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Introduction to Oceanography (Sierra College Edition)

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Introduction to Oceanography (Sierra College Edition)

Geosciences
Author
Allison D. Jones
Publisher
Sierra College
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CC BY-NC
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 107 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to the Oceans
  2. 1.01: Overview of the Oceans
  3. 1.02: Continental Margins
  4. 1.03: Marine Provinces
  5. 1.04: Mapping the Seafloor
  6. 02: Getting our Bearings
  7. 2.01: Prelude
  8. 2.02: Latitude and Longitude
  9. 2.03: Measuring Speed
  10. 2.04: Map Projections
  11. 03: The Origin and Structure of Earth
  12. 3.01: Origin of Earth and the Solar System
  13. 3.02: Structure of Earth
  14. 3.03: Determining the Structure of Earth
  15. 04: Plate Tectonics and Marine Geology
  16. 4.01: Alfred Wegener and the Theory of Plate Tectonics
  17. 4.02: Paleomagnetic Evidence for Plate Tectonics
  18. 4.03: Mechanisms for Plate Motion
  19. 4.04: Plates and Plate Motions
  20. 4.05: Divergent Plate Boundaries
  21. 4.06: Convergent Plate Boundaries
  22. 4.07: Transform Plate Boundaries
  23. 4.08: Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
  24. 4.09: Seamounts and Hot Spots
  25. 4.10: Coral Reefs
  26. 4.11: Hydrothermal Vents
  27. 05: Chemical Oceanography
  28. 5.01: Properties of Water
  29. 5.02: Origin of the Oceans
  30. 5.03: Salinity Patterns
  31. 5.04: Oxygen
  32. 5.05: Carbon Dioxide pH and Ocean Acidification
  33. 5.06: Nitrogen and Nutrients
  34. 5.07: Classifying Elements in Seawater
  35. 06: Physical Oceanography
  36. 6.01: Pressure
  37. 6.02: Temperature
  38. 6.03: Density
  39. 6.04: Sound
  40. 6.05: Light
  41. 07: Primary Production
  42. 7.01: Primary Production
  43. 7.02: The Producers
  44. 7.03: Factors Influencing Production
  45. 7.04: Patterns of Primary Production
  46. 08: Oceans and Climate
  47. 8.01: Earths Heat Budget
  48. 8.02: Winds and the Coriolis Effect
  49. 8.03: Winds and Climate
  50. 8.04: Hurricanes
  51. 8.05: Climate Change
  52. 8.06: The Global Thermostat. The Ocean-Atmosphere-Climate Connection
  53. 8.6.01: Introduction
  54. 8.6.02: Overview Solar Energy Pressure and Wind Belts
  55. 8.6.03: Redistributing Earth's Heat Wind and Currents
  56. 8.6.04: Coriolis and Ekman Transport
  57. 8.6.05: Ocean Circulation- Surface Water and Deep Water
  58. 8.6.06: Gyres and Surface Currents
  59. 8.6.07: Additional Resources
  60. 8.6.08: Summary and Final Tasks
  61. 09: Ocean Circulation
  62. 9.01: Surface Gyres
  63. 9.02: The Gulf Stream
  64. 9.03: The Ekman Spiral and Geostrophic Flow
  65. 9.04: Western Intensification
  66. 9.05: Currents Upwelling and Downwelling
  67. 9.06: El Nino and La Nina
  68. 9.07: Langmuir Circulation
  69. 9.08: Thermohaline Circulation
  70. 10: Waves
  71. 10.01: Wave Basics
  72. 10.02: Waves at Sea
  73. 10.03: Waves on the Shore
  74. 10.04: Tsunamis
  75. 11: Tides
  76. 11.01: Tidal Forces
  77. 11.02: Dynamic Theory of Tides
  78. 11.03: Tide Classification
  79. 12: Ocean Sediments
  80. 12.01: Classifying Sediments
  81. 12.02: Lithogenous Sediments
  82. 12.03: Biogenous Sediments
  83. 12.04: Hydrogenous Sediments
  84. 12.05: Cosmogenous Sediments
  85. 12.06: Sediment Distribution
  86. 13: Coastal Oceanography
  87. 13.01: Beaches
  88. 13.02: Longshore Transport
  89. 13.03: Landforms of Coastal Erosion
  90. 13.04: Landforms of Coastal Deposition
  91. 13.05: Human Interference with Shorelines
  92. 13.06: Estuaries
  93. 13.07: Sea Level Change
  94. 14: Ice
  95. 14.01: Types of Ice
  96. 14.02: Icebergs
  97. 14.03: Ice and Climate Change
  98. 15: The Sea is Rising the Sea is Rising
  99. 15.01: Lesson 5 Introduction
  100. 15.02: Buying Beach Property
  101. 15.03: The Sea Also Rises--global change
  102. 15.04: Sea Level--what do we know about the past and future
  103. 15.05: Not All Sea Level Change is Bad (or Is It)
  104. 15.06: The Sea Also Rises--or Does It
  105. 15.07: Consequences of Sea Level Rise
  106. 15.08: Additional Resources
  107. 15.09: Summary and Final Tasks