Oceanography An Illustrated Guide
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Contents: How the Science of oceanography developed; the atmosphere and the ocean; the role of ocean; the role of ocean circulation in the changing climate; ocean weather - eddies in the sea; observing ocean from space; marine phytoplankton blooms; snow fall in the open ocean; the evolution and structure of ocean basins; slides, debris flows, and turbidity currents; mid-ocean ridges and hydrothermal activity; the ocean: a global chemical system; the marine carbonate system; a walk on the deep side: animals in the deep sea; light, colour and vision in the ocean; ocean diversity; life in estuaries, salt marshes, lagoons, and coastal waters; artificial reefs; scientific diving; marine instrumentation; the sea floor - exploring a hidden world; ocean resources; waste disposal in the deep ocean; index.