Essentials of OceanographyRevised for increased readability and streamlined for clarity, this text is designed to accompany an introductory college-level course in oceanography. This insightful, ecologically sensitive presentation of the relationship of scientific principles to ocean phenomena is made even more relevant to a new generation of teachers and students by pairing new co-author Alan Trujillo with renowned author Harold V. Thurman. *NEW - A new coauthor: - With Thurman's retirement from teaching, Alan Trujillo of Palomar College has been added as co-author for this edition. Alan's ideas and approach will help make this edition as relevant to a new generation of teachers and students as previous editions were to Thurman's contemporaries. *NEW - Changes in chapter organization: - A new Chapter 1, Introduction to Planet Earth, replaces the old Chapter 1 (History of Oceanography). The historical perspective is now included as chapter-opening feature boxes which highlight important events in oceanographic history relevant to chapter-specific material. - New placement of the chapter on plate tectonics (switched with the chapter on sea floor features) ensures that the processes of plate tectonics can be |
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... plate tectonics : Since continents can move verti- cally , they are not firmly fixed in one position , suggesting that they might also be able to move horizontally across Earth's surface . Some Principles of Plate Tectonics Plate tectonics ...
... plate tectonics : Since continents can move verti- cally , they are not firmly fixed in one position , suggesting that they might also be able to move horizontally across Earth's surface . Some Principles of Plate Tectonics Plate tectonics ...
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... plate tectonics . seismologists have not been observing Earth's in- terior for very many years , they can tell that areas of the mantle are moving with respect to one an ... Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor Evidence for Plate Tectonics.
... plate tectonics . seismologists have not been observing Earth's in- terior for very many years , they can tell that areas of the mantle are moving with respect to one an ... Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor Evidence for Plate Tectonics.
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... plate tectonic processes that are known today to help support his hypothesis . To take Darwin's hypothesis of coral reef development one step further , plate tectonics can be used to explain how an atoll turns into a tablemount . With ...
... plate tectonic processes that are known today to help support his hypothesis . To take Darwin's hypothesis of coral reef development one step further , plate tectonics can be used to explain how an atoll turns into a tablemount . With ...
Contents
Rational Use of Technology? | 3 |
Some Historical Notes | 9 |
Origins | 17 |
Copyright | |
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