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Paleoceanography / Thomas J. M. Schopf.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schopf, Thomas J. M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marine sediments.
- Oceanography.
- SCIENCE / General.
- Submarine geology.
- Local Subjects:
- Marine sediments.
- Oceanography.
- SCIENCE / General.
- Submarine geology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 p.): Zahlr. Abb.
- Edition:
- Reprint 2014
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Whether in the context of off-shore oil exploration or pure research, the oceans of the geological past have never been of more compelling interest. The recent expansion in oceanographic studies has produced a burgeoning of data on ancient ocean circulation, climate, bathymetry, chemistry, biology, and temperature data that now should be considered in a more general geological and paleontological framework. Schopf has produced a remarkable synthesis of these data that provides any earth scientist with the background necessary to appreciate the history of the ancient oceans. Each of his seven chapters includes a summary of modern conditions, a major section on methods for determining ancient patterns, and a summary of each oceanographic factor over geological time. Paleoceanography will serve as an important resource for paleontologists and for a much broader audience of earth and ocean scientists, petroleum geologists, and stratigraphers.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- About this book
- Ocean volume
- Bathymetry / Spencer, D. W. / Degens, Ε. T. / Kulbicki, G.
- Water Studies / Worthington, L. V.
- Temperature / Eddy, J. A.
- Chemistry / Shackleton, N. J.
- Climatology / Voigtlander
- Biology / Ekman, S.
- Appendix: Grain-Size Nomenclature
- References
- Index of names
- Index of Subjects
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-674-43288-6
- OCLC:
- 1013947358
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