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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... LAND BREEZES Other factors that influence regional winds , especially in coastal areas , are sea breezes and land breezes ( Figure 6.14 ) . When an equal amount of solar energy is applied to both land and ocean , the land heats up about ...
... LAND BREEZES Other factors that influence regional winds , especially in coastal areas , are sea breezes and land breezes ( Figure 6.14 ) . When an equal amount of solar energy is applied to both land and ocean , the land heats up about ...
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... Land cooled Cool air ( b ) Land breeze Warm ocean FIGURE 6.14 Sea and land breezes . ( a ) Sea breezes occur when air warmed by the land rises and is replaced by cool air from the ocean . ( b ) Land breezes occur when the land has ...
... Land cooled Cool air ( b ) Land breeze Warm ocean FIGURE 6.14 Sea and land breezes . ( a ) Sea breezes occur when air warmed by the land rises and is replaced by cool air from the ocean . ( b ) Land breezes occur when the land has ...
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... land surface tempera- tures . In the open ocean , the maximum temperature range is limited to only 34 ° C ( 61 ° F ) and increases to 42 ° C ( 76 ° F ) in the coastal ocean . On land , the maximum tem- perature range is 146 ° C ( 263 ...
... land surface tempera- tures . In the open ocean , the maximum temperature range is limited to only 34 ° C ( 61 ° F ) and increases to 42 ° C ( 76 ° F ) in the coastal ocean . On land , the maximum tem- perature range is 146 ° C ( 263 ...
Contents
Introduction to Planet Earth | 2 |
Visiting | 7 |
Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor | 34 |
Copyright | |
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