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OCEAN-101: Fundamentals of Oceanography

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OCEAN-101: Fundamentals of Oceanography

This text is an introduction to the geological, chemical, physical and biological aspects of the world's oceans and interactions of these different aspects. Topics include the history of oceanography; historic and modern oceanographic instruments; plate tectonics and marine geology; the marine-land interface; ecological problems of the local bay, estuary, delta and state-wide water resources; the oceans’ roles as a dominant influence on the earth, its climate, and the lives of its inhabitants an

Geosciences
Author
Keddy Elizabeth
Publisher
Diablo Valley College
Source
LibreTexts
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 128 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Oceanography
  2. 1.01: Why should we study the Oceans
  3. 1.02: Types of Oceanographic Study
  4. 02: Introduction to Science
  5. 2.01: Scientific Investigation
  6. 2.02: Science Experiments
  7. 2.03: Scientific Theories
  8. 03: Ocean Exploration
  9. 3.01: Early Trade and Navigation
  10. 3.02: Explorers and Oceanographers
  11. 3.03: Voyages for Oceanography
  12. 3.04: Modern Ocean Science
  13. 04: Origin of the Earth and Ocean
  14. 4.01: Origin of Earth and the Solar System
  15. 4.02: Origin of the Oceans
  16. 05: Basic Geography
  17. 5.01: Latitude and Longitude
  18. 06: Ocean Basins
  19. 6.01: Overview of the Oceans
  20. 6.02: Continental Margins
  21. 6.03: Marine Provinces
  22. 6.04: Mapping the Seafloor
  23. 07: Ocean Sediments
  24. 7.01: Classifying Sediments
  25. 7.02: Lithogenous Sediments
  26. 7.03: Biogenous Sediments
  27. 7.04: Hydrogenous Sediments
  28. 7.05: Sediment Distribution
  29. 08: Plate Tectonics
  30. 8.01: Continental Drift
  31. 8.02: Plates and Plate Motions
  32. 8.03: Types of Plate Boundaries
  33. 8.04: Divergent Plate Boundaries
  34. 8.05: Convergent Plate Boundaries
  35. 8.06: Transform Plate Boundaries
  36. 8.07: Seamounts and Hot Spots
  37. 8.08: Paleomagnetic Evidence for Plate Tectonics
  38. 09: Chemical Oceanography
  39. 9.01: In Your Room
  40. 9.02: What is Matter
  41. 9.03: Classifying Matter According to Its StateSolid Liquid and Gas
  42. 9.04: Cutting Aluminum until you get Atoms
  43. 9.05: The Structure of Atoms
  44. 9.06: Unique properties of water
  45. 9.07: Properties of Water
  46. 9.08: Salinity Patterns
  47. 9.09: Oxygen
  48. 9.10: Carbon Dioxide and pH
  49. 9.11: Nitrogen and Nutrients
  50. 10: Atmospheric Circulation
  51. 10.01: How is Earth Heated
  52. 10.02: Winds and the Coriolis Effect
  53. 10.03: Winds and Climate
  54. 10.04: Hurricanes
  55. 11: Ocean Circulation
  56. 11.01: Density
  57. 11.02: Salinity Patterns
  58. 11.03: Thermohaline Circulation
  59. 11.04: Surface Gyres
  60. 11.05: The Gulf Stream
  61. 11.06: The Ekman Spiral and Geostrophic Flow
  62. 11.07: Western Intensification
  63. 11.08: Currents Upwelling and Downwelling
  64. 11.09: El Nino and La Nina
  65. 12: Waves
  66. 12.01: Waves
  67. 12.1.01: Wave Basics
  68. 12.1.02: Waves at Sea
  69. 12.1.03: Waves on the Shore
  70. 12.1.04: Tsunamis
  71. 13: Tides
  72. 13.01: Tides
  73. 13.1.01: Tidal Forces
  74. 13.1.02: Dynamic Theory of Tides
  75. 13.1.03: Tide Classification
  76. 14: Coasts and Estuaries
  77. 14.01: Coastal Oceanography
  78. 14.1.01: Beaches
  79. 14.1.02: Longshore Transport
  80. 14.1.03: Landforms of Coastal Erosion
  81. 14.1.04: Landforms of Coastal Deposition
  82. 14.1.05: Human Interference with Shorelines
  83. 14.1.06: Estuaries
  84. 14.1.07: Sea Level Change
  85. 15: Introduction to Marine Life
  86. 15.01: How do we categorize living things
  87. 15.02: Explaining the Diversity of Life
  88. 15.03: Life in the Ocean
  89. 15.04: Phylum Porifera
  90. 15.05: Phylum Cnidaria
  91. 15.06: Phylum Annelida
  92. 15.07: Phylum Arthropoda
  93. 15.08: Phylum Mollusca
  94. 15.09: Phylum Echinodermata
  95. 15.10: Phylum Chordata
  96. 15.11: Zones of Marine Environments
  97. 16: Plankton Productivity and Energy Transfer
  98. 16.01: Primary Production
  99. 16.02: The Producers
  100. 16.03: Factors Influencing Production
  101. 16.04: Patterns of Primary Production
  102. 16.05: Food Chains and Food Webs
  103. 17: Seaweeds and Marine Plants
  104. 17.01: Kelp Forest Ecosystems
  105. 17.02: Mangrove Ecosystems
  106. 17.03: Seagrass Beds
  107. 18: Coral Reefs
  108. 18.01: Coral Reefs- An Introduction
  109. 18.02: Different Types of Corals
  110. 18.03: Reef Types and How Coral Reefs are Formed
  111. 18.04: Symbiotic Relationships in Coral Reef Ecosystem
  112. 18.05: Importance of Coral Reefs
  113. 19: Marine Communities
  114. 19.01: Marine Community Zones
  115. 19.02: Intertidal Zone- Rocky Shore
  116. 19.03: Intertidal Zone- Sandy Mudflat shores
  117. 19.04: Subtidal Zone
  118. 19.05: Oceanic Zone
  119. 19.06: Deep Sea
  120. 20: Marine Vertebrates
  121. 20.01: Ichthyology
  122. 20.02: Seabirds
  123. 20.03: Sea Turtles
  124. 20.04: Marine Mammals
  125. 21: Climate Change
  126. 21.01: Greenhouse Effect
  127. 21.02: Climate Change
  128. 21.03: Carbon Dioxide pH and Ocean Acidification