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An introduction to oceanography.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Webb, Paul, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Earth sciences--Textbooks.
- Earth sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- [Liverpool] The University press of Liverpool limited 2023
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Introduction to Oceanography is a textbook appropriate to an introductory-level university course in oceanography. The book covers the fundamental geological, chemical, physical and biological processes in the ocean, with an emphasis on the North Atlantic region.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Oceans
- Chapter 2: Getting our Bearings
- Chapter 3: The Origin and Structure of Earth
- Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics and Marine Geology
- Chapter 5: Chemical Oceanography
- Chapter 6: Physical Oceanography
- Chapter 7: Primary Production
- Chapter 8: Oceans and Climate
- Chapter 9: Ocean Circulation
- Chapter 10: Waves
- Chapter 11: Tides
- Chapter 12: Ocean Sediments
- Chapter 13: Coastal Oceanography
- Chapter 14: Ice
- Notes:
- Description based on print resource
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