Morpho‐bathymetry of the Mediterranean Sea
Morpho‐bathymetry of the Mediterranean Sea
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地中海形态测深
DOI:
10.1080/00207230600836534
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发表时间:
2010
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通讯作者:
R. Charlier
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R. Charlier
The book is divided in two parts and encompasses a total of nine chapters. Part I provides a detailed panorama of marine energies and minerals present in the sea. All are of course not exploitable, certainly not at present, but the listing gives an impressive view of the richness of the oceanic domain and its economic potential. The book does not fail, however, to point to the environmental constraints that any exploitation must take into consideration. Part I includes a comparison of ocean wealth with that of the continents. Part II deals with ‘ores’ of hydrothermal origin and discusses a three-dimensional vision. It presents a new model for an actualized display of the mineral reserves. The next chapter covers composition, formation and geographical occurrence of ‘minerals’ of hydrothermal origin. Engineering comes next: how do we extract? An entire chapter is appropriately devoted to ecological considerations related to exploitation. The juridical, industrial and economic aspects of exploitation are reviewed in detail, even product by product. The late John Mero, author of the milestone The Minerals of the Sea would have been pleased, even if occasionally a mineral is covered in a single page. One may regret that the conclusion to a text of some 400 pages is handled in five pages. It would also have contributed to the impact of the work if it had included a summary in English and possibly French as currently frequently done. Nevertheless, the volume contains a wealth of information, the appendices are useful and the work should retain the attention of mathematical model specialists. It is a worthwhile contribution to the emerging discipline of economic oceanography of non-living resources.