The power of the sea :
- 出版日期：2010.
- 出版者：Palgrave Macmillan,
- 页数：xii, 292 p. :
- 出版地：New York :
- 第一责任说明：Bruce Parker.
- 尺寸：25 cm.
- 分类号：a226.4 ; a875.6
- ISBN：978-0-230-61637-0(hbk.) :
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02h0022011 20110711111832.0 110603s2010 nyuab frb |001|||eng | 978-0-230-61637-0(hbk.) : CNY240.00 NGL 551.46 22 a226.4 ; a875.6 Parker, Bruce B. The power of the sea : tsunamis, storm surges, rogue waves, and our quest to predict disasters / Bruce Parker. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. xii, 292 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-284) and index. When the sea turns against us : escaping the sea’s fury through prediction -- The earliest predictions for the sea : the tide -- The moon, the sun, and the sea : the tide predictions for D-Day -- The sea’s greatest killer : predicting storm surges -- Defending our coasts : flooded cities -- Stormy seas : predicting sea, swell, and surf -- "Holes" in the surface of the sea : rogue waves -- The sea;s response to an unpredictable Earth : trying to predict tsunamis -- December 26, 2004 (part 1) : tragic surprise in the Indian Ocean -- December 26, 2004 (part 2) : learning from a tragedy -- Predicting the future-- and saving lives : El Niño, climate change, and the Global Ocean Observing System. cProvided by publisher. Ocean. ; Ocean and civilization. ; Ocean Environmental aspects. aCN bNGL NGL 226.4 P22 wtxi1101 h1 ; rCNY240.00