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Laboratory Exercises in Oceanography
Third Edition©2000 Bernard 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
Bernard W. Pipkin
Dr. Bernard Pipkin, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Southern California. He has authored three books and many professional papers in environmental geology, received the AA award for teaching excellence and hosted the Emmy-winning series, Oceanus.
Donn S. Gorsline
Donn S. Gorsline is Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at the University of Southern California. Previously he held USCs Wilford and Daris Zinsmeyer Chair in Marine Studies and was the recipient of the 1991 USC Faculty Lifetime Acheivement Award. Gorsline has also served as chairman of the earth sciences section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Richard E. Casey
Dean Dunn
Dean A. Dunn is former professor of geology at the University of Southern Mississippi. A Ph.D. in oceanography and paleontology, Dr. Dunn served as shipboard scientist for Glomar Challenger expeditions in both the Pacific and western Atlantic.
Stephen A. Schellenberg
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