Presents the basic principles and applications of ocean science. The book emphasizes observable ocean phenomena and application, rather than conceptual and quantitative aspects, covering such topics as water, waves and tides, coasts and estuaries, and environment and production.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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978-0-697-14646-5 (9780697146465)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
History of oceanography; introduction to Earth; the seafloor; plate tectonics; the water; the air and the oceans; circulation patterns and ocean currents; waves and tides; coasts and estuaries; the marine environment and production; life in the water; life on the seafloor.
