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How the ocean works : an introduction to oceanography /
"The world's oceans account for roughly 71 percent of the planet's surface and 99 percent of its livable volume. Any study of this huge habitat requires a solid foundation in the principles that underlie marine biology and physical and chemical oceanography, yet until now undergraduat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1: Discovering the Oceans; Chapter 2: Ocean Basins; Chapter 3: Seawater; Chapter 4: Photosynthesis and Primary Production; Chapter 5: The Flow of Energy, Carbon, and Nutrients; Chapter 6: The Dilemma of the Two-Layered Ocean; Chapter 7: The Coriolis Effect and Its Consequences; Chapter 8: Winds and Currents; Chapter 9: Solutions to the Dilemma; Chapter 10: Complexity: Carbon, Iron, and the Atmosphere; Chapter 11: Fisheries; Chapter 12: An Invitation; Index.