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An Introduction to the World's Oceans

ISBN: 9780073254838 | 0073254835
Edition: 9th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Pub. Date: 9/15/2006

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SummaryTable of Contents
"An Introduction to the World's Oceans," Ninth 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. A major objective of the text is to stimulate student interest and curiosity by blending contemporary information and research with basic principles to form an integrated introduction to the sciences of the oceans. To keep the tex... 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
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