by Bernard F. Pipkin, Donn S. Gorsline, Richard E. Casey, Dean Dunn, Stephen A. Schellenberg
Third Edition ©2000
ISBN-10: 0-7167-3742-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-7167-3742-1 Paper Text, 272 pages See available formats »
Preface Introduction EXERCISES 1. Bathymetry – The Shape of the Sea Floor 2. Marine Charts or Finding Your Way Around 3. Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics 4. Geography of the Oceans 5. Materials of the Sea Floor and How We Study Them 6. Temperatures of Seawater 7. Salinity of Seawater 8. Water Masses and How We Study Them 9. Surface Currents 10. Tides 11. Waves at Sea 12. Waves in Shallow Water and Beach Erosion 13. Hurricanes – NEW 14. Oceanography from Space – NEW 15. Distribution of Marine Life 16. Primary and Secondary Productivity 17. El Nino – NEW 18. Marine Ecosystems and Nutrient Cycles 19. Plankton 20. Marine Adaptations and the Deep Sea Environment 21. Estuaries 22. Littoral Ecosystems and Environmental Impact – NEW 23. Paleoceanography
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