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Our World Ocean: Understanding the Most Important Ecosystem on Earth

This book offers an alternative to the traditional, dry-as-bones, hohum approach of the standard textbook. Sure, it covers all the topics you’ll find in a traditional oceanography textbook. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. We go broader and deeper. We write the way people talk— conversationally. We encourage folks to interact with the text, to click through to full-size images, to view video and hear audio, and to quickly access the reference materials.

Oceanography Geosciences

Tác giả: W. Sean Chamberlin, Nicki Shaw, and Martha Rich
Nhà xuất bản: Fullerton College
Nguồn: LibreTexts
Giấy phép: CC BY
Ngôn ngữ: EN
Danh mục: Khoa học cơ bản

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01: Voyage I Ocean Science
01: The World Ocean System
1.01: A World Ocean Perspective
1.02: An Interdisciplinary Science
1.03: An Earth Systems View
1.04: Earths Seven Spheres
1.05: The World Ocean System
1.06: Keeping an Eye on Climate Change
1.07: Ocean Literacy
1.08: Your Mission
1.09: Chapter References
02: Team Oceanography
2.01: Channel Your Inner Scientist
2.02: Investigate the Natural World
2.03: Ask a Good Question
2.04: Propose an Idea or Model
2.05: Test Your Hypotheses
2.06: Conduct an Investigation
2.07: Analyze Your Results
2.08: Form Your Conclusions
2.09: Communicate Your Science
2.10: Chapter References
03: Science Aboard Ships
3.01: The Birth of Oceanography
3.02: Sampling over Space
3.03: Sampling over Time
3.04: The Challenge of Pressure
3.05: The Undersampling Problem
3.06: Modern Oceanographic Vessels
3.07: Beneath the Surface
3.08: Chapter References
04: Robots Satellites and Observatories
4.01: Bottles Drifters and Floats
4.02: Gliders
4.03: Towfish
4.04: Remotely Operated Vehicles
4.05: Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
4.06: Hybrid Platforms
4.07: Benthic Landers
4.08: Mini-Autonomous Underwater Explorers
4.09: Ocean Moorings
4.10: Uncrewed Aerial Platforms
4.11: Satellite Oceanography
4.12: Ocean Observatories
4.13: Chapter References
03: New Page
05: The Beach
5.01: What Is a Beach
5.02: Anatomy of a Beach
5.03: The Origins of Beach Sand
5.04: From the Mountains to the Sea
5.05: Wave-Driven Sediment Transport
5.06: The Littoral Cell
5.07: Human Impacts on Beaches
5.08: The Last Beach
5.09: Chapter References
06: The Seafloor
6.01: Planet Earth vs. Planet Ocean
6.02: A Few Words About Seafloor
6.03: Marine Geomorphometry
6.04: Seafloor Provinces
6.05: Deep-Sea Mining
6.06: Chapter References
07: Seawater and Its Elements
7.01: Anatomy of a Molecule
7.02: The Periodic Table of the Elements
7.03: The Names Bond Chemical Bond
7.04: Chemical Formulas
7.05: The Water Molecule
7.06: What Are Salts
7.07: Seawater Constituents
7.08: Chapter References
08: The Water Cycle and Ocean Salinity
8.01: A Useful and Simple Model
8.02: The Global Water Cycle
8.03: The Three States of Water
8.04: Water the Dissolver of Rocks
8.05: Salinity over Long Timescales
8.06: Salinity over Short Timescales
8.07: Airborne Sources of Salts
8.08: Biological Sources and Sinks
8.09: Residence Time
8.10: Measuring Salinity
8.11: The Global Water Crisis
8.12: Chapter References
03: Voyage III Ocean Physics
09: The Sun and the Earth
9.01: Interesting Facts About the Sun
9.02: Electromagnetic Radiation
9.03: How the Sun Warms the Earth
9.04: Earths Energy Imbalance
9.05: Chapter References
10: The Surface Circulation
10.01: Main Features
10.02: Boundary Currents
10.03: West Wind Drift Currents
10.04: Polar Ocean Currents
10.05: Understanding Ocean Motions
10.06: Ocean Currents Up Close
10.07: Monsoonal Circulation
10.08: Final Thoughts
10.09: Chapter References
11: The Seasons of the Sea
11.01: Sunrise Sunset
11.02: Why Do Seasons Occur
11.03: How Does Earths Tilt Affect Surface Warming
11.04: The Ocean Layer Cake
11.05: Measuring the Oceans Layers
11.06: Visualizing Layers- The XZ Graph
11.07: The Seasons and the Thermoclines
11.08: The Importance of the Oceans Seasonal Cycle
11.09: Chapter References
12: Atmospheric Circulation
12.01: Earths Atmosphere
12.02: What Causes Winds
12.03: Local and Regional Winds
12.04: Global Atmospheric Circulation
12.05: Final Thoughts
12.06: Chapter References
13: Ocean Waves
13.01: Energy in Motion
13.02: The Source of a Waves Energy
13.03: The Geometry of Waves
13.04: Types of Waves
13.05: The Timing of Waves
13.06: The Speed of Waves
13.07: Wave Orbitals
13.08: Wind Stress- A Transfer of Energy
13.09: The Wind-Stressed Sea Surface
13.10: Factors Affecting Wave Size
13.11: The Beaufort Wind Force Scale
13.12: Dispersion of Waves
13.13: Deep- and Shallow-Water Waves
13.14: The Making of Surf
13.15: Chapter References
14: Ocean Tides and Sea Level Rise
14.01: The Tide-Causing Forces
14.02: The Tides Follow the Moon
14.03: Measuring and Predicting Tides
14.04: Classification of Tides
14.05: Tidal Height
14.06: Spring and Neap Tides
14.07: Practical Applications of Tide Knowledge
14.08: An Ever-Changing Sea Level
14.09: How Do We Measure Sea Level
14.10: What Causes Sea Level Change
14.11: What Have We Learned About Global Sea Level Rise
14.12: What Have We Learned About Local Sea Level Rise
14.13: Its Not Just Sea Level Rise
14.14: Chapter References
04: Voyage IV Ocean Biology
15: The Living Sea
15.01: Systems of Classification
15.02: A Quick Lesson in Classification
15.03: Two or Three Domains
15.04: A Brief History of Life on Earth
15.05: Life and Earth as One
15.06: Chapter References
16: Ocean Depth Zones
16.01: Defining an Organisms Habitat
16.02: Marine Biogeography
16.03: Oceanic Environments
16.04: Pelagic Depth Zones
16.05: Benthic Depth Zones
16.06: Ocean Depth Zoning Out
16.07: Chapter References
05: Appendix
17: Appendix ACommon Abbreviations
18: Appendix B- Ocean Science Abbreviations
19: Appendix CAbbreviations for Ocean Currents
20: Appendix DMetric Prefixes
21: Appendix EUseful Formulas
22: Appendix FEstimating Water Pressure
23: In the Periscope- Tiny Treasures by Colleen Chamberlin