Oceanography : an invitation to marine science / Tom Garrison.

Author/creator Garrison, Tom
Format Book
Edition6th ed.
Publication InfoBelmont, CA : Thomson Brooks/Cole, ©2007.
Descriptionxx, 588 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Knowing the ocean world -- Origins -- Earth structure and plate tectonics -- Continental margins and ocean basins -- Sediments -- Water and ocean structure -- Ocean chemistry -- Circulation of the atmosphere -- Circulation of the ocean -- Waves -- Tides -- Coasts -- Life in the ocean -- Plankton, algae, and plants -- Marine animals -- Marine communities -- Marine resources -- Environmental concerns -- Afterword -- Appendix I. Measurements and conversions -- Appendix II. Geologic time -- Appendix III. Latitude and longitude, time, and navigation -- Appendix IV. Maps and charts -- Appendix V. The Coriolis effect -- Appendix VI. Taxonomic classification of marine organisms -- Appendix VII. Calculating the tide-generating force -- Appendix VIII. Periodic table of the elements -- Appendix IX. Working in marine science.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006933465
ISBN9780495112860 (student ed.)
ISBN0495112860 (student ed.)
ISBN9780495113447 (looseleaf ed.)
ISBN0495113441 (looseleaf ed.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GC11.2 .G37 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold