Oceanography: An Illustrated Guide

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CRC Press, Apr 1, 1996 - Science - 352 pages
Oceans cover over 70% of the planet's surface and are essential to life on earth, yet their deepest mysteries remained unexplored until very recently when 20th century technological advances allowed the vast expansion of our frontiers of knowledge, and worldwide interest in oceanography grew rapidly.Combining the skills of 40 contributors from worl

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Contents

12 The Marine Carbonate System
182
Animals in the Deep Sea
195
14 Light Colour and Vision in the Ocean
212
15 Ocean Diversity
228
16 Life in Estuaries Salt Marshes Lagoons and Coastal Waters
244
17 Artificial Reefs
259
18 Scientific Diving
273
19 Marine Instrumentation
280

4 Ocean Weather Eddies in the Sea
59
5 Observing Oceans from Space
69
6 Marine Phytoplankton Blooms
89
7 Snow Falls in the Open Ocean
96
8 The Evolution and Structure of Ocean Basins
113
9 Slides Debris Flows and Turbidity Currents
136
10 MidOcean Ridges and Hydrothermal Activity
152
A Global Chemical System
165
20 The Sea Floor Exploring a Hidden World
300
21 Ocean Resources
314
22 Waste Disposal in the Deep Ocean
338
Some Commonly Used Words and Terms
346
Acronyms
347
Back Cover
348
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A. Thorpe, S.

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