Oceanography: An Illustrated GuideOceans 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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... density between equatorial regions, where the Sun's heat caused evaporation and increased salinity, and high latitudes where rainfall would lessen it. Saline water in the tropics sank and spread toward the poles in the ocean depths ...
... density between equatorial regions, where the Sun's heat caused evaporation and increased salinity, and high latitudes where rainfall would lessen it. Saline water in the tropics sank and spread toward the poles in the ocean depths ...
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... density differences between equatorial and polar regions cause internal circulation in the ocean, with warm, light water moving poleward at the surface to compensate for colder, denser water spreading toward the equator in the depths5 ...
... density differences between equatorial and polar regions cause internal circulation in the ocean, with warm, light water moving poleward at the surface to compensate for colder, denser water spreading toward the equator in the depths5 ...
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... density differences (both the temperature and salinity of sea water affect its specific gravity), as opposed to the pattern of largely wind-driven currents at the surface. This idea was being hotly contested at the time and was one of ...
... density differences (both the temperature and salinity of sea water affect its specific gravity), as opposed to the pattern of largely wind-driven currents at the surface. This idea was being hotly contested at the time and was one of ...
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... density. In northern seas such waves are generated when a ship moves through a shallow layer of fresh water, originating from rivers or melting ice, that overlays normal sea water and hampers the ship's progress, a phenomenon known to ...
... density. In northern seas such waves are generated when a ship moves through a shallow layer of fresh water, originating from rivers or melting ice, that overlays normal sea water and hampers the ship's progress, a phenomenon known to ...
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... density differences, due to salinity and temperature variations, are responsible for the movement of water masses within the body of the ocean. 1.20 1.21 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. water masses (Figure 1.20). His picture was ...
... density differences, due to salinity and temperature variations, are responsible for the movement of water masses within the body of the ocean. 1.20 1.21 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. water masses (Figure 1.20). His picture was ...
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3 The Role of Ocean Circulation in the Changing Climate | 41 |
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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