Oceanography : an invitation to marine science /
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| Materyal Türü: | Kitap |
| Dil: | English |
| Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: |
Belmont, CA :
Thomson Brooks/Cole,
2005.
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| Edisyon: | 5. bs. |
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İçindekiler:
- Knowing the ocean world
- Origins
- Earth structure and plate tectonics
- Continental margins and ocean basins
- Sediments
- Water and ocean structure
- Seawater chemistry
- Circulation of the ocean
- Waves
- Tides
- Coasts
- Life in the ocean
- Plankton, algae, and plants
- Marine animals
- Marine communities
- Environmental concerns
- Afterword
- Appendix I. Measurements and conversions
- Appendix II. Geological time
- Appendix III. Latitude and longitude, time, and navigation
- Appendix IV. Maps and charts
- Appendix V. The Coriolis effect
- Appendix VI. Taxonomic classification of marine organisms
- Appendix VII. Calculating the tide-generating force
- Appendix VIII. Periodic table of the elements
- Appendix IX. Working in marine science.