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Exploring the world ocean / W. Sean Chamberlin, Tommy D. Dickey ; foreword by George Philander

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : McGraw Hill/Higher Education, [2008]Description: xxi, 394 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780073312767
  • 0073312762
Subject(s): Summary: Presents oceanography as a systems science, aimed at understanding the world ocean as a single, interdependent system of interacting geological, physical, chemical and biological processes. The text also emphasizes the idea that ocean science is an ongoing process, dependent upon cutting-edge technology and research. Students are encouraged to take an active role in learning by exploring scientific ideas, data, and alternative ways of thinking as they view ocean science through the eyes of oceanographers
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General General ATU Dublin Road General Shelves 551.46 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available G112343
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Presents oceanography as a systems science, aimed at understanding the world ocean as a single, interdependent system of interacting geological, physical, chemical and biological processes. The text also emphasizes the idea that ocean science is an ongoing process, dependent upon cutting-edge technology and research. Students are encouraged to take an active role in learning by exploring scientific ideas, data, and alternative ways of thinking as they view ocean science through the eyes of oceanographers

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