Introduction to the Worlds Oceans
ISBN: 9780073376707 | 0073376701
Edition: 10thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Pub. Date: 11/3/2008
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An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Tenth Edition, is an introductory oceanography text intended for students without a background in mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, or biology. It emphasizes the role of basic scientific principles in helping understand the processes that govern the ocean and the earth. To keep the text as current as possible, the authors conduct their own research and examine other findings such as analyzing satellite data and large-scale oceanographic programs. From this vast amount of data, they select interesti... MORE
| The History of Oceanography | |
| The Water Planet | |
| Plate Tectonics | |
| The Sea Floor and Its Sediments | |
| The Physical Properties of Water | |
| The Chemistry of Seawater | |
| The Structure and Motion of the Atmosphere | |
| Circulation and Ocean Structure | |
| The Surface Currents | |
| The Waves | |
| The Tides | ... MORE |
| Coasts, Beaches, and Estuaries | |
| Environmental Issues and Concerns | |
| The Living Ocean | |
| Production and Life | |
| The Plankton: Drifters of the Open Ocean | |
| The Nekton: Free Swimmers of the Sea | |
| The Benthos: Dwellers of the Sea Floor | |
| Appendixes | |
| Glossary | |
| Credits | |
| Index | |
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