Oceanography : an introduction to the marine environment
Bibliographic Information
Oceanography : an introduction to the marine environment
Richard A. Davis, Jr
W.C. Brown Publishers, c1991
2nd ed
Available at / 6 libraries
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Note
Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This introduction to oceanography is divided into five sections: introduction to the world ocean; basic principles of oceanography; coastal environments; open marine environment; and applied oceanography.
Table of Contents
- List of boxes. Part 1 Introduction to the world ocean: major features of the Earth
- plate tectonics. Part 2 Basic principles of oceanography: physical and chemical properties of sea water
- circulation systems of the world
- waves
- tides
- the marine biological environment
- life in the sea
- marine geology and geophysics. Part 3 Coastal environments: estuaries and related environments
- deltas
- barrier island complexes
- rocky coasts. Part 4 Open marine environment: reefs
- continental shelf
- outer continental margin
- the pelagic environment
- the floor of the ocean basins. Part 5 Applied oceanography: resources of the sea
- human impact on the marine environment. Appendixes: conversions and constants
- general classification of marine organisms.
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Details
- NCID
- BA13014056
- ISBN
- LCCN
- 90080173
- Country Code
- us
- Title Language Code
- eng
- Text Language Code
- eng
- Place of Publication
- Dubuque, Iowa
- Pages/Volumes
- xiv, 434 p.
- Size
- 27 cm
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