Introduction to the World's Oceans

Name: Introduction to the World's Oceans
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ISBN: 9780073254838

ISBN-10: 0073254835

ISBN-13: 9780073254838

Edition: 9th 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Keith A. Sverdrup, E. Virginia Armbrust

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An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Ninth Edition, is an introductory oceanography text intended for students without a background in mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, or biology. It emphasizes the role of basic scientific principles in helping understand the processes that govern the ocean and the earth. A major objective of the text is to stimulate student interest and curiosity by blending contemporary information and research with basic principles to form an integrated introduction to the sciences of the oceans. To keep the text as current as possible, the authors conduct their own research and examine other findings such as analyzing satellite data and large-scale…

Book details

List price: $140.94
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 521
Size: 9.25" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.190
Language: English



The History of Oceanography


The Water Planet


Plate Tectonics


The Sea Floor and Its Sediments


The Physical Properties of Water


The Chemistry of Seawater


The Structure and Motion of the Atmosphere


Circulation and Ocean Structure


The Surface Currents


The Waves


The Tides


Coasts, Beaches, and Estuaries


Environmental Issues and Concerns


The Living Ocean


Production and Life


The Plankton: Drifters of the Open Ocean


The Nekton: Free Swimmers of the Sea


The Benthos: Dwellers of the Sea Floor