Introduction to ocean sciences /

Segar, Douglas A.

Introduction to ocean sciences / Douglas A. Segar ; contributing author Elaine Stamman Segar - 2nd ed. - New York ; London : W. W. Norton & Co., [2007] - xxix, 581, [50] p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

The ocean planet -- History and challenges of ocean studies -- Studying the oceans -- Plate tectonics: evolution of the ocean floor -- Plate tectonics: history and evidence -- Water and seawater -- Physical properties of water and seawater -- Ocean sediments -- Ocean-atmosphere interactions -- Ocean circulation -- Waves -- Tides -- Coasts -- Foundations of life in the oceans -- Coastal oceans and estuaries -- Marine ecology -- Ocean ecosystems -- Ocean resources and the impacts of their use -- Pollution

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Oceanography
Oceanography (seas)