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SERIES PREFACE

In this day and age, humankind has come to the realization that the
Earth's resources are limited. In the 19'h and 20th Centuries, these resources
have been exploited to such an extent that their availability to future
generations is now in question. In an attempt to reverse this march towards
self-destruction, we have turned out attention to the oceans, realizing that
these bodies of water are both sources for potable water, food and minerals
and are relied upon for World commerce. In order to help engineers more
knowledgeably and constructively exploit the oceans, the Elsevier Ocean
Engineering Book Series has been created.

The Elsevier Ocean Engineering Book Series gives experts in
various areas of ocean technology the opportunity to relate to others their
knowledge and expertise. In a continual process, we are assembling world-
class technologists who have both the desire and the ability to write books.
These individuals select the subjects for their books based on their educational
backgrounds and professional experiences.

The series differs from other ocean engineering book series in that the
books are directed more towards technology than science, with a few
exceptions. Those exceptions we judge to have immediate applications to
many of the ocean technology fields. Our goal is to cover the broad areas of
naval architecture, coastal engineering, ocean engineering acoustics, marine
systems engineering, applied oceanography, ocean energy conversion, design
of offshore structures, reliability of ocean structures and systems and many
others. The books are written so that readers entering the topic fields can
acquire a working level of expertise from their readings.
We hope that the books in the series are well-received by the ocean
engineering community.

Ramesw ar Bhattacharyy a
Michael E. McCorrnick

Series Editors