HRI SERIES
GULF COAST STUDIES SERIES
OCEAN CIRCULATION

The Harte Research Institute just inaugurated a new book series in 2007 patterned after the successful Gulf Coast Studies book series started by TAMU-CC in 2001. Both book series are published by Texas A&M University Press and can be purchased from TAMU Press, Barnes and Noble or the University Bookstore.

HRI SERIES

The new HRI Series will focus more on the entire Gulf of Mexico or a large regional area of the Gulf, and these books will be those authored by HRI scientists or will be on HRI sponsored projects. HRI Associate Director Dr. Wes Tunnell is the general editor for both of these book series, which produce at least one book per year. The first book in this series is:

• Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico (2007) by John W. Tunnell, Jr., Ernesto A. Chávez, and Kim Withers (eds.)

Inquiries and Submissions

Manuscripts from any discipline concerning the entire Gulf of Mexico or a large portion of it will be considered. If you think your manuscript or book idea fits into the series, contact series editor Dr. Wes Tunnell. To submit a proposal, send an overview of your project, an outline of chapters, and one or two sample chapters if they are available. A suggested proposal outline may be found on the web at Texas A&M University Press.

General information about TAMU Press, a Guide for Authors, and a complete listing of all Press books may be found at TAMU Press.

GULF COAST STUDIES SERIES

The Gulf Coast Studies Series published by TAMU Press and edited by HRI's Associate Director Dr. Wes Tunnell focuses attention on the region around the Gulf of Mexico with special emphasis on the Texas Gulf Coast. Manuscripts concerning topics relevant to the Gulf and the coastal zone for roughly 50 miles inland including art, history, government, economics, archaeology, maritime studies, natural history, natural resources, or scienceare invited for consideration.

The latest book to be added to the Gulf Coast Studies series, Texas Coral Reefs, due to be published in May 2008 focuses on the Flower Garden Banks, a group of coral reefs located beneath the waters of the Gulf of Mexico about 110 miles south of the Texas-Louisiana border. This expansive coral community, the northernmost reef system in the U.S. and a national marine sanctuary, supports an exceptional amount and variety of sea life in Texas waters. These reefs, equal in their profusion of life and color to the storied reefs of Florida and Hawaii, have not been widely known to Texans outside of a small group of scientists and divers. With a forward by Chair of the HRI Advisory Council Dr. Sylvia Earle the book is written by Jesse Concelmo. Read More at TAMU Press

The Gulf Coast Studies series contains 12 books:
Click on a book title to buy online at TAMU Press

• Texas Coral Reefs (May 2008) by Jesse Cancelmo
• Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico (2007) J. W. Tunnell, Jr., E. A. Chávez, and K. Withers
• The Formation and Future of the Upper Texas Coast (2006) J. B. Anderson
• Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast (2006) T. L. Eubanks, Jr., R. A. Behrstock, and R. J. Weeks
• Crossing the Rio Grande (2006) L. G. Gómez
• Plants of the Texas Coastal Bend (2005) R. L. Lehman, R. O'Brien, and T. White
• Galveston Bay (2005) S. E. Antrobus
• Life on Matagorda Island (2004) by Wayne H. McAlister
• The Book of Texas Bays (2004) by Jim Blackburn
• Designing the Bayous (2004) by Martin Reuss
• Fishing Yesterday’s Gulf Coast (2002) by Barney Farley
• The Laguna Madre of Texas and Tamaulipas (2002) by John W. Tunnell and Frank J. Judd
• Lighthouses of Texas (2001) by T. Lindsay Baker

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OCEAN CIRCULATION
AN ELECTRONIC BOOK AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

VOLUME I - A Review of the Deep Water Circulation
by William J Schmitz Jr., Research Scientist
Conrad Blucher Institute, TAMU-CC
May 2003

Abstract:
This is the initial volume in a comparatively wide-ranging review of present knowledge of the circulation processes in the Gulf of Mexico.

Volume I is focused on the large-scale low-frequency deep-water current structures in the Gulf and on identifying in a preliminary way interactions of these circulation patterns (typically referred to as the general circulation) with the flow regimes on continental shelves (typically referred to as coastal circulations).

Volume II is primarily concerned with coastal circulations, including their remote forcing and considering shelf-estuarine interactions.

This review will attempt to expose and synthesize the physical oceanographic idea and publication base for the Gulf, as an aid in becoming familiar with what has been done, and not, what is known, and not known.

The audience envisioned would include scientists and engineers and students who are specialists in other fields, perhaps especially marine scientists in other disciplines, as well as members of the general public with a technical inclination, and could be used as a supplemental text. The results discussed and synthesized and critiqued could also be of interest to professional physical oceanographers.

Book's electronic files:

Cover (pdf 39.0 KB)

Table of Contents (pdf 43.0 KB)

Abstract

Chapter 1: An Initial Survey

Chapter 2: General Circulation - Gulf of Mexico

Chapter 3: Shelf-Gulf Interactions - An Introduction

Chapter 4: Summary Remarks

Appendix A: A Literature Review - Primarily Deep Water

Appendix B: Reference List (pdf 278 KB)

Appendix C: Observations and Numerical Experiments

Appendix D: The Gulf of Mexico in the Atlantic and Global Oceans