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LEADER: 06435cam 2200445 a 4500
001 ocm45320689
003 OCoLC
005 20210824184258.0
008 000815s2001 at a b 001 0 eng
010 $a 00064181
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035 $a(OCoLC)45320689
050 00 $aGC11.2$b.G37 2001
082 00 $a551.46$221
100 1 $aGarrison, Tom,$d1942-2016.
245 10 $aOceanography :$ban invitation to marine science /$cTom Garrison.
250 $aMedia ed.
260 $aAustralia ;$aPacific Grove, Calif. :$bBrooks/Cole-Wadsworth,$c©2001.
300 $axvii, 552 pages :$billustrations (some color) ;$c29 cm +$e1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tOcean World --$tMarine Point of View --$tMarine Science, Oceanography, and the Nature of Science --$tOrigin of the Earth --$tEarth and Ocean --$tOrigin of Life --$tDistant Future of Earth? --$g2.$tHistory of Oceanography --$tMaking Marine History --$tVoyaging Begins --$tScience for Voyaging --$tVoyaging for Science --$tFirst Scientific Expeditions --$tVoyages for Science in the Twentieth Century --$tRise of Oceanographic Institutions --$tSatellite Oceanography --$tAlphabet Oceanography --$tHistory in Progress --$g3.$tPlate Tectonics --$tDangerous Breakthrough --$tWhat to Watch for in Chapter 3 --$tLayered Earth --$tEvidence for Layering --$tToward a New Understanding of Earth --$tPlate Boundaries --$tConfirmation of Plate Tectonics --$tOverview, Problems, and Implications --$g4.$tContinential Margins and Ocean Basins --$tTrieste at the Bottom --$tBathymetry --$tTopography of Ocean Floors -- ^$tContinental Margins --$tDeep-Ocean Basins --$tGrand Tour --$g5.$tSediments --$tMemory of the Ocean --$tWhat Sediments Look Like --$tClassifying Sediment by Particle Size --$tClassifying Sediment by Source --$tDistribution of Marine Sediments --$tSediments of Continental Margins --$tSediments of Deep-Ocean Basins --$tSediments: An Overview --$tStudying Sediments --$tSediments as Historical Records --$tEconomic Importance of Marine Sediments --$g6.$tWater and Ocean Structure --$tIcebergs --$tWater Molecule --$tWater and Heat --$tGlobal Thermostatic Effects --$tTemperature, Salinity, and Water Density --$tRefraction, Light, and Sound --$tLight in the Ocean --$tSound in the Ocean --$g7.$tSeawater Chemistry --$tCooking Up the Recipe for Water --$tDissolving Power of Water --$tSeawater --$tDissolved Gases --$tAcid-Base Balance --$g8.$tAtmospheric Circulation --$tRiding the Winds -- ^$tComposition and Properties of the Atmosphere --$tAtmospheric Circulation --$tWind Patterns --$tStorms
505 80 $g9.$tOcean Circulation --$tGoing with the Flow --$tSurface Currents --$tEffects of Surface Currents on Climate --$tUpwelling and Downwelling --$tEl Nino, La Nina --$tThermohaline Circulation --$tStudying Currents --$g10.$tWave Dynamics and Wind Waves --$tSurfing --$tOcean Waves --$tClassifying Waves --$tDeep-Water Waves, Shallow-Water Waves --$tWind Waves --$tInterference and Rogue Waves --$tWind Waves Approaching Shore --$tInternal Waves --$g11.$tTsunami, Seiches, and Tides --$tGods of Lituya Bay --$tWord About "Tidal Waves" --$tStorm Surges --$tSeiches --$tTsunami and Seismic Sea Waves --$tTides and the Forces That Generate Them --$tEquilibrium Theory of Tides --$tDynamic Theory of the Tides --$tTides and Marine Organisms --$tPower from the Tides --$g12.$tCoasts --$tVery Carefully! --$tCoast and Shore --$tClassifying Coasts --$tPrimary Coasts --$tSecondary Coasts --$tBeaches -- ^$tLarge-Scale Features of Secondary Coasts --$tCoasts Formed by Biological Activity --$tEstuaries --$tCharacteristics of U.S. Coasts --$tHuman Interference in Coastal Processes --$g13.$tLife in the Ocean --$tBreath of the Planet --$tBeing Alive --$tBiogeochemical Cycles --$tLimiting Factors --$tEvolution and Life in the Ocean --$tClassification of Oceanic Life --$tPhysical Factors Affecting Marine Life --$tOrganisms and Ocean Together --$tClassifications of the Marine Environment --$g14.$tPrimary Producers --$tForest Beneath the Waves --$tCapture and Flow of Energy --$tPrimary Productivity --$tPlankton --$tLarger Marine Producers --$g15.$tMarine Animals --$t"... silver-shining, swift, strong, streamlined ..." --$tOrigin of Animals --$tIntroducing the Invertebrates --$tWorm Phyla --$tAdvanced Invertebrates --$tChordates --$tFishes --$tProblems of Fishes --$tAmphibians --$tMarine Reptiles --$tMarine Birds -- ^$tMarine Mammals --$g16.$tMarine Communities --$tResourceful Hermit --$tMarine Communities
505 80 $tOrganisms Within Communities --$tChange in Marine Communities --$tExamples of Marine Communities --$tSymbiotic Interactions and Dependencies --$g17.$tMarine Resources --$tEndless Supply? --$tClasses of Marine Resources --$tPhysical Resources --$tMarine Energy --$tBiological Resources --$tNonextractive Resources --$tLaw of the Sea --$g18.$tEnvironmental Concerns --$tCautionary Tale --$tMarine Pollution --$tHabitat Destruction --$tGlobal Changes --$tWhat Can Be Done? --$gAppendix I.$tMeasurements and Conversions --$gAppendix II.$tGeological Time --$gAppendix III.$tLatitude and Longitude, Time, and Navigation --$gAppendix IV.$tMaps and Charts --$gAppendix V.$tCoriolis Effect --$gAppendix VI.$tTaxonomic Classification of Marine Organisms --$gAppendix VII.$tCalculating the Tide Generating Force --$gAppendix VIII.$tWorking in Marine Science.
650 0 $aOceanography.
650 7 $aOceanography.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01043671
776 08 $iOnline version:$aGarrison, Tom, 1942-$tOceanography.$bMedia ed.$dAustralia ; Pacific Grove, Calif. : Brooks/Cole-Wadsworth, ©2001$w(OCoLC)767797292
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1409/00064181-t.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1409/00064181-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1409/00064181-d.html
938 $aBaker and Taylor$bBTCP$n00064181
029 1 $aAU@$b000022068678
994 $aZ0$bP4A
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 19 OTHER HOLDINGS