Exploring the Ocean Environment GIS Investigations for the Earth Sciences (with CD-ROM)

by Hall, Michelle K.; Walker, C. Scott; Weeks, Jennifer A.; Kendall, Larry P.

• ISBN13: 9780534423506
• ISBN10: 0534423507
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-29
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Don't just read about GIS! Learn GIS by using it with EXPLORING THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT: GIS INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE EARTH SCIENCES and its accompanying CD-ROM. With this GIS textbook, you'll be guided through a set of exercises where you'll first explore, then analyze, then use GIS technology yourself to interpret scientific data. Plus, with ready-to-use maps and legends, along with powerful study tools, this GIS earth science textbook gets you on the fast track to success on the test as well.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Thinking scientifically	iii
Planning to learn	iii
GIS made easier	iv
Getting started
What you need to know	v
Using a lab computer	v
Using your own computer	v
Windows installation	vi
Macintosh installation	ix
Help, updates, and resources	xii
Troubleshooting	xiii
Using these materials
Visual cues and basic skills	xv
Large numbers	xvi
Rounding	xvi
Estimating percent area	xvii
Using ArcView GIS for Windows	xviii
Using ArcView GIS for Macintosh	xix
The ArcView GIS user interface	xx
The Ocean Basins
The once and future ocean	3	(4)
Changing oceans	7	(8)
Ocean origins	15	(8)
Beneath the waves	23	(6)
Ocean basin features	29	(6)
Why are oceans young?	35	(4)
Ocean Currents
A puzzle at 70°N	39	(4)
Oceans in motion	43	(10)
Current basics	53	(10)
Deep-water currents	63	(8)
Stopping the flow	71	(4)
Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
Moderating global temperature	75	(4)
A tale of two hemispheres	79	(10)
Climate oscillations	89	(8)
El Nino and La Nina	97	(12)
Local interactions	109	(6)
Marine Productivity
Bounty from the sea	115	(4)
The life-giving ocean	119	(6)
Resources for productivity	125	(6)
Dead zones	131	(8)
Searching for solutions	139