ABOUT THIS BOOK
Written in a clear, readable style by an acknowledged expert in limnology and biology, Lake Michigan in Motion is certain to become a classic reference book on the subject of the Great Lakes. Its blend of history, science, and public policy will give it broad appeal to limnologists, graduate students, researchers, public officials, elementary and high school teachers, those who live near the Lake, and those who use it for their livelihood and recreation.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Clifford H. Mortimer is the former director of the Center for Great Lakes Studies and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of biological sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Three Centuries of Physical Enquiry
2. The Lake Basin: Excavated by Ice; Then Shaped by Shore Erosion and Sediment Transport
3. Water Levels and Flows
4. The Seasonal Cycles of Heating/Cooling and Layering/Mixing
5. Parade of Lake Currents
6. Categories and Models of Waves
7. Long Surface Waves: Seiches, Tides, and Storm Surges
8. Probing the Underwater Wave Field
9. Models in Action
10. Hydrodynamic Constraints on Biological Production and Human Affairs
Appendix of figure captions, in full with attributions
Sources Cited
Index
 

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Michigan, Lake, Hydrology Michigan, Lake

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