Oceanography an illustrated guide
With coverage ranging from history and instrumentation to the physical geography, meteorology, biology and chemistry of the sea and its ecosystems, this book provides a guide while promoting awareness of current ecological concerns governing man's relationship with the oceans.
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Manson Publishing
1996
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| Call Number : | GC 11.2 .O243 1996 |
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Oceanography |b an illustrated guide |c [edited by] C.P.Summerhayes and S.A.Thorpe ; foreword by Robert D.Ballard |
| 264 | 1 | |a London |b Manson Publishing |c 1996 | |
| 300 | |a 352 pages |b illustrations (some color), maps |c 27 cm. | ||
| 336 | |a text |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Frontispiece - the global ocean-- how the science of oceanography developed, M.B. Deacon-- the atmosphere and the ocean, H. Charnock-- the role of the ocean circulation in the changing climate, N.C. Wells et al-- ocean weather - eddies in the sea, K.J. Richards and W.J. Gould-- observing oceans from space, I.S. Robinson and T. Guymer-- marine phytoplankton blooms, D.A. Purdie-- snow falls in the open ocean, R.S. Lampitt-- the evolution and structure of ocean basins, R.B. Whitmarsh et al-- slides, debris flows and turbidity currents - slope failure and sedimentation, D.G. Masson et al-- mid-ocean ridges and hydrothermal activity, C.R. German et al-- the ocean - a global chemical system, J.D. Burton-- the marine carbonate system, M. Varney-- a walk on the deep side - animals in the deep sea, P.A. Tyler et al-- light, colour and vision in the ocean, P.J. Herring-- ocean diversity, M.V. Angel-- adaptation to life in estuaries, salt marshes, lagoons and coastal waters, A.O.M. Lockwood et al-- artificial reefs, A. Jensen and K. Collins-- scientific diving, J. Mallinson et al-- marine instrumentation, G. Griffiths and S.A. Thorpe-- the sea floor - exploring a hidden world, P. Riddy and D.G. Masson-- ocean resources, C. Summerhayes-- waste disposal in the deep ocean, M.V. Angel. Glossaries: the geological time scale-- SI units-- some common SI units-- some useful values-- some commonly used words and depths (depth zones, plankton, bacteria and marine animals). | |
| 520 | |a With coverage ranging from history and instrumentation to the physical geography, meteorology, biology and chemistry of the sea and its ecosystems, this book provides a guide while promoting awareness of current ecological concerns governing man's relationship with the oceans. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Oceangraphy. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Summerhayes, C. P. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Thorpe, S. A. | |
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