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Empire in waves : a political history of surfing / / Scott Laderman
| Empire in waves : a political history of surfing / / Scott Laderman |
| Autore | Laderman Scott <1971-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina | 797.3/2 |
| Collana | Sport in World History |
| Soggetto topico |
Surfing - History
Surfing - Political aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american foreign relations
american imperialism apartheid athletes beaches blue crush cold war commodification diplomacy empire gidget globalization hawaii history of surfing history imperialism individual sports indonesia industrial surfing international politics long 20th century low wage labor modern surf culture ocean political history of surfing politics repression south africa sports surfing today surfing the beach boys tourism united states of america wave riding waves |
| ISBN |
0-520-27911-5
0-520-95804-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Political History of Surfing -- 1. How Surfing Became American: The Imperial Roots of Modern Surf Culture -- 2. A World Made Safe for Discovery: Travel, Cultural Diplomacy, and the Politics of Surf Exploration -- 3. Paradise Found: The Discovery of Indonesia and the Surfing Imagination -- 4. When Surfing Discovered It Was Political: Confronting South African Apartheid -- 5. Industrial Surfing: The Commodification of Experience -- Epilogue: A New Millennium -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790708003321 |
Laderman Scott <1971->
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| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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Empire in waves : a political history of surfing / / Scott Laderman
| Empire in waves : a political history of surfing / / Scott Laderman |
| Autore | Laderman Scott <1971-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Disciplina | 797.3/2 |
| Collana | Sport in World History |
| Soggetto topico |
Surfing - History
Surfing - Political aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american foreign relations
american imperialism apartheid athletes beaches blue crush cold war commodification diplomacy empire gidget globalization hawaii history of surfing history imperialism individual sports indonesia industrial surfing international politics long 20th century low wage labor modern surf culture ocean political history of surfing politics repression south africa sports surfing today surfing the beach boys tourism united states of america wave riding waves |
| ISBN |
0-520-27911-5
0-520-95804-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Political History of Surfing -- 1. How Surfing Became American: The Imperial Roots of Modern Surf Culture -- 2. A World Made Safe for Discovery: Travel, Cultural Diplomacy, and the Politics of Surf Exploration -- 3. Paradise Found: The Discovery of Indonesia and the Surfing Imagination -- 4. When Surfing Discovered It Was Political: Confronting South African Apartheid -- 5. Industrial Surfing: The Commodification of Experience -- Epilogue: A New Millennium -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823827003321 |
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Laderman Scott <1971->
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| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Experimental approaches to conservation biology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Malcolm S. Gordon and Soraya M. Bartol
| Experimental approaches to conservation biology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Malcolm S. Gordon and Soraya M. Bartol |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 639.9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GordonMalcolm S
BartolSoraya M. <1970-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Conservation biology
Biology, Experimental |
| Soggetto non controllato |
amphibians
animal populations australia biodiversity biology conservation desert tortoise ecology ecosystem endangered animals environment environmentalism extinction grassland hawaiian tree snails healthy ocean invasive species leatherneck sea turtles marine animals marine biology marsupials national parks native plants natural sciences new zealand nonfiction ocean animals ocean oceanography rock iguanas science sea lions sea |
| ISBN |
1-282-35730-1
9786612357305 0-520-93063-0 1-4175-4515-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- 1. Experimental Biology in Conservation Science -- 2. Overview -- 3. Contributions of Ex Situ Propagation and Molecular Genetics to Conservation of Hawaiian Tree Snails -- 4. Multiple Causes for Declining Amphibian Populations -- 5. Energetics of Leatherback Sea Turtles -- 6. Experimental Strategies for the Recovery of Depleted Populations of West Indian Rock Iguanas -- 7. Endocrinology and the Conservation of New Zealand Birds -- 8. Conservation of Australian Arid-Zone Marsupials -- 9. The Population Decline of Steller Sea Lions -- 10. Overview -- 11. Tipping the Balance in the Restoration of Native Plants -- 12. Using Natural Experiments in the Study of Alien Tree Invasions -- 13. Biological Control in Support of Conservation -- 14. Overview -- 15. The Army and the Desert Tortoise -- 16. Integrating Experimental Research with the Needs of Natural-Resource and Land Managers -- 17. Making Wildlife Research More Meaningful by Prioritizing Science, Linking Disciplines, and Building Capacity -- 18. African National Parks under Challenge -- Systematic Index -- Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783389803321 |
| Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Historical biogeography of neotropical freshwater fishes [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James S. Albert, Roberto E. Reis
| Historical biogeography of neotropical freshwater fishes [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James S. Albert, Roberto E. Reis |
| Autore | Albert James S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (406 p.) |
| Disciplina | 597.176098 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AlbertJames S
ReisRoberto E |
| Soggetto topico |
Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Geographical distribution
Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Geographical distribution - History Historical geology - Latin America Paleoecology - Latin America Freshwater fishes - Latin America - Phylogeny Zoogeography - Latin America Biodiversity - Latin America |
| Soggetto non controllato |
amazon basin
animal populations biodiversity biology central america conservation diversification earth sciences ecological specialization ecology environment environmentalism extinct animals fauna fish geography historical biogeography ichthyology life sciences marine animals marine biology nature neotropical freshwater ocean health ocean rainforests science south america speciation tropical wildlife zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-27768-9
9786613277688 0-520-94850-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- One. Introduction To Neotropical Freshwaters -- Two. Major Biogeographic and Phylogenetic Patterns -- Three. Geological Development of Amazon and Orinoco Basins -- Four. The Paraná-Paraguay Basin: Geology and Paleoenvironments -- Five. Species Richness and Cladal Diversity -- Six. Paleogene Radiations -- Seven. Neogene Assembly of Modern Faunas -- Eight. The Biogeography of Marine Incursions in South America -- Nine. Continental-Scale Tectonic Controls of Biogeography and Ecology -- Ten. An Ecological Perspective on Diversity and Distributions -- Eleven. The Amazon-Paraguay Divide -- Twelve. The Eastern Brazilian Shield -- Thirteen. The Guiana Shield -- Fourteen. The Vaupes Arch and Casiquiare Canal Barriers and Passages -- Fifteen. Northern South America Magdalena and Maracaibo Basins -- Sixteen. The Andes Riding the Tectonic Uplift -- Seventeen. Nuclear Central America -- Eighteen. Not So Fast A New Take on the Great American Biotic Interchange -- Glossary -- Literature Cited -- Name Index -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791976303321 |
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Albert James S
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human impacts on seals, sea lions, and sea otters : integrating archaeology and ecology in the Northeast Pacific / / edited by Todd J. Braje and Torben C. Rick
| Human impacts on seals, sea lions, and sea otters : integrating archaeology and ecology in the Northeast Pacific / / edited by Todd J. Braje and Torben C. Rick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 930.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BrajeTodd J. <1976->
RickTorben C |
| Soggetto topico |
Marine mammal remains (Archaeology) - Northwest Coast of North America
Seals (Animals) - Effect of human beings on - Northwest Coast of North America - History Sea otter - Effect of human beings on - Northwest Coast of North America - History Hunting, Prehistoric - Northwest Coast of North America Paleoecology - Northwest Coast of North America |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alaska
animal populations animals aquatic animals archaeological sites archaeology coast conservation ecology environment environmental issues environmentalism history indigenous culture indigenous peoples life sciences mammals marine animals marine mammals marine native americans natural history natural world nature nonfiction ocean animals ocean pacific coast pinnipeds science sea lions sea otters seals wildlife zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-27804-9
9786613278043 0-520-94897-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. People, Pinnipeds, and Sea Otters of the Northeast Pacific -- 2. A History of Paleoecological Research on Sea Otters and Pinnipeds of the Eastern Pacific Rim -- 3. The Historical Ecology of Walrus Exploitation in the North Pacific -- 4. Neoglacial Sea Ice and Life History Flexibility in Ringed and Fur Seals -- 5. A 4500-Year Time-Series of Otariid Abundance on Sanak Island, Western Gulf of Alaska -- 6. An Analysis of Seal, Sea Lion, and Sea Otter Consumption Patterns on Sanak Island, Alaska: An 1800-year Record on Aleut Consumer Behavior -- 7. Toward a Historical Ecology of Pinniped and Sea Otter Hunting Traditions on the Coast of Southern British Columbia -- 8. Native American Use of Seals, Sea Lions, and Sea Otters in Estuaries of Northern Oregon and Southern Washington -- 9. Why Were Northern Fur Seals Spared in Northern California? A Cultural and Archaeological Explanation -- 10. Holocene Monterey Bay Fur Seals: Distribution, Dates, and Ecological Implications -- 11. Toward a Prehistory of the Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) -- 12. Resilience and Reorganization: Archaeology and Historical Ecology of California Channel Island Marine Mammals -- 13. Perspectives from the Past: Archaeology, Historical Ecology, and Northeastern Pacific Pinnipeds and Sea Otters -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781104503321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Marine historical ecology in conservation : applying the past to manage for the future / / edited by John N. Kittinger [and three others] ; Daniel Pauly, foreword
| Marine historical ecology in conservation : applying the past to manage for the future / / edited by John N. Kittinger [and three others] ; Daniel Pauly, foreword |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Berkeley, California] : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.7 |
| Collana | The Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment Marine historical ecology in conservation |
| Soggetto topico |
Marine ecology
Human ecology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
coastal archaeology
coastal ecosystems conservation biology conservation conservationism ecological outcomes ecology ecosystems endangered species engaging the public fisheries historical ecology historical history interdisciplinary marine archaeology marine ecosystems marine historical ecology marine science natural resource management natural sciences ocean conservation ocean management ocean paleoecology past human environment interactions real world scenarios science social outcomes |
| ISBN | 0-520-95960-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER CONTRIBUTORS -- VIEWPOINT CONTRIBUTORS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. Managing Human Legacies in a Changing Sea: An Introduction -- 2. What Recovery of Exploited Marine Animals Tells Us about Management and Conservation -- 3. Natural or Anthropogenic? Novel Community Reassembly after Historical Overharvest of Pacific Coast Pinnipeds -- 4. Using Disparate Datasets to Reconstruct Historical Baselines of Animal Populations -- 5. Improving Fisheries Assessments Using Historical Data: Stock Status and Catch Limits -- 6. Understanding Fisheries through Historical Reconstructions: Implications for Fishery Management and Policy -- 7. Back to the Future: Integrating Customary Practices and Institutions into Comanagement of Small-scale Fisheries -- 8. Historical Information for Ecological Restoration in Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems -- 9. Estimates of Historical Ecosystem Service Provision Can Guide Restoration Efforts -- 10. Incorporating Historical Perspectives into Systematic Marine Conservation Planning -- 11. Engaging Public Interest in the Ocean of the Past: The Promise of New Media -- 12. Choice without Memory: Uncovering the Narrative Potential of Historical Ecology -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788042303321 |
| [Berkeley, California] : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Marine historical ecology in conservation : applying the past to manage for the future / / edited by John N. Kittinger [and three others] ; Daniel Pauly, foreword
| Marine historical ecology in conservation : applying the past to manage for the future / / edited by John N. Kittinger [and three others] ; Daniel Pauly, foreword |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Berkeley, California] : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.7 |
| Collana | The Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment Marine historical ecology in conservation |
| Soggetto topico |
Marine ecology
Human ecology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
coastal archaeology
coastal ecosystems conservation biology conservation conservationism ecological outcomes ecology ecosystems endangered species engaging the public fisheries historical ecology historical history interdisciplinary marine archaeology marine ecosystems marine historical ecology marine science natural resource management natural sciences ocean conservation ocean management ocean paleoecology past human environment interactions real world scenarios science social outcomes |
| ISBN | 0-520-95960-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER CONTRIBUTORS -- VIEWPOINT CONTRIBUTORS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. Managing Human Legacies in a Changing Sea: An Introduction -- 2. What Recovery of Exploited Marine Animals Tells Us about Management and Conservation -- 3. Natural or Anthropogenic? Novel Community Reassembly after Historical Overharvest of Pacific Coast Pinnipeds -- 4. Using Disparate Datasets to Reconstruct Historical Baselines of Animal Populations -- 5. Improving Fisheries Assessments Using Historical Data: Stock Status and Catch Limits -- 6. Understanding Fisheries through Historical Reconstructions: Implications for Fishery Management and Policy -- 7. Back to the Future: Integrating Customary Practices and Institutions into Comanagement of Small-scale Fisheries -- 8. Historical Information for Ecological Restoration in Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems -- 9. Estimates of Historical Ecosystem Service Provision Can Guide Restoration Efforts -- 10. Incorporating Historical Perspectives into Systematic Marine Conservation Planning -- 11. Engaging Public Interest in the Ocean of the Past: The Promise of New Media -- 12. Choice without Memory: Uncovering the Narrative Potential of Historical Ecology -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808314503321 |
| [Berkeley, California] : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Monitoring rocky shores [[electronic resource] /] / Steven N. Murray, Richard F. Ambrose, Megan N. Dethier
| Monitoring rocky shores [[electronic resource] /] / Steven N. Murray, Richard F. Ambrose, Megan N. Dethier |
| Autore | Murray Steven N (Steven Nelson), <1944-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.69/9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AmbroseRichard F (Richard Francis)
DethierMegan Nichols |
| Soggetto topico |
Intertidal ecology - Research - Methodology
Environmental monitoring - Methodology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
brackish
climate change coastline earth sciences ecology environment environmentalism field sampling layouts fieldwork global warming growth rates intertidal macroinvertebrates intertidal zone intertidal macroinvertebrates marine environment nature nonfiction ocean health ocean plants ocean oceanography quantifying abundance reproductive condition sampling units science seagrasses seaweeds shoreline site selection water plants |
| ISBN |
1-282-35901-0
9786612359019 0-520-93271-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 . Designing Rocky Intertidal Monitoring and Impact Field Studies: A Brief Overview -- 2. Site Classification and Selection -- 3. Biological Units -- 4. Sampling Design -- 5. Transects, Quadrats, and Other Sampling Units -- 6. Quantifying Abundance: Density and Cover -- 7. Quantifying Abundance: Biomass -- 8. Individual-Based Parameters: Age Determination, Growth Rates, Size Structure, and Reproduction -- Subject index -- Taxonomic index -- About the authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777937403321 |
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Murray Steven N (Steven Nelson), <1944->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
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A Popular Dictionary of Hinduism
| A Popular Dictionary of Hinduism |
| Autore | Werner Karel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Georgetown, : Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated, Jan. 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (129 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.503 |
| Soggetto topico |
Dictionaries
Hinduism Hinduism-- Dictionaries Eastern Religions Religion Philosophy & Religion |
| Soggetto non controllato |
sanskrit
alphabet initial capital letter cosmic ocean hatha yoga subtle |
| ISBN |
1-135-79752-8
1-135-79753-6 1-280-16775-0 9786610167753 0-203-98618-0 |
| Classificazione | SOC008000SOC053000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; A NOTE ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE SANSKRIT ALPHABET; INTRODUCTION |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910765703203321 |
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Werner Karel
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| Georgetown, : Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated, Jan. 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Seasonal carbon cycling in the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda / / Nicolas Gruber, Charles D. Keeling
| Seasonal carbon cycling in the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda / / Nicolas Gruber, Charles D. Keeling |
| Autore | Gruber Nicolas <1968-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (106 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 551.46/462 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KeelingCharles D. <1928-2005.> |
| Collana | Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego |
| Soggetto topico |
Seawater - Analysis
Carbon - Analysis Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
air sea boundary layer
air sea exchange bermuda biogeochemistry carbon balance carbon cycle carbon conservation dic ecosystem environment environmentalism healthy oceans inorganic carbon island marine environments natural science nature nonfiction ocean oceanography pollution sargasso sea science sea seawater sediment traps surface oceans tropics upper ocean water health |
| ISBN |
1-282-35580-5
9786612355806 0-520-91596-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PROCESSES CONTROLLING THE CARBON BALANCE IN THE UPPER OCEAN -- 3. CONSTRAINING CARBON BUDGETS BY CONCURRENT MEASUREMENTS OF DIC AND 13δ -- 4. SEASONAL OBSERVATIONS -- 5. HARMONIC FITTING -- 6. DESCRIPTION OF THE SEASONAL MODEL -- 7. RESULTS OF THE SEASONAL MODEL -- 8. DISCUSSION -- 9. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A: FORMULAS FOR THE SEASONAL MODEL -- APPENDIX B: THREE-DIMENSIONAL GLOBAL OCEAN TRACER TRANSPORT MODEL OF BACASTOW AND MAIER-REIMER (1991) -- APPENDIX C: SENSITIVITY TESTS -- TABLES -- FIGURES |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777933803321 |
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Gruber Nicolas <1968->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 1999 | ||
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