide. This textbook explains how sea levels are affected by astronomical tides, weather effects, ocean circulation and climate trends. Based on courses taught by the author in the U.K. and the U.S., it is aimed at undergraduate students at all levels, with non-basic mathematics being confined to Appendices and a website http://publishing.cambridge.org/resources/0521532183/.

Preface
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1. Introduction and measurements
2. Tidal forces and patterns
3. Analysis and prediction
4. Tidal dynamics
5. Tides near the coast
6. Weather and other effects
7. Mean sea level
8. Extreme sea levels
9. Tidal influences
Appendix I. Tidal potential
Appendix II. Glossary
Appendix III. Further reading
Appendix IV. Answers to selected questions
Index.

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Changing Sea Levels: Effects of Tides, Weather and Climate

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