- ホーム
- > 洋書
- > 英文書
- > Science / Mathematics
Full Description
An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Tenth Edition, is an introductory oceanography text intended for students without a background in mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, or biology. It emphasizes the role of basic scientific principles in helping understand the processes that govern the ocean and the earth. To keep the text as current as possible, the authors conduct their own research and examine other findings such as analyzing satellite data and large-scale oceanographic programs. From this vast amount of data, they select interesting, relevant, and understandable examples that illustrate contemporary principles of oceanography. An Introduction to the World's Oceans places greater emphasis on the physical and geological aspects of the oceans than on the chemical and geochemical properties, because the latter disciplines require more specific background knowledge. An ecological approach helps integrate the biological chapters with other subjects. Students are encouraged to look at oceanography as a cohesive and united discipline rather than a collection of subjects gathered under a marine umbrella. As with all previous editions, the authors continue to make each chapter stand as independently as possible, so that professors can assign chapters in the order that best suits their classrooms.
Contents
1The History of Oceanography2The Water Planet3Plate Tectonics4The Sea Floor and Its Sediments5The Physical Properties of Water6The Chemistry of Seawater7The Structure and Motion of the Atmosphere8Circulation and Ocean Structure9The Surface Currents10The Waves11The Tides12Coasts, Beaches, and Estuaries13Environmental Issues and Concerns14The Living Ocean15Production and Life16The Plankton: Drifters of the Open Ocean17The Nekton: Free Swimmers of the Sea18The Benthos: Dwellers of the Sea FloorAppendixesGlossaryCreditsIndexNER(01): WOW
