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352
pages, softcover
513 Colour & b/w illust.
261 x 194 mm pages
ISBN: 978-1-874545-37-8
Price: £29.95
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C.
P. Summerhayes,
DSc,
Department of Oceanography, University of Southampton, UK
S. A. Thorpe, FRS,
Department of Oceanography, University of Southampton, UK
Foreword
by R.D. Ballard, Director, Center for Marine Exploration, Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, USA
Contributors:
M V Angel, J M Bull, J D Burton, H Charnock, K Collins, M B
Deacon, N C Flemming, A Gebruck, C R German, W J Gould, G Griffiths,
T Guymer, P J Herring, A Jensen, A E S Kemp, N H Kenyon, R S Lampitt,
A O M Lockwood, J Mallinson, D G Masson, R A Mills, L M Parson,
D A Purdie, A L Rice, K J Richards, P Riddy, I S Robinson, R G Rothwell,
M Sheader, C Summerhayes, J Thomson, S A Thorpe, P A Tyler, M Varney,
P P E Weaver, N C Wells, J A Williams, R B Whitmarsh, C M Young
Oceans
cover over 70% of the planet's surface and are essential to life
on earth, yet their deepest mysteries remained unexplored until
very recently when 20th century technological advances allowed the
vast expansion of our frontiers of knowledge, and worldwide interest
in oceanography grew rapidly.
Combining
the skills of 40 contributors from world-renowned teaching and research
establishments, this richly illustrated introduction to oceanography
is suitable for coursework and appeals to a wide readership without
compromising standards of scientific rigour.
With
coverage ranging from history and instrumentation to the physical
geography, meteorology, biology and chemistry of the sea and its
ecosystems, Oceanography provides the reader with an authoritative,
comprehensive guide while promoting awareness of current ecological
concerns governing man's relationship with the oceans.
Contents:
Foreword, Prologue, Preface, The Global Oceans, The Geological Time
Scale, Standard International (SI) Units, Commonly Uses SI Units,
1. How the Science of Oceanography Developed, 2. The
Atmosphere and the Ocean, 3. The Role of Ocean Circulation
in the Changing Climate, 4. Ocean Weather - Eddies in the
Sea, 5. Observing Oceans from Space, 6. Marine Phytoplankton
Blooms, 7. Snow Falls in the Open Ocean, 8. The Evolution
and Structure of Ocean Basins, 9. Slides, Debris Flows, and
Turbidity Currents, 10. Mid-Ocean Ridges and Hydrothermal
Activity, 11. The Ocean: A Global Chemical System, 12.
The Marine Carbonate System, 13. A Walk on the Deep Side:
Animals in the Deep Sea, 14. Light, Colour and Vision in
the Ocean, 15. Ocean Diversity, 16. Life in Estuaries,
Salt Marshes, Lagoons, and Coastal Waters, 17. Artificial
Reefs, 18. Scientific Diving, 19. Marine Instrumentation,
20, The Sea Floor - Exploring a Hidden World, 21.
Ocean Resources, 22. Waste Disposal in the Deep Ocean, Some
Commonly Used Words and Terms, Acronyms, Index
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