Laboratory exercises in oceanography
Pipkin, Bernard F.
Gorsline, Donn S.
Casey, Richard E.
Dunn, Dean
A comprehensive manual for the practical study of Oceanography featuring exercises for all the major disciplines within it (biology, chemistry, geology, and physics) and data from real-life experiments. The fourth edition has been updated throughout and includes coverage of the latest developments in the field. INDICE: Preface .Introduction.Bathymetry - the Shape of the Sea Floor.Marine Charts or Finding Your Way Around.Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics.Geography of the Oceans.Materials of the Sea Floor and How We Study Them.Temperatures of Seawater.Salinity of Seawater.Water Masses and How We Study Them.Surface Currents.Tides.Waves at Sea.Waves in Shallow Water and Beach Erosion.Hurricanes.Oceanography from Space.Distribution of Marine Life.Primary and Secondary Productivity.El Nino.Marine Ecosystems and Nutrient Cycles.Plankton.Marine Adaptations and the Deep Sea Environment.Estuaries.Littoral Ecosystems and Environmental Impact.Paleoceanography
- ISBN: 978-0-7167-9492-9
- Editorial: Worth
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 25/05/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido