Continental shelf limits : the scientific and legal interface / edited by Peter J. Cook and Chris M. Carleton.

New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

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United States Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982)

Continental shelf.

Territorial waters.

Part I: Setting the scene: 1. Introduction / Peter J Cook and Chris M Carleton

2. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea / John-Pierre Levy

3. Legal aspects of the continental shelf / Robert W Smith and George Taft

4. Characteristics of continental margins / Philip A Symonds, Olav Eldholm, Jean Mascle, and Gregory F Moore

5. Resources of the continental margin and international law / Victor Prescott

Part II: Methodology: 6. Geodetic techniques

7. Historical methics of positioning at sea / Adam J Kerr

8. Satellite positioning methods / Christopher Hill, Terry Moore, and Vidal Ashkenazi

9. Historical methods of depth measurement / Steve Shipman and Anthony Laughton

10. Present-day methods of depth measurement / John Hughes Clarke

11. Interpretation of bathymetry / David Monahan

12. Seismic reflection and refraction methods / Shigeru Kasunga, Azusa Nishizawa, Yasuiko Ohara, Katsuhiro Kusunoki, and Tadahiko Katsura

13. Gravity and magnetic methods / Richard M Carruthers and John D Cornwall

14. Geological techniques / Dennis A Ardus, Alister C Skinner, and Herman R Kudrass

15. Data sources, management, and presentation / Troy L Holcombe and Carla J Moore

Part III: Establishing the case: 16. Initial assessment / Ron McNab

17. The Practical realization of the continental shelf limit / Chris M Carleton, Steve Shipman, David Monahan, and Lindsay Parson

Part IV: Other issues: 18. Ridge issues / Philip A Symonds, Mike E Coffin, George Taft, and Hideo Kagami

19. Deep sea fan issues / George Taft and Bilal Haq

20. Delimitation issues / Chris M Carleton

Part V: Annexes: Annex 1: Glossary of technical terms

Annex 2: Key provisions of UNCLOS relating to the continental shelf

Annex 3: 1958 Geneva Convention on the continental shelf

Annex 4: Acronyms.

Includes index.

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xiv, 363 p.