OCEANOGRAPHY: INVITATION TO MARINE SCIENCE W/INFOTRAC

by GARRISON

• ISBN13: 9780534530822
• ISBN10: 0534530826
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-07-27
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

The ocean affects all aspects of our lives--Tom Garrison will show you how in this new edition of OCEANOGRAPHY: AN INVITATION TO MARINE SCIENCE. Garrison takes you on a vivid exploration of the ocean--from submarine canyons to zooplankton, global warming, the growing plastics problem, and our changing coastlines--and explains oceanography's most important concepts. Garrison's friendly approach helps you understand the complexities involved in how we study and use the ocean. You'll explore topics like Hurricane Katrina; the devastating December 2004 earthquake in the Indian Ocean and the resulting tsunami; the Moon and its connection to the ocean; the power of the ocean to influence weather; and uses and abuses of the ocean. Gain an understanding of the wonders of the sea and the scientific questions that surround it with this fascinating book!

Table of Contents

An Ocean World	1	(22)
A History of Marine Science	23	(29)
Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics	52	(37)
Continental Margins and Ocean Basins	89	(27)
Sediments	116	(22)
Seawater Chemistry	138	(16)
Ocean Physics	154	(26)
Atmospheric Circulation and Weather	180	(22)
Ocean Circulation	202	(29)
Wave Dynamics and Wind Waves	231	(21)
Tsunami, Seiches, and Tides	252	(28)
Coasts	280	(27)
Life in the Ocean	307	(25)
Primary Productivity, Plankton, and Plants	332	(30)
Marine Animals	362	(38)
Marine Communities	400	(22)
Poles and Tropics: Oceanography of the Extremes	422	(29)
Marine Resources	451	(26)
Environmental Concerns	477	(25)
Afterword	502	(2)
Appendix I Measurements and Conversions	504	(4)
Appendix II Geological Time	508	(3)
Appendix III Latitude and Longitude, Time, and Navigation	511	(3)
Appendix IV Maps and Charts	514	(4)
Appendix V Taxonomic Classification of Marine Organisms	518	(2)
Appendix VI Working in Marine Science	520	(5)
Appendix VII Calculating the Tide-Generating Force	525	(2)
Glossary	527	(16)
Acknowledgments	543	(2)
Index	545