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Full Description
This book provides an introduction to ocean sciences that is engaging, evocative and accessible to non-experts interested in marine geoscience, while sparking readers' interest in important unsolved mysteries in marine science. The scope of the book is quite broad, but focuses on the physical ocean and its geological evolution, including the author's experiences working as an oceanographer over the last thirty years. Across twelve chapters, the book traces the origins of the ocean from its formation 4 billion years ago, reviews the discoveries of the theory of plate tectonics, the ice ages and the great ocean conveyor, and discusses seafloor features (canyons, seamounts, trenches, abyssal plains, etc.), how they formed and their current environmental issues. The book concludes with a prognosis for the future ocean we might expect with global climate change and other human impacts. This second edition provides updated information throughout, adds two new chapters on coral reefs and submarine canyons, and includes study questions at the end of each chapter.
Contents
Chapter 1: The Ocean Begins.- Chapter 2: Oceans Created - Oceans Destroyed.- Chapter 3: Where Did Continents Come From?.- Chapter 4: How Deep Is The Ocean?.- Chapter 5: The Ocean In Motion!.- Chapter 6: The Lungs of The Ocean.- Chapter 7: Frozen Ocean - Ice Ages and Climate Change.- Chapter 8: The Continental Shelf.- Chapter 9: Coral Reefs.- Chapter 10: Submarine Canyons.- Chapter 11: The Face of The Deep.- Chapter 12: An Ocean of Mysteries.
