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Introduction to Oceanography (Sierra College Edition)
- Tác giả
- Allison D. Jones
- Nhà xuất bản
- Sierra College
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- CC BY-NC
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Mục lục· 107 mục
- 01: Introduction to the Oceans
- 1.01: Overview of the Oceans
- 1.02: Continental Margins
- 1.03: Marine Provinces
- 1.04: Mapping the Seafloor
- 02: Getting our Bearings
- 2.01: Prelude
- 2.02: Latitude and Longitude
- 2.03: Measuring Speed
- 2.04: Map Projections
- 03: The Origin and Structure of Earth
- 3.01: Origin of Earth and the Solar System
- 3.02: Structure of Earth
- 3.03: Determining the Structure of Earth
- 04: Plate Tectonics and Marine Geology
- 4.01: Alfred Wegener and the Theory of Plate Tectonics
- 4.02: Paleomagnetic Evidence for Plate Tectonics
- 4.03: Mechanisms for Plate Motion
- 4.04: Plates and Plate Motions
- 4.05: Divergent Plate Boundaries
- 4.06: Convergent Plate Boundaries
- 4.07: Transform Plate Boundaries
- 4.08: Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
- 4.09: Seamounts and Hot Spots
- 4.10: Coral Reefs
- 4.11: Hydrothermal Vents
- 05: Chemical Oceanography
- 5.01: Properties of Water
- 5.02: Origin of the Oceans
- 5.03: Salinity Patterns
- 5.04: Oxygen
- 5.05: Carbon Dioxide pH and Ocean Acidification
- 5.06: Nitrogen and Nutrients
- 5.07: Classifying Elements in Seawater
- 06: Physical Oceanography
- 6.01: Pressure
- 6.02: Temperature
- 6.03: Density
- 6.04: Sound
- 6.05: Light
- 07: Primary Production
- 7.01: Primary Production
- 7.02: The Producers
- 7.03: Factors Influencing Production
- 7.04: Patterns of Primary Production
- 08: Oceans and Climate
- 8.01: Earths Heat Budget
- 8.02: Winds and the Coriolis Effect
- 8.03: Winds and Climate
- 8.04: Hurricanes
- 8.05: Climate Change
- 8.06: The Global Thermostat. The Ocean-Atmosphere-Climate Connection
- 8.6.01: Introduction
- 8.6.02: Overview Solar Energy Pressure and Wind Belts
- 8.6.03: Redistributing Earth's Heat Wind and Currents
- 8.6.04: Coriolis and Ekman Transport
- 8.6.05: Ocean Circulation- Surface Water and Deep Water
- 8.6.06: Gyres and Surface Currents
- 8.6.07: Additional Resources
- 8.6.08: Summary and Final Tasks
- 09: Ocean Circulation
- 9.01: Surface Gyres
- 9.02: The Gulf Stream
- 9.03: The Ekman Spiral and Geostrophic Flow
- 9.04: Western Intensification
- 9.05: Currents Upwelling and Downwelling
- 9.06: El Nino and La Nina
- 9.07: Langmuir Circulation
- 9.08: Thermohaline Circulation
- 10: Waves
- 10.01: Wave Basics
- 10.02: Waves at Sea
- 10.03: Waves on the Shore
- 10.04: Tsunamis
- 11: Tides
- 11.01: Tidal Forces
- 11.02: Dynamic Theory of Tides
- 11.03: Tide Classification
- 12: Ocean Sediments
- 12.01: Classifying Sediments
- 12.02: Lithogenous Sediments
- 12.03: Biogenous Sediments
- 12.04: Hydrogenous Sediments
- 12.05: Cosmogenous Sediments
- 12.06: Sediment Distribution
- 13: Coastal Oceanography
- 13.01: Beaches
- 13.02: Longshore Transport
- 13.03: Landforms of Coastal Erosion
- 13.04: Landforms of Coastal Deposition
- 13.05: Human Interference with Shorelines
- 13.06: Estuaries
- 13.07: Sea Level Change
- 14: Ice
- 14.01: Types of Ice
- 14.02: Icebergs
- 14.03: Ice and Climate Change
- 15: The Sea is Rising the Sea is Rising
- 15.01: Lesson 5 Introduction
- 15.02: Buying Beach Property
- 15.03: The Sea Also Rises--global change
- 15.04: Sea Level--what do we know about the past and future
- 15.05: Not All Sea Level Change is Bad (or Is It)
- 15.06: The Sea Also Rises--or Does It
- 15.07: Consequences of Sea Level Rise
- 15.08: Additional Resources
- 15.09: Summary and Final Tasks