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Coastal Ocean Observing Systems provides state-of-the-art scientific and technological knowledge in coastal ocean observing systems, along with guidance on establishing, restructuring, and improving similar systems. The book is intended to help oceanographers understand, identify, and recognize how oceanographic research feeds into the various designs of ocean observing systems. In addition, readers will learn how ocean observing systems are defined and how each system operates in relation to its geographical, environmental, and political region. The book provides further insights into all

Oceanography --- Marine meteorology --- Coastal surveillance. --- Intergovernmental cooperation. --- Cooperative government arrangements --- Cooperation --- Public administration --- Interagency coordination --- Coast guard --- Coast surveillance --- Coastguard --- Surveillance, Coastal --- Border patrols --- Maritime meteorology --- Meteorology, Maritime --- Meteorology --- Observations, Oceanographic --- Oceanographic observations

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This manual describes the wide range of electromechanical, electrochemical and electro-optical transducers at the heart of current field-deployable ocean observing instruments. Their modes of operation, precision and accuracy are discussed in detail. Observing platforms ranging from the traditional to the most recently developed are described, as are the challenges of integrating instrument suits to individual platforms. Technical approaches are discussed to address environmental constraints on instrument and platform operation such as power sources, corrosion, biofouling and mechanical abrasion. Particular attention is also given to data generated by the networks of observing platforms that are typically integrated into value-added data visualization products, including numerical simulations or models. Readers will learn about acceptable data formats and representative model products. The last section of the book is devoted to the challenges of planning, deploying and maintaining coastal ocean observing systems. Readers will discover practical applications of ocean observations in diverse fields including natural resource conservation, commerce and recreation, safety and security, and climate change resiliency and adaptation. This volume will appeal to ocean engineers, oceanographers, commercial and recreational ocean data users, observing systems operators, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the field of ocean observing.

Earth sciences. --- Oceanography. --- Coasts. --- Computer simulation. --- Physical measurements. --- Measurement. --- Environmental monitoring. --- Marine sciences. --- Freshwater. --- Earth Sciences. --- Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. --- Coastal Sciences. --- Simulation and Modeling. --- Marine & Freshwater Sciences. --- Measurement Science and Instrumentation. --- Fresh waters --- Freshwater --- Freshwaters --- Inland water --- Inland waters --- Water --- Ocean sciences --- Aquatic sciences --- Biomonitoring (Ecology) --- Ecological monitoring --- Environmental quality --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Pollution --- Measuring --- Mensuration --- Mathematics --- Technology --- Metrology --- Physical measurements --- Measurements, Physical --- Mathematical physics --- Measurement --- Computer modeling --- Computer models --- Modeling, Computer --- Models, Computer --- Simulation, Computer --- Electromechanical analogies --- Mathematical models --- Simulation methods --- Model-integrated computing --- Coastal landforms --- Coastal zones --- Coastlines --- Landforms --- Seashore --- Oceanography, Physical --- Oceanology --- Physical oceanography --- Thalassography --- Earth sciences --- Marine sciences --- Ocean --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Monitoring --- Oceanography --- Observations, Oceanographic --- Oceanographic observations --- Marine Sciences. --- Measurement   .