Essentials of OceanographyRevised for increased readability, this full-colour text offers an insightful, ecologically-sensitive presentation of the relationship of scientific principles to ocean phenomena. Now better suited for non-major oceanography courses, this edition offers a broader study with a marked reduction in concentrated topic coverage, with a continued emphasis on how we must take more precautions in activities that can modify the environment and learn how to keep these modifications to a minimum. |
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... equator . Salinity is lowest at the poles and equator and peaks at the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn . In response to these varia- tions in temperature and salinity , density increases from about 1.022 g / cm3 near the equator to ...
... equator . Salinity is lowest at the poles and equator and peaks at the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn . In response to these varia- tions in temperature and salinity , density increases from about 1.022 g / cm3 near the equator to ...
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... equator . In the 60 ° latitude regions , winds riding up over cold polar air rise , creating two more zones of low- pressure air . Descending cool , dry air produces high - pressure belts in the 30 ° latitude regions ( subtropics ) ...
... equator . In the 60 ° latitude regions , winds riding up over cold polar air rise , creating two more zones of low- pressure air . Descending cool , dry air produces high - pressure belts in the 30 ° latitude regions ( subtropics ) ...
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... equator , at 32 kilometers / hour , it will reach the equator 100 hours later . But because the equator is rotating eastward faster than the air mass - some 200 kilome- ters / hour faster - the air will arrive at the equator at a point ...
... equator , at 32 kilometers / hour , it will reach the equator 100 hours later . But because the equator is rotating eastward faster than the air mass - some 200 kilome- ters / hour faster - the air will arrive at the equator at a point ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 5 |
The RossesSounders of the Deep | 11 |
Law of the | 22 |
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