Ocean [electronic resource] : reflections on a century of exploration / Wolf H. Berger with contributions by E. N. Shor.
The past one hundred years of ocean science have been distinguished by dramatic milestones, remarkable discoveries, and major revelations. This book is a clear and lively survey of many of these amazing findings. Beginning with a brief review of the elements that define what the ocean is and how it...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The past one hundred years of ocean science have been distinguished by dramatic milestones, remarkable discoveries, and major revelations. This book is a clear and lively survey of many of these amazing findings. Beginning with a brief review of the elements that define what the ocean is and how it works-from plate tectonics to the thermocline and the life within it-Wolf H. Berger places current understanding in the context of history. Essays treat such topics as beach processes and coral reefs, the great ocean currents off the East and West Coasts, the productivity of the sea, and the geologi. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 519 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520942547 052094254X 0520247787 9780520247789 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |