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Essentials of Oceanography
Garrison, Tom S.
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geofísica
geología
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The fifth edition of ESSENTIALS OF OCEANOGRAPHY conveys Garrison’s enthusiasm for oceanography to non-science students taking the introductory course. It is a streamlined version of his bestselling OCEANOGRAPHY text, but was created specifically to meet the needs of instructors who prefer a shorter text. This edition incorporates global climate change as a recurring theme. ESSENTIALS OF OCEANOGRAPHY provides students with a basic understanding of the scientific questions, complexities, and uncertainties involved in ocean use, and the role and importance of oceans in nurturing and sustaining life on the planet.
New to this edition
Global climate change is a new theme. Icons throughout denote coverage of the topic as it is woven into chapter content.
Increased coverage of marine biology emphasizing energetics and an ecological approach to organisms puts current news and research into perspective for students.
Study Breaks are integrated throughout the chapters, helping students focus on the key areas they need to reinforce their understanding. Study Breaks directly reflect the topics presented in the key concepts, providing an additional checkpoint that students are understanding the topics they need to know.
The streamlined design includes larger figures throughout for greater emphasis, and improved placement of captions to better help students grasp what figures depict. Topic heads have been expanded to full sentences to clarify the concepts being introduced, and boxes are minimized to improve the flow of the text.
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. Origins.
2. History.
3. Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics.
4. Ocean Basins.
5. Sediments.
6. Water.
7. Atmospheric Circulation.
8. Ocean Circulation.
9. Waves.
10. Tides.
11. Coasts.
12. Life in the Ocean.
13. Pelagic Communities.
14. Benthic Communities.
15. Uses and Abuses of the Ocean.
Afterword.
Appendix I: Measurements and Conversions.
Appendix II: Geological Time.
Appendix III: Latitude and Longitude, Time, and Navigation.
Appendix IV: Maps and Charts.
Appendix V: Working in Marine Science.
Glossary.
Credits.
Index. |
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