Oceanography
(Sprache: Englisch)
Cengage Learning in partnership with National Geographic Society brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools along with market leading text content for introductory oceanography courses. OCEANOGRAPHY: AN...
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Cengage Learning in partnership with National Geographic Society brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools along with market leading text content for introductory oceanography courses. OCEANOGRAPHY: AN INVIATATION TO MARINE SCIENCES, 8E, International Edition provides a basic understanding of the scientific questions, complexities, and uncertainties involved in ocean use, as well as the role and importance of the ocean in nurturing and sustaining life on the planet. Bestselling author Tom Garrison emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of marine science, stressing its links to biology, chemistry, geology, physics, meteorology, astronomy, ecology, history, and economics.Whether you use a traditional printed text or all digital Oceanography CourseMate alternative, it's never been easier to better understand the complexities involved in how we study and use the ocean.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Oceanography “
1. Origins.2. History.
3. Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics.
4. Ocean Basins.
5. Sediments.
6. Water and Ocean Structure.
7. Ocean Chemistry.
8. Circulation of the Atmosphere.
9. Circulation of the Ocean.
10. Waves.
11. Tides.
12. Coasts.
13. Life in the Ocean.
14. Plankton, Algae, and Plants.
15. Marine Animals.
16. Marine Communities.
17. Marine Resources.
18. Environmental Concerns.
Afterword.
Appendix I: Measurements and Conversions.
Appendix II: Geological Time.
Appendix III: Absolute and Relative Dating.
Appendix IV: Latitude and Longitude, Time, and Navigation.
Appendix V: Maps and Charts.
Appendix VI: The Beaufort Scale.
Appendix VII: Calculating the Tide Generating Force.
Appendix VIII: Taxonomic Classification of Marine Organisms.
Appendix IX: Periodic Table of the Elements.
Appendix X: Working in Marine Science.
Glossary.
Credits.
Index.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Tom S. Garrison
- 2012, 8. Aufl., 608 Seiten, Maße: 24,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA
- ISBN-10: 1111990859
- ISBN-13: 9781111990855
Sprache:
Englisch
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