An introduction to the world's oceans.
Sverdrup, Keith A.
An introduction to the world's oceans. - 7th ed. / - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2003. - xvi, 521 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ;
Rev. ed. of: An introduction to the world's oceans. 6th ed. / Alyn C. Duxbury, Alison B. Duxbury, Keith A. Sverdrup. c2000. Includes index.
The History of Oceanography
Prologue: The History of Oceanography
1 The Water Planet
2 Plate Tectonics
3 The Sea Floor and Its Sediments
4 The Physical Properties of Water
5 The Chemistry of Seawater
6 The Structure and Motion of the Atmosphere
7 Circulation and Ocean Structure
8 The Currents
9 The Waves
10 The Tides
11 Coasts, Beaches, and Estuaries
12 Environmental Issues and Concerns
13 The Living Ocean
14 Production and Life
15 The Plankton: Drifters of the Open Ocean
16 The Nekton: Free Swimmers of the Sea
17 The Benthos: Dwellers of the Sea Floor
Appendix A: Scientific (or Exponential) Notation
Appendix B: SI Units
Appendix C: Equations and Quantitative Relationships
Glossary
0072472804 (recycled, acidfree paper) 9780072472806
Oceanography.
551.46 / SVE
An introduction to the world's oceans. - 7th ed. / - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2003. - xvi, 521 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ;
Rev. ed. of: An introduction to the world's oceans. 6th ed. / Alyn C. Duxbury, Alison B. Duxbury, Keith A. Sverdrup. c2000. Includes index.
The History of Oceanography
Prologue: The History of Oceanography
1 The Water Planet
2 Plate Tectonics
3 The Sea Floor and Its Sediments
4 The Physical Properties of Water
5 The Chemistry of Seawater
6 The Structure and Motion of the Atmosphere
7 Circulation and Ocean Structure
8 The Currents
9 The Waves
10 The Tides
11 Coasts, Beaches, and Estuaries
12 Environmental Issues and Concerns
13 The Living Ocean
14 Production and Life
15 The Plankton: Drifters of the Open Ocean
16 The Nekton: Free Swimmers of the Sea
17 The Benthos: Dwellers of the Sea Floor
Appendix A: Scientific (or Exponential) Notation
Appendix B: SI Units
Appendix C: Equations and Quantitative Relationships
Glossary
0072472804 (recycled, acidfree paper) 9780072472806
Oceanography.
551.46 / SVE