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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... ships, Discovery, Charles Darwin, and Challenger. In a fine new building alongside the Empress Dock in Southampton, the SOC is one of the largest institutions devoted to the study of the Earth and its oceans in Europe and in the world ...
... ships, Discovery, Charles Darwin, and Challenger. In a fine new building alongside the Empress Dock in Southampton, the SOC is one of the largest institutions devoted to the study of the Earth and its oceans in Europe and in the world ...
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... ships, aircraft, satellites, and submersibles. International collaboration is often necessary to provide the resources and ships for major experiments and programmes of research. Oceanography is a science with application to areas of ...
... ships, aircraft, satellites, and submersibles. International collaboration is often necessary to provide the resources and ships for major experiments and programmes of research. Oceanography is a science with application to areas of ...
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... ships, peoreturned to the surface. ple, and apparatus, but state funding of science is a comparatively recent ... ship's position accurately when out of sight of land – an essential prerequisite for studying the ocean. These improvements ...
... ships, peoreturned to the surface. ple, and apparatus, but state funding of science is a comparatively recent ... ship's position accurately when out of sight of land – an essential prerequisite for studying the ocean. These improvements ...
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... ships' log-books. Chapter 4 describes recent discoveries about ocean currents. (Courtesy of the SOC, Southampton, England.) scientists were working in a different tradition, linked to hydrography and the interests and needs of seafarers ...
... ships' log-books. Chapter 4 describes recent discoveries about ocean currents. (Courtesy of the SOC, Southampton, England.) scientists were working in a different tradition, linked to hydrography and the interests and needs of seafarers ...
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... ships. Ross was an experienced polar explorer – before going to the Antarctic he had accompanied his uncle Sir John Ross on naval and private expeditions in search of the North West Passage and the North Magnetic Pole. The primary aim ...
... ships. Ross was an experienced polar explorer – before going to the Antarctic he had accompanied his uncle Sir John Ross on naval and private expeditions in search of the North West Passage and the North Magnetic Pole. The primary aim ...
Contents
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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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