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The Caspian Sea Environment

  • Presents in a systematic description the knowledge accumulated on the physical oceanography, marine chemistry and biology, and pollution of the Caspian Sea
  • Based on numerous observational data of the authors, on archival data of several Russian oceanographic institutions and on the broad scientific literature mainly published in Russian editions

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 5 / 5P)

Part of the book sub series: Water Pollution (HEC5)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

  2. Introduction

    • Aleksey N. Kosarev, Andrey G. Kostianoy
    Pages 1-3
  3. Thermohaline Structure and General Circulation of the Caspian Sea Waters

    • Valentin S. Tuzhilkin, Alexey N. Kosarev
    Pages 33-57
  4. Sea Surface Temperature Variability

    • Anna I. Ginzburg, Andrey G. Kostianoy, Nickolay A. Sheremet
    Pages 59-81
  5. Natural Chemistry of Caspian Sea Waters

    • Valentin S. Tuzhilkin, Damir N. Katunin, Yury R. Nalbandov
    Pages 83-108
  6. Pollution of the Caspian Sea

    • Alexander Korshenko, Alvin Gasim Gul
    Pages 109-142
  7. Biodiversity

    • Mikhail G. Karpinsky
    Pages 159-173
  8. Introduced Species

    • Mikhail G. Karpinsky, Tamara A. Shiganova, Damir N. Katunin
    Pages 175-190
  9. Biological Features and Resources

    • Mikhail G. Karpinsky, Damir N. Katunin, Vera B. Goryunova, Tamara A. Shiganova
    Pages 191-210
  10. Kara-Bogaz-Gol Bay

    • Aleksey N. Kosarev, Andrey G. Kostianoy
    Pages 211-221
  11. Environmental Issues of the Caspian

    • Igor S. Zonn
    Pages 223-242
  12. Economic and International Legal Dimensions

    • Igor S. Zonn
    Pages 243-256
  13. Conclusions

    • Aleksey N. Kosarev, Andrey G. Kostianoy
    Pages 257-268
  14. Back Matter

About this book

The systematic description of the knowledge accumulated on the physical oceanography, marine chemistry and pollution, and marine biology of the Caspian Sea forms the basis of this book. It presents the principal characteristic features of the environmental conditions of the sea and their changes in the second half of the 20th century. At present, the principal problems of the Caspian Sea are related to the interannual sea level changes and their forecast and to the estimation of the intensity of the chemical pollution of the sea and its impact upon the biota. Special attention is paid to socio-economic, legal, and political issues in the Caspian Sea region. This publication is based on numerous observational data collected by the authors of the chapters during sea expeditions, on the archive data of several Russian oceanographic institutions, as well as on the broad scientific literature mainly published in Russian editions. This book is addressed to the specialists concerned with research in various fields of physical oceanography, marine chemistry, pollution studies, and biology; solving a wide scope of problems from the regional climate to the mesoscale processes; and using a variety of methods from remote sensing of the seas to numerical and laboratory modeling.

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"The systematic description of the knowledge accumulated on the physical oceanography, marine chemistry and pollution, and marine biology of the Caspian Sea forms the basis of this book. … This book is intended for specialists working in various fields of physical oceanography, marine chemistry, pollution studies, and biology, and for specialists studying a wide scope of environmental problems from regional climate to mesoscale processes, or from remote sensing of the seas to numerical and laboratory modelling." (International Journal of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 86, 2006)

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