Invitation to oceanography
by
 
Pinet, Paul R.

Title
Invitation to oceanography

Author
Pinet, Paul R.

ISBN
9780763706142

Personal Author
Pinet, Paul R.

Edition
Web enhanced ed.

Publication Information
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c1998.

Physical Description
xx, 508 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Contents
1. The Growth of Oceanography -- 2. The Origin of Ocean Basins -- 3. Marine Sedimentation -- 4. The Properties of Seawater -- 5. Ocean Circulation -- 6. Waves in the Ocean -- 7. Tides -- 8. The Dynamic Shoreline -- 9. Marine Ecology -- 10. Biological Productivity in the Ocean -- 11. Ocean Habitats and Their Biota -- 12. The Human Presence in the Ocean.

Subject Term
Oceanography.

Electronic Access
http://www.jbpub.com/oceanlink


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