A Marine Information System for Ocean Predictions
The quality and management of the coastal and marine environments are particularly delicate issues in current European social, economical and political agendas. However, genuine environmental concerns relating to the sea are often obfuscated and obscurely
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Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH
Nadia Pinardi • John Woods Editors
Ocean Forecasting Conceptual Basis and Applications With 154 Figures and 7 rables
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Professor Dr. Nadia Pinardi University of Bologna Corso di Scienze Ambientali Piazza J.F. Kennedy 12 Palazzo Rasponi 48100 Ravenna Italy E-mail: [email protected] Professor Dr. John Woods Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine Department of Earth Science and Engineering Royal School of Mines Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BP United Kingdom E-mail: [email protected]
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ocean forecasting : conceptual basis and applications; with 7 tables I Nadia Pinardi; John Woods (eds.). ISBN 978-3-642-08754-7
ISBN 978-3-662-22648-3 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-22648-3
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Foreword The Advanced Study Courses in the field of Marine Science and Technology were part of the training programme developed from 1989 until 1999 within MAST, the Marine Science and Technology Programme of the European Union. They were related to the core topics of MAST Programme, marine systems research, extreme marine environments, regional Sea research, coastal systems research and engineering, and marine technology. The main objectives of these study courses were to further advance education in topics at the forefront of scientific and technological development in Europe, and to improve the communication between students and experienced scientists on a European and international level. Over the years the Programme sponsored around 30 Advanced Study Courses. They took place in ten different member states of the European Union and their contribution in the formation of a European scientific community was significant. They also encouraged exchanges and contacts with several countries around the world such as United States
