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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 84
Page 158
... move- ment with increasing depth from the ocean's surface . The length of each arrow in the figure is proportional to the velocity of the individual lamina , and the direction . of each arrow indicates its direction of movement . Under ...
... move- ment with increasing depth from the ocean's surface . The length of each arrow in the figure is proportional to the velocity of the individual lamina , and the direction . of each arrow indicates its direction of movement . Under ...
Page 182
... move . Waves move in different ways . Simple progressive waves ( in which the waveform can be observed to progress or travel , as in water ) are shown in Figure 8-1A . Progressive waves may be longitudinal or transverse . In ...
... move . Waves move in different ways . Simple progressive waves ( in which the waveform can be observed to progress or travel , as in water ) are shown in Figure 8-1A . Progressive waves may be longitudinal or transverse . In ...
Page 196
... move along interfaces , such as the pycno- cline , across which the density difference is considerably less than that which exists between the ocean surface and the atmosphere . They are thought to move as shal- low - water waves at ...
... move along interfaces , such as the pycno- cline , across which the density difference is considerably less than that which exists between the ocean surface and the atmosphere . They are thought to move as shal- low - water waves at ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 5 |
The RossesSounders of the Deep | 11 |
Law of the | 22 |
Copyright | |
31 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
air mass algae animals Antarctic areas Atlantic Ocean atmosphere bacteria barrier beach benthic biological bottom carbon cells centimeters chemosynthesis circulation coast coastal concentration continental shelf continental slope continents coral Coriolis effect currents deep deep-ocean density deposits depth developed Earth environment equator equatorial erosion estuary feeding feet Figure fish flow Gulf gyres heat energy Hemisphere high tide hydrogen hydrothermal vents increases islands kilometers latitudes layer lithosphere marine meters miles million moon move North Atlantic nutrients occur ocean basins ocean floor ocean surface ocean water oceanic crust oceanic ridges Oceanography open ocean organisms oxygen Pacific Ocean particles percent Photo photosynthesis phytoplankton plankton plants plate plate tectonics polar produce radiation reef regions rise rocks salinity sand sea level seafloor seawater sediment shore shoreline slope solar South species subtropical surface water tectonics temperature thermocline tide zone tion trenches tropical vapor volcanic warm water molecules wavelength waves whales wind