Completely revised and updated for its second edition this volume belongs to the open university series on oceanography it is designed so that it can be read on its own or studied as part of the open university third level course s330 oceanography the book begins by describing the characteristics of waves and tides and their behaviour in shallow water after outlining the sources of sediment supply to the oceans some theoretical aspects of sediment movement and deposition by currents . The book begins by describing the characteristics of waves and tides and their behaviour in shallow water after outlining the sources of sediment supply to the oceans some theoretical aspects of sediment movement and deposition by currents are considered after looking at wave action in the littoral zone the interplay of tidal currents river flow and wave action in estuaries and deltas . Completely revised and updated for its second edition this volume belongs to the open university series on oceanography it is designed so that it can be read on its own or studied as part of the open university third level course s330 oceanography the book begins by describing the characteristics of waves and tides and their behaviour in shallow water. Waves tides and shallow water processes second edition by open university 2000 04 11 open university isbn kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. By open university waves tides and shallow water processes 2nd second edition paperback march 28 2001 by john wright open university author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions