Essentials of OceanographyRevised for increased readability, this full-colour text offers an insightful, ecologically-sensitive presentation of the relationship of scientific principles to ocean phenomena. Now better suited for non-major oceanography courses, this edition offers a broader study with a marked reduction in concentrated topic coverage, with a continued emphasis on how we must take more precautions in activities that can modify the environment and learn how to keep these modifications to a minimum. |
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... layer 1 Rock layer 2 Rock layer 3 . Depth = V x = Ocean floor Soft sediment Firm sediment Rock layer 1 . Rock layer 2 Figure 2-13 Seismic Profiling . Low- frequency sound that can penetrate bottom sedi- ments is emitted by an explosion ...
... layer 1 Rock layer 2 Rock layer 3 . Depth = V x = Ocean floor Soft sediment Firm sediment Rock layer 1 . Rock layer 2 Figure 2-13 Seismic Profiling . Low- frequency sound that can penetrate bottom sedi- ments is emitted by an explosion ...
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... layer , down into the water . These phenomena result from the tendency of water molecules to attract one another , or to cohere at the surface of any accumulation of water . Because of this cohesive tendency , it is possible to float on ...
... layer , down into the water . These phenomena result from the tendency of water molecules to attract one another , or to cohere at the surface of any accumulation of water . Because of this cohesive tendency , it is possible to float on ...
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... layer of ocean water where these three variables combine to create a relatively low velocity of sound transmission . Sound originating above and be- low this low - velocity layer travels to the layer and there becomes retracted , or ...
... layer of ocean water where these three variables combine to create a relatively low velocity of sound transmission . Sound originating above and be- low this low - velocity layer travels to the layer and there becomes retracted , or ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 5 |
The RossesSounders of the Deep | 11 |
Law of the | 22 |
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