This book presents the development of oceanography of European regional and coastal seas over the last 50 years. The book could be of interest to scientists and students in various fields of oceanography, to practitioners in the field, and to the general readership interested in environmental sciences.
In search of a destination.- Further into the ocean.- From regional to coastal oceanography.- New observing systems and new scientific applications.- Operational oceanography and future scientific and societal challenges.- Afterword.