{"product_id":"rip-currents-stephen-leatherman-9781439838969","title":"Rip Currents: Beach Safety, Physical Oceanography, and Wave Modeling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRip Currents: Beach Safety, Physical Oceanography, and Wave Modeling\u003c\/strong\u003e is the culmination of research from over 100 coastal scientists, engineers, forecast meteorologists, lifeguard chiefs, and other practitioners from around the world who participated in the \u003cem\u003e1st International Rip Current Symposium\u003c\/em\u003e. These experts identify advancements in research that will lead to a better understanding of the dynamics, mechanisms, and predictability of these dangerous currents, and lower the number of rip current drownings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by Stephen Leatherman and John Fletemeyer, the book covers: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full spectrum of rip current research and outreach initiatives on all four U.S. coasts (Atlantic, Gulf, Pacific, and Great Lakes) as well as the countries of Brazil, U.K., Japan, and Australia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eScientific techniques used to study rip currents including field investigation and numerical modeling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eField research involving the use of water-based sensors, video technology, and remote sensing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe development of public education programs through various outreach programs and campaigns as well as an evaluation of their overall effectiveness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRip Currents'\u003c\/strong\u003e sixteen chapters run the gamut from technical aspects of rip currents to beach safety management strategies. Whether dealing with determining rip current occurrence, hydrodynamic processes, prediction, or mitigating rip current hazards to enhance beach safety, each chapter provides a vignette that is distinct in its own right but also linked to or integrated with other chapters in the book. This comprehensive treatment presents an integrated, international perspective on a coastal process that is only now becoming better understood by the scientific community, and which has great importance to public safety on the world's beaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Leatherman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439838968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439838969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011 pg. 48","brand":"Stephen Leatherman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48622229324031,"sku":"9781439838969","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rip-currents-stephen-leatherman-9781439838969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}