Note: All chapters end with Chapter in Review, Key Terms, Questions
and Exercises, Further Readings and Oceanography on the Web.
Preface
Introduction
1 Introduction to Planet "Earth"
2 Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor
3 Marine Provinces
4 Marine Sediments
5 Water and Seawater
6 AirðSea Interaction
7 Ocean Circulation
8 Waves and Water Dynamics
9 Tides
10 The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes
11 The Coastal Ocean
12 Marine Life and the Marine Environment
13 Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer
14 Animals of the Pelagic Environment
15 Animals of the Benthic Environment
Afterword
Appendixes
I. Metric and English Units Compared
II. Geographic Locations
III. Latitude and Longitude on Earth
IV. A Chemical Background: Why Water Has 2 Hõs and 1 O
V. Careers in Oceanography
Glossary
Credits and Acknowledgements
Index
This insightful presentation of the relationship of scientific principles to ocean phenomena is made even more relevant in the Eighth Edition with an enhanced focus on how the oceans interact with other Earth systems. This systems approach--along with student-friendly writing, an excellent graphics package, and a text-specific Companion Website--will intrigue students and ensure they have all the tools necessary to understand how the oceans work.
This insightful presentation of the relationship of scientific principles to ocean phenomena is made even more relevant in the Eighth Edition with an enhanced focus on how the oceans interact with other Earth systems. This systems approach--along with student-friendly writing, an excellent graphics package, and a text-specific Companion Website--will intrigue students and ensure they have all the tools necessary to understand how the oceans work.
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