SEAFLOOR OBSERVATORIES

A New Vision of the Earth from the Abyss

von Paolo Favali, Laura Beranzoli, Angelo De Santis

676 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The oceans cover 70% of the terrestrial surface, and exert a pervasive influence on the Earth's environment but their nature is poorly recognized. Knowing the ocean's role deeply and understanding the complex, physical, biological, chemical and geological systems operating within it represent a major challenge to scientists today. Seafloor observatories offer scientists new opportunites to study multiple, interrelated natural phenomena over time scales ranging from seconds to decades, from episodic to global and long-term processes.

Seafloor Observatories poses the important and apparently simple question, "How can continuous and reliable monitoring at the seafloor by means of Seafloor Observatories extend exploration and improve knowledge of our planet?" The book leads the reader through:

the present scientific challenges to be addressed with seafloor observatories

the technical solutions for their architecture

an excursus on worldwide ongoing projects and programmes

some relevant scientific multidisciplinary results

and

a presentation of new and interesting long-term perspectives for the coming years.

Current results will yield significant improvements and exert a strong impact not only on our present knowledge of our planet but also on human evolution.

• Reihe: Geophysical Sciences
• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Geowissenschaften Hydrologie und die Hydrosphäre Ozeanographie (Meereskunde), Meere und Ozeane
• ISBN: 9783662506233
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.10.2016
• Größe: 24.4 x 17 cm
• Verlag: Springer Berlin