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The ocean basins : their structure and evolution /

This is an invaluable textbook, prepared by the Open University team and designed so that it can be read on its own or as part of the OU course. This second edition has been fully revised and updated including new colour illustrations increasing the striking spread of full colour diagrams throughout...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wright, John
Autores Corporativos: Open University. Oceanography Course Team, Open University
Otros Autores: Rothery, David A., Brown, Joan (Joan E.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [UK] ; Boston : Milton Keynes, England : Butterworth-Heinemann ; Open University, 1998.
Edición:2nd ed. /
Colección:Open University Oceanography.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; THE OCEAN BASINS: THEIR STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; ABOUT THIS VOLUME; ABOUT THIS SERIES; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. THE SHAPE OF OCEAN BASINS; CHAPTER 3. THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS; CHAPTER 4. THE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; CHAPTER 5. HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION IN OCEANIC CRUST; CHAPTER 6. PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY AND SEA-LEVEL CHANGES; CHAPTER 7. THE BROADER PICTURE; APPENDIX: THE STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN; SUGGESTED FURTHER READING; ANSWERS AND COMMENTS TO QUESTIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX.