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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.

OceanographyGeosciences
Author
W. Sean Chamberlin, Nicki Shaw, and Martha Rich
Publisher
Fullerton College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 174 sections
  1. 01: Voyage I Ocean Science
  2. 01: The World Ocean System
  3. 1.01: A World Ocean Perspective
  4. 1.02: An Interdisciplinary Science
  5. 1.03: An Earth Systems View
  6. 1.04: Earths Seven Spheres
  7. 1.05: The World Ocean System
  8. 1.06: Keeping an Eye on Climate Change
  9. 1.07: Ocean Literacy
  10. 1.08: Your Mission
  11. 1.09: Chapter References
  12. 02: Team Oceanography
  13. 2.01: Channel Your Inner Scientist
  14. 2.02: Investigate the Natural World
  15. 2.03: Ask a Good Question
  16. 2.04: Propose an Idea or Model
  17. 2.05: Test Your Hypotheses
  18. 2.06: Conduct an Investigation
  19. 2.07: Analyze Your Results
  20. 2.08: Form Your Conclusions
  21. 2.09: Communicate Your Science
  22. 2.10: Chapter References
  23. 03: Science Aboard Ships
  24. 3.01: The Birth of Oceanography
  25. 3.02: Sampling over Space
  26. 3.03: Sampling over Time
  27. 3.04: The Challenge of Pressure
  28. 3.05: The Undersampling Problem
  29. 3.06: Modern Oceanographic Vessels
  30. 3.07: Beneath the Surface
  31. 3.08: Chapter References
  32. 04: Robots Satellites and Observatories
  33. 4.01: Bottles Drifters and Floats
  34. 4.02: Gliders
  35. 4.03: Towfish
  36. 4.04: Remotely Operated Vehicles
  37. 4.05: Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  38. 4.06: Hybrid Platforms
  39. 4.07: Benthic Landers
  40. 4.08: Mini-Autonomous Underwater Explorers
  41. 4.09: Ocean Moorings
  42. 4.10: Uncrewed Aerial Platforms
  43. 4.11: Satellite Oceanography
  44. 4.12: Ocean Observatories
  45. 4.13: Chapter References
  46. 03: New Page
  47. 05: The Beach
  48. 5.01: What Is a Beach
  49. 5.02: Anatomy of a Beach
  50. 5.03: The Origins of Beach Sand
  51. 5.04: From the Mountains to the Sea
  52. 5.05: Wave-Driven Sediment Transport
  53. 5.06: The Littoral Cell
  54. 5.07: Human Impacts on Beaches
  55. 5.08: The Last Beach
  56. 5.09: Chapter References
  57. 06: The Seafloor
  58. 6.01: Planet Earth vs. Planet Ocean
  59. 6.02: A Few Words About Seafloor
  60. 6.03: Marine Geomorphometry
  61. 6.04: Seafloor Provinces
  62. 6.05: Deep-Sea Mining
  63. 6.06: Chapter References
  64. 07: Seawater and Its Elements
  65. 7.01: Anatomy of a Molecule
  66. 7.02: The Periodic Table of the Elements
  67. 7.03: The Names Bond Chemical Bond
  68. 7.04: Chemical Formulas
  69. 7.05: The Water Molecule
  70. 7.06: What Are Salts
  71. 7.07: Seawater Constituents
  72. 7.08: Chapter References
  73. 08: The Water Cycle and Ocean Salinity
  74. 8.01: A Useful and Simple Model
  75. 8.02: The Global Water Cycle
  76. 8.03: The Three States of Water
  77. 8.04: Water the Dissolver of Rocks
  78. 8.05: Salinity over Long Timescales
  79. 8.06: Salinity over Short Timescales
  80. 8.07: Airborne Sources of Salts
  81. 8.08: Biological Sources and Sinks
  82. 8.09: Residence Time
  83. 8.10: Measuring Salinity
  84. 8.11: The Global Water Crisis
  85. 8.12: Chapter References
  86. 03: Voyage III Ocean Physics
  87. 09: The Sun and the Earth
  88. 9.01: Interesting Facts About the Sun
  89. 9.02: Electromagnetic Radiation
  90. 9.03: How the Sun Warms the Earth
  91. 9.04: Earths Energy Imbalance
  92. 9.05: Chapter References
  93. 10: The Surface Circulation
  94. 10.01: Main Features
  95. 10.02: Boundary Currents
  96. 10.03: West Wind Drift Currents
  97. 10.04: Polar Ocean Currents
  98. 10.05: Understanding Ocean Motions
  99. 10.06: Ocean Currents Up Close
  100. 10.07: Monsoonal Circulation
  101. 10.08: Final Thoughts
  102. 10.09: Chapter References
  103. 11: The Seasons of the Sea
  104. 11.01: Sunrise Sunset
  105. 11.02: Why Do Seasons Occur
  106. 11.03: How Does Earths Tilt Affect Surface Warming
  107. 11.04: The Ocean Layer Cake
  108. 11.05: Measuring the Oceans Layers
  109. 11.06: Visualizing Layers- The XZ Graph
  110. 11.07: The Seasons and the Thermoclines
  111. 11.08: The Importance of the Oceans Seasonal Cycle
  112. 11.09: Chapter References
  113. 12: Atmospheric Circulation
  114. 12.01: Earths Atmosphere
  115. 12.02: What Causes Winds
  116. 12.03: Local and Regional Winds
  117. 12.04: Global Atmospheric Circulation
  118. 12.05: Final Thoughts
  119. 12.06: Chapter References
  120. 13: Ocean Waves
  121. 13.01: Energy in Motion
  122. 13.02: The Source of a Waves Energy
  123. 13.03: The Geometry of Waves
  124. 13.04: Types of Waves
  125. 13.05: The Timing of Waves
  126. 13.06: The Speed of Waves
  127. 13.07: Wave Orbitals
  128. 13.08: Wind Stress- A Transfer of Energy
  129. 13.09: The Wind-Stressed Sea Surface
  130. 13.10: Factors Affecting Wave Size
  131. 13.11: The Beaufort Wind Force Scale
  132. 13.12: Dispersion of Waves
  133. 13.13: Deep- and Shallow-Water Waves
  134. 13.14: The Making of Surf
  135. 13.15: Chapter References
  136. 14: Ocean Tides and Sea Level Rise
  137. 14.01: The Tide-Causing Forces
  138. 14.02: The Tides Follow the Moon
  139. 14.03: Measuring and Predicting Tides
  140. 14.04: Classification of Tides
  141. 14.05: Tidal Height
  142. 14.06: Spring and Neap Tides
  143. 14.07: Practical Applications of Tide Knowledge
  144. 14.08: An Ever-Changing Sea Level
  145. 14.09: How Do We Measure Sea Level
  146. 14.10: What Causes Sea Level Change
  147. 14.11: What Have We Learned About Global Sea Level Rise
  148. 14.12: What Have We Learned About Local Sea Level Rise
  149. 14.13: Its Not Just Sea Level Rise
  150. 14.14: Chapter References
  151. 04: Voyage IV Ocean Biology
  152. 15: The Living Sea
  153. 15.01: Systems of Classification
  154. 15.02: A Quick Lesson in Classification
  155. 15.03: Two or Three Domains
  156. 15.04: A Brief History of Life on Earth
  157. 15.05: Life and Earth as One
  158. 15.06: Chapter References
  159. 16: Ocean Depth Zones
  160. 16.01: Defining an Organisms Habitat
  161. 16.02: Marine Biogeography
  162. 16.03: Oceanic Environments
  163. 16.04: Pelagic Depth Zones
  164. 16.05: Benthic Depth Zones
  165. 16.06: Ocean Depth Zoning Out
  166. 16.07: Chapter References
  167. 05: Appendix
  168. 17: Appendix ACommon Abbreviations
  169. 18: Appendix B- Ocean Science Abbreviations
  170. 19: Appendix CAbbreviations for Ocean Currents
  171. 20: Appendix DMetric Prefixes
  172. 21: Appendix EUseful Formulas
  173. 22: Appendix FEstimating Water Pressure
  174. 23: In the Periscope- Tiny Treasures by Colleen Chamberlin