TY - BOOK AU - Lynch, Daniel R. AU - Greenberg, David A. TI - PARTICLES IN THE COASTAL OCEAN: Theory and Applications SN - 9781107061750 U1 - 551.4618 PY - 2015////01/01 CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Oceanography-Simulation methods KW - Oceanography--Mathematical models KW - Continental shelf--Mathematical models KW - Coastal sediments - Mathematical models N1 - This is the first book to summarize the state of the art in modeling and simulation of the transport, evolution and fate of particles in the coastal ocean. It is an invaluable book for advanced students and researchers in oceanography, geophysics, marine and civil engineering, computational science and environmental science.; Part 1 1. The Coastal Ocean a. Typical Motion and Scales b. Particle Simulation c. Motion d Rates 2. Drifters and Their Numerical Simulation a. Drifter Technology b. Communication c. Quality Control d. Particle Tracking 3. Probability and Statistics a. Continuous Distribution b. Properties: Survival, Hazard Rate c. Properties: Mean, Variance, Moments d. Properties: Median, Mode, Quartile etc ER -