Essentials of Oceanography“How do the oceans work?” To help you find the answers, Trujillo and Thurman present in-depth discussions of oceanographic concepts and demystify the science even for non-science students. Their systems approach highlights the relationship between oceanographic phenomena and how those phenomena affect other Earth systems. Scientific information from geology, chemistry, physics, and biology combine to illustrate how each of these disciplines relates to the ocean. |
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... equator at all times ( Figure 6.8 ) . Because more solar radiation is received along the equator than at the poles , the air at the equator in contact with Earth's surface is warmed . This warm , moist air rises , creating low pressure ...
... equator at all times ( Figure 6.8 ) . Because more solar radiation is received along the equator than at the poles , the air at the equator in contact with Earth's surface is warmed . This warm , moist air rises , creating low pressure ...
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... equator , but the rate of change of the rotational velocity ( per degree of latitude ) increases as the pole is approached from the equator . For example , the rotational velocity differs by 200 kilometers ( 124 miles ) per hour between ...
... equator , but the rate of change of the rotational velocity ( per degree of latitude ) increases as the pole is approached from the equator . For example , the rotational velocity differs by 200 kilometers ( 124 miles ) per hour between ...
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... equator . As shown in Figure 7.10 , the South Equatorial Current occupies the area along the geographical equator ( most notably in the Pacific Ocean ; see Fig- ure 7.5 ) , while the meteorological equator ( where the doldrums exist ) ...
... equator . As shown in Figure 7.10 , the South Equatorial Current occupies the area along the geographical equator ( most notably in the Pacific Ocean ; see Fig- ure 7.5 ) , while the meteorological equator ( where the doldrums exist ) ...
Contents
Introduction to Planet Earth | 2 |
Visiting | 7 |
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor | 34 |
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