LEADER 04128nam 2201117 a 450 001 9910826404703321 005 20230725050626.0 010 $a1-283-27801-4 010 $a9786613278012 010 $a0-520-94894-7 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520948945 035 $a(CKB)2550000000040457 035 $a(EBL)730027 035 $a(OCoLC)739051470 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000542772 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11347494 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000542772 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10517901 035 $a(PQKB)11170634 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC730027 035 $a(DE-B1597)518764 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520948945 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL730027 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10482135 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL327801 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000040457 100 $a20100812d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe world's beaches$b[electronic resource] /$fOrrin H. Pilkey ... [et al.] 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (301 p.) 300 $a"A global guide to the science of the shoreline."--subtitle from cover. 311 $a0-520-26872-5 311 $a0-520-26871-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. The global character of beaches -- pt. 2. How to read a beach -- pt. 3. The global threat to beaches. 330 $aTake this book to the beach; it will open up a whole new world. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps, and graphics, it explores one of the planet's most dynamic environments-from tourist beaches to Arctic beaches strewn with ice chunks to steaming hot tropical shores. The World's Beaches tells how beaches work, explains why they vary so much, and shows how dramatic changes can occur on them in a matter of hours. It discusses tides, waves, and wind; the patterns of dunes, washover fans, and wrack lines; and the shape of berms, bars, shell lags, cusps, ripples, and blisters. What is the world's longest beach? Why do some beaches sing when you walk on them? Why do some have dark rings on their surface and tiny holes scattered far and wide? This fascinating, comprehensive guide also considers the future of beaches, and explains how extensively people have affected them-from coastal engineering to pollution, oil spills, and rising sea levels. 606 $aBeaches 606 $aSeashore 606 $aCoasts 606 $aCoast changes 610 $aarctic beaches. 610 $abars. 610 $abeach ecosystems. 610 $abeach environments. 610 $abeach guides. 610 $abeach variety. 610 $abeaches. 610 $aberms. 610 $ablisters. 610 $acoastal engineering. 610 $acolor photographs. 610 $acusps. 610 $adunes. 610 $aearth sciences. 610 $aglobal beaches. 610 $aguidebook. 610 $aillustrated. 610 $amaps. 610 $anatural sciences. 610 $anatural variety. 610 $anonfiction. 610 $aoceans. 610 $aoil spills. 610 $apollution. 610 $aripples. 610 $arising sea levels. 610 $ascientists. 610 $ashell lags. 610 $ashorelines. 610 $atides. 610 $atourist destinations. 610 $atropical shores. 610 $awashover fans. 610 $awaves. 610 $awind. 610 $awrack lines. 615 0$aBeaches. 615 0$aSeashore. 615 0$aCoasts. 615 0$aCoast changes. 676 $a551.45/7 700 $aPilkey$b Orrin H.$f1934-$01099586 702 $aCooper$b James Andrew Graham, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 702 $aNeal$b William J., $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826404703321 996 $aThe world's beaches$94057641 997 $aUNINA