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RECORD NUMBER: 32 OF 32Main Title | Waves and beaches : the dynamics of the ocean surface / | |||||||||||
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Author | Bascom, Willard, | |||||||||||
Publisher | Anchor Books, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1964 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 00492129 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Ocean waves ; Beaches ; Bathing Beaches ; Meer ; Vagues ; Littoraux--Modifications ; Plages ; Meer--(DE-588)4038301-5 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Beaches ; Ocean waves | |||||||||||
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Edition | {1st ed.} | |||||||||||
Collation | xii, 267 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations, maps, diagrams ; 19 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-260) and index. |
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Contents Notes | Introduction -- Ideal waves -- Wind waves -- Waves in shallow water -- Tides and seiches -- Impulsively generated waves -- Measuring waves and making waves -- The surf -- Beaches -- The littoral conveyor belt -- Man against the sea. This book deals with the formation of waves that travel on the surface between ocean and atmosphere. |