Oceanography : an introduction to the marine environment
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Oceanography : an introduction to the marine environment
W.C. Brown Publishers, c1991
2nd ed
- : pbk.
- : cloth
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Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This introduction to oceanography is divided into five sections: introduction to the world ocean; basic principles of oceanography; coastal environments; open marine environment; and applied oceanography.
Table of Contents
- List of boxes. Part 1 Introduction to the world ocean: major features of the Earth
- plate tectonics. Part 2 Basic principles of oceanography: physical and chemical properties of sea water
- circulation systems of the world
- waves
- tides
- the marine biological environment
- life in the sea
- marine geology and geophysics. Part 3 Coastal environments: estuaries and related environments
- deltas
- barrier island complexes
- rocky coasts. Part 4 Open marine environment: reefs
- continental shelf
- outer continental margin
- the pelagic environment
- the floor of the ocean basins. Part 5 Applied oceanography: resources of the sea
- human impact on the marine environment. Appendixes: conversions and constants
- general classification of marine organisms.
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