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Laboratory Exercises in Oceanography
Third EditionBernard F. Pipkin; Donn S. Gorsline; Richard E. Casey; Dean Dunn; Stephen A. Schellenberg
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Containing exercises within the major discipines of oceanography -- biology, chemistry, geology, and physics, Laboratory Exercises in Oceanography incorporates real data from actual experiments to help you gain a deeper understanding of relevant concepts.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Introduction
EXERCISES
1. Bathymetry – The Shape of the Sea Floor
2. Marine Charts or Finding Your Way Around
3. Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics
4. Geography of the Oceans
5. Materials of the Sea Floor and How We Study Them
6. Temperatures of Seawater
7. Salinity of Seawater
8. Water Masses and How We Study Them
9. Surface Currents
10. Tides
11. Waves at Sea
12. Waves in Shallow Water and Beach Erosion
13. Hurricanes – NEW
14. Oceanography from Space – NEW
15. Distribution of Marine Life
16. Primary and Secondary Productivity
17. El Nino – NEW
18. Marine Ecosystems and Nutrient Cycles
19. Plankton
20. Marine Adaptations and the Deep Sea Environment
21. Estuaries
22. Littoral Ecosystems and Environmental Impact – NEW
23. Paleoceanography
1. Bathymetry – The Shape of the Sea Floor
2. Marine Charts or Finding Your Way Around
3. Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics
4. Geography of the Oceans
5. Materials of the Sea Floor and How We Study Them
6. Temperatures of Seawater
7. Salinity of Seawater
8. Water Masses and How We Study Them
9. Surface Currents
10. Tides
11. Waves at Sea
12. Waves in Shallow Water and Beach Erosion
13. Hurricanes – NEW
14. Oceanography from Space – NEW
15. Distribution of Marine Life
16. Primary and Secondary Productivity
17. El Nino – NEW
18. Marine Ecosystems and Nutrient Cycles
19. Plankton
20. Marine Adaptations and the Deep Sea Environment
21. Estuaries
22. Littoral Ecosystems and Environmental Impact – NEW
23. Paleoceanography