Invitation to Oceanography

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2003 - 555 pages
Invitation to Oceanography, Third Edition provides students with a fundamental overview of the four major branches of ocean science: geology, chemistry, physics, and biology. The approach used is a broad one, relying on basic concepts to explain the ocean's many mysteries. Anybody -- whether sailor, surfer, beachcomber, or student -- can learn about the processes and creatures of the oceans by reading this visually exciting book.
 

Contents

The Growth
3
CHAPTER
14
Early Scientific Investigations
17
PHYSICS
23
Oceanographic Research
24
CHAPTER 2
31
FEATURES
36
POWERS OF 10
41
Ocean Habitats
286
GIANT KELP COMMUNITY
314
CHAPTER 10
323
Trophic Dynamics
324
LARGE SHARKS
330
Kingdom Metazoa
331
SATELLITE OCEANOGRAPHY
342
Benthic Communities
345

GEOLOGY
44
A Trek to the Crest of the MidAtlantic Ridge
47
Study Guide
57
THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE
61
FEATURES
64
Spreading Ocean Ridges
68
THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT
74
The Opening and Closing of Ocean Basins
75
SCIENCE BY NUMBERS
85
Study Guide
86
CHAPTER 4
91
CHAPTER 10
94
Shelf Sedimentation
97
DUST STORMS
102
DeepSea Sedimentation
110
THE DRYING UP OF
124
Study Guide
128
Effects of Salinity on the Properties of Water
150
PHYSICS
218
FEATURES
219
CHAPTER 7
225
Wave Refraction
240
Internal Waves
249
FEATURES
262
PHYSICS
268
Resources
349
CHAPTER 5
363
The Dynamic
365
CHEMICAL TECHNIQUES
371
GEOLOGY
372
Sand Budgets
383
371
390
CHAPTER 5
393
CURRENTMEASURING TECHNIQUES
399
WellMixed Estuaries
445
SAMPLING THE BIOTA
450
Gas Hydrates
459
BIOLOGY
464
Ocean Mining
494
SCIENCE BY NUMBERS
510
Fisheries
512
FEATURES
527
BIOLOGY
541
392
542
PHYSICS
543
GEOLOGY
544
UNDERWATER WEATHER
545
BIOLOGY
548
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