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Oceanography

an invitation to marine science

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An edition of Oceanography (1993)

Oceanography

an invitation to marine science

6th ed.

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Thomson Brooks/Cole, Brooks/Cole
Language
English
Pages
588

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Subjects

Oceanography, Oceanographie, Océanographie, Gc11.2 .g37 1998, 551.46

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Cover of: Oceanography
Oceanography: an invitation to marine science
2007, Thomson Brooks/Cole, Brooks/Cole
in English - 6th ed.
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Oceanography: an invitation to marine science
2005, Thomson Brooks/Cole, Brooks Cole
in English - 5th ed.
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Oceanography: an invitation to marine science
2002, Wadsworth-Brooks/Cole
in English - 4th ed.
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Oceanography: an invitation to marine science
1995, Wadsworth Publishing
in English - 2nd.ed.
Cover of: Oceanography
Oceanography: an invitation to marine science
1993, Wadsworth Pub. Co.
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Table of Contents

Knowing the ocean world
Origins
Earth structure and plate tectonics
Continental margins and ocean basins
Sediments
Water and ocean structure
Ocean chemistry
Circulation of the atmosphere
Circulation of the ocean
Waves
Tides
Coasts
Life in the ocean
Plankton, algae, and plants
Marine animals
Marine communities
Marine resources
Environmental concerns
Afterword
Appendix I. Measurements and conversions
Appendix II. Geologic 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Belmont, CA

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GC11.2 .G37 2007

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xx, 588 p. :
Number of pages
588

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9780495112860
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2006933465
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