Invitation to oceanography

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Title:

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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Summary

An introductory text for students with little science background. Twelve chapters cover topics such as the origin of ocean basins, marine sedimentation, the properties of seawater, ocean circulation, wave dynamics, tides, shoreline change, marine ecology, ocean habitats, and the effect of humans on the ocean. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.