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Introduction to Oceanography

Introduction to Oceanography is a textbook appropriate to an introductory-level university course in oceanography. The book covers the fundamental geological, chemical, physical and biological processes in the ocean, with an emphasis on the North Atlantic region.

OceanographyGeosciences
Author
Paul Webb
Publisher
Roger Williams University
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 88 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. 09: Ocean Circulation
  53. 9.01: Surface Gyres
  54. 9.02: The Gulf Stream
  55. 9.03: The Ekman Spiral and Geostrophic Flow
  56. 9.04: Western Intensification
  57. 9.05: Currents Upwelling and Downwelling
  58. 9.06: El Nino and La Nina
  59. 9.07: Langmuir Circulation
  60. 9.08: Thermohaline Circulation
  61. 10: Waves
  62. 10.01: Wave Basics
  63. 10.02: Waves at Sea
  64. 10.03: Waves on the Shore
  65. 10.04: Tsunamis
  66. 11: Tides
  67. 11.01: Tidal Forces
  68. 11.02: Dynamic Theory of Tides
  69. 11.03: Tide Classification
  70. 12: Ocean Sediments
  71. 12.01: Classifying Sediments
  72. 12.02: Lithogenous Sediments
  73. 12.03: Biogenous Sediments
  74. 12.04: Hydrogenous Sediments
  75. 12.05: Cosmogenous Sediments
  76. 12.06: Sediment Distribution
  77. 13: Coastal Oceanography
  78. 13.01: Beaches
  79. 13.02: Longshore Transport
  80. 13.03: Landforms of Coastal Erosion
  81. 13.04: Landforms of Coastal Deposition
  82. 13.05: Human Interference with Shorelines
  83. 13.06: Estuaries
  84. 13.07: Sea Level Change
  85. 14: Ice
  86. 14.01: Types of Ice
  87. 14.02: Icebergs
  88. 14.03: Ice and Climate Change