Essentials of Oceanography
6th Edition
Published on 12. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
527 pages
978-0-13-727348-5 (ISBN)
Description
Revised for increased readability and streamlined for clarity, this text is designed to accompany an introductory college-level course in oceanography. This insightful, ecologically sensitive presentation of the relationship of scientific principles to ocean phenomena is made even more relevant to a new generation of teachers and students by pairing new co-author Alan Trujillo with renowned author Harold V. Thurman.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 209 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
1081 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-727348-5 (9780137273485)
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Harold V. Thurman | Alan P. Trujillo
Essentials of Oceanography
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11/2001
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Harold V. Thurman
Essentials of Oceanography
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06/1996
5th Edition
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Content
*Preface*Introduction*Introduction to Planet "Earth."*Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor*Marine Provinces*Marine Sediments*Water and Seawater*Air-Sea Interaction*Ocean Circulation*Waves and Water Dynamics*Tides*The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes*The Coastal Ocean*The Marine Habitat*Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer*Animals of the Pelagic Environment*Animals of the Benthic Environment*Afterword *Appendix I: Metric and English Units Compared*Appendix II: Latitude and Longitude on Earth*Appendix III: Geographic Locations*Appendix IV: Careers in Oceanography*Glossary*Index