Books in Marine science and technology

Water Scarcity Management

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Omid Rahmati + 2 more
English
Paperback
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Drought and the condition of water scarcity lead to several socio-economic, social and environmental impacts. Whatever the approaches of drought management, policymakers and planners require novel methods to analyze data and model drought processes and its connection with water scarcity. In recent years, artificial intelligence-based and earth observation approaches have been progressively developed and applied in domain of water-related disasters. The target of this book is to present new advances and achievements in the fields of drought monitoring, analyzing, and modeling using artificial intelligence algorithms (e.g., machine learning, deep learning, etc.), statistical indices, and a diverse range of satellite remote sensing and geo-spatial data sets. Water Scarcity Management: Towards the Application of Artificial Intelligence and Earth Observation Data will help students gain knowledge on drought prediction using new free-access earth observation data and machine learning models. It will also guide scientists, researchers, and urban planners with the monitoring of water resources and key elements of hydrological cycle.

Remediation Technologies for Microplastics in Aquatic Environments

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Mukarram Zubair + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Remediation Technologies for Microplastics in Aquatic Environments examines up-to-date technological innovations and their applications for the mitigation of Microplastics Pollution (MP). With a strong focus on the governing factors influencing the performance of remediation techniques (encircling microplastic characteristics, reactor design, and process parameters), this comprehensive guide presents necessary information on current remediation technologies designed for the removal of MPs from water bodies and comprehensively addresses the fate and impact of microplastics in the environment. The book is divided into three sections: 1. Microplastic pollution, sources, regulation, and analysis, 2 Microplastic Mitigation Technologies and Applications, and 3. Microplastic environmental impacts, toxicology, and risk.The meticulous use of detailed case studies, the diverse list of experts in the field, and the clear structure of the book, equip the reader with tools for implementing sustainable and effective solutions crucial for the treatment of water and contaminated wastewater, making this book a valuable resource for students and researchers learning about successful strategies for microplastics removal.

Marine Bioresources

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Sesan Abiodun Aransiola + 2 more
English

Marine Bioresources: Prospects and Obstacles delves into the connections between marine bioresources and biotechnology, and the provision of different ecosystem services, providing an in-depth discussion on comprehending the interactions between living and non-living elements, ecosystem dynamics, biological invasions, ecological restoration, habitat diversity, and conservation strategies. It comprises a comprehensive set of global case studies that tackle the correlation between ecosystem functions and biodiversity, with the aim of contributing to global endeavors in attaining sustainable development goals through enriching scientific literature. This book, edited and authored by experts in the field and taking into account the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), presents the most up-to-date resource for students and researchers of marine biology, conservationists, policymakers, and environmental NGOs.

The Catchment to Coast Conundrum in Tanzania

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Asukile R. Kajuni + 2 more
English

The Catchment to Coast Conundrum in Tanzania: The Past, the Present, and the Future of Water Resources and Anthropogenic Activities is an essential book addressing the interactions between river basins and coastal and marine environments in the West Indian Ocean region (WIO). Key issues include water and sediment quality degeneration due to pollution, physical alteration, destruction of habitats, and changes in freshwater flows and sediment loads. The WIO region is experiencing rapid population growth, causing land-based activities to exert pressure on the marine environment, degrade critical coastal habitats, and alter freshwater flow and sediment loads into the WIO.The book emphasizes the importance of science-based ecosystem-centered management of river basins for the sustainability of ecosystems in the WIO region. It discusses increased human population pressure and inappropriate land uses in upper catchments as major causes of environmental degradation. This comprehensive guide aims to provide students and researchers with essential knowledge about the area and raise awareness on the significance of river restoration and conservation in river basin management, including coastal areas.

Water Use Efficiency, Sustainability and Circular Economy

1st Edition
July 1, 2025
Suhaib A. Bandh + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Water Use Efficiency, Sustainability, and Circular Economy is a comprehensive guide on water resource management in the context of a circular economy. The book covers a wide spectrum of topics, from water reuse and recycling strategies that foster sustainability to comprehensive lifecycle assessments of grey and black water management. It explores how circular economy principles can revolutionize basic water supply networking, catalyzing a shift towards more resilient and eco-conscious urban water systems.Lastly, the book contains innovative approaches like blockchain technology for water management and the circular economy perspective on wastewater resource management for energy recovery to help students, scholars, and policymakers navigate the complexities around water resource management.

Computational Automation for Water Security

1st Edition
February 27, 2025
Ashutosh Kumar Dubey + 4 more
English
eBook
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Computational Automation for Water Security: Enhancing Water Quality Management is a comprehensive and insightful guide which explores the challenges posed by inefficient and outdated practices, presenting innovative solutions to enhance decision-making, optimizing water treatment processes, and ultimately improving environmental outcomes. Through the coverage of advanced computational techniques, such as data analysis, machine learning, and optimization strategies, readers will gain a deep understanding of how computational automation can revolutionize decision-making. This book is an invaluable resource for professionals, researchers, and policymakers seeking to stay at the forefront of water quality management practices, harnessing the power of computational automation for a cleaner, healthier future.

Marine Geography

1st Edition
February 5, 2025
Barbara Bischof
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Marine Geography: Ocean Space and Sense of Place offers an innovative and comprehensive exploration of ocean spaces through the lens of geographic thought, establishing marine geography as a unique subdiscipline. It addresses the historical neglect of oceans in geography, providing core theories and approaches that can be applied to address geographic issues unique to this space, such as fisheries, blue economies, coastal development and management, mobilities and shipping, and maritime governance. Expanding traditional geographic concepts and incorporating the more-than-human elements inherent to this space, this work tweaks ways that geographic analysis can be applied to ocean systems in meaningful ways. This book explores mapping techniques and lays out the physical dynamics and scientific models that provide the contextual realities with which we engage these complex environments and explores how our land-based perspectives shape our interactions with the marine world. It assembles the innovative theoretical geographical frameworks being applied to address ocean spaces and provides the building blocks for establishing an ocean point of view. Filled with practical examples and foundational theories, this book serves as a vital resource for students, researchers, and anyone interested in bridging the gap between marine science and geography.

Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography

4th Edition
July 16, 2024
Richard E. Thomson + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography: Fourth Edition provides a practical reference to established and modern data analysis techniques in earth and ocean sciences. In five sections, the book addresses data acquisition and recording, data processing and presentation, statistical methods and error handling, analysis of spatial data fields, and time series analysis methods. The updated edition includes new information on autonomous platforms and new analysis tools such as “deep learning” and convolutional neural networks. A section on extreme value statistics has been added, and the section on wavelet analysis has been expanded.This book brings together relevant techniques and references recent papers where these techniques have been trialed. In addition, it presents valuable examples using physical oceanography data. For students, the sections on data acquisition are useful for a compilation of all the measurement methods.

Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Processing Algorithms for Nonlinear Oceanic Turbulence and Front Modeling

1st Edition
July 9, 2024
Maged Marghany
English
Paperback
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Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Processing Algorithms for Nonlinear Oceanic Turbulence and Front Modelling is both a research and practice-based reference that bridges the gap between the remote sensing field and the dynamic oceanography exploration field. In this perspective, the book explicates how to apply techniques in synthetic aperture radar and quantum interferometry synthetic aperture radar (QInSAR) for oceanic turbulence and front simulation and modeling. It includes detailed algorithms to enable readers to better understand and implement practices covered in their own work and apply QInSAR to their own research.This multidisciplinary reference is useful for researchers and academics in dynamic oceanography and modeling, remote sensing and aquatic science, as well as geographers, geophysicists, and environmental engineers.

The Indian Ocean and its Role in the Global Climate System

1st Edition
April 18, 2024
Caroline C. Ummenhofer + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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The Indian Ocean and its Role in the Global Climate System provides an overview of our contemporary understanding of the Indian Ocean (geology, atmosphere, ocean, hydrology, biogeochemistry) and its role in the climate system. It describes the monsoon systems, Indian Ocean circulation and connections with other ocean basins. Climatic phenomena in the Indian Ocean are detailed across a range of timescales (seasonal, interannual to multi-decadal). Biogeochemical and ecosystem variability is also described. The book will provide a summary of different tools (e.g., observations, modeling, paleoclimate records) that are used for understanding Indian Ocean variability and trends. Recent trends and future projections of the Indian Ocean, including warming, extreme events, ocean acidification and deoxygenation will be detailed. The Indian Ocean is unique and different from other tropical ocean basins due to its geography. It is traditionally under-observed and understudied, yet plays a fundamental role for regional and global climate. The vagaries of the Asian monsoon affect over a billion people and a third of the global population live in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean. It is also particularly vulnerable to climate change, with robust warming and trends in heat and freshwater observed in recent decades. Advances have recently been made in our understanding of the Indian Ocean’s circulation, interactions with adjacent ocean basins, and its role in regional and global climate. Nonetheless, significant gaps remain in understanding, observing, modeling, and predicting Indian Ocean variability and change across a range of timescales. As such, this book is the perfect compendium to any researcher, student, teacher/lecturer in the fields of oceanography, atmospheric science, paleoclimate, environmental science, meteorology and geology, as well as policy managers and water resource managers.

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