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Sverdrup, Keith A.; Duxbury, Alyn C.; Duxbury, Alison B.
ISBN-10: 0072930764
ISBN-13: 9780072930764

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. In An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Seventh Edition, Keith Sverdrup, Alyn Duxbury, and Alison Duxbury have blended the most comtemporary information and research with basic principles to bring you and your students an unmatched, comprehensive introduction to oceanography. You will find a significantly revised Seventh Edition that addresses all the latest findings in oceanography.
What's special about these authors?An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Seventh Edition,contains balanced and comprehensive coverage that comes from each author having strength in different areas of oceanography. Oceanography is an eclectic science that examines physical, chemical, and biological properties of the world's oceans. Alison Duxbury has a background in marine biology, Alyn Duxbury has a background in physical oceanography, and Keith Sverdrup has a background in marine geology, geophysics, and how oceanography relates to other areas of science. The result? A well-balanced, comprehensive introduction to oceanography. McGraw-Hill has exclusive videos from Scripps Institution of Oceanography: These video clips will be brief (one- to two-minute clips) and available on either videotape or on the Digital Content Manager CD-ROM. There will be a total of about 2 hours and 12 minutes worth of these short clips. Clips will be available for each chapter of the text and no other company can offer these videos.
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The History of Oceanography Prologue: The History of Oceanography
The Water Planet
Plate Tectonics
The Sea Floor and Its Sediments
The Physical Properties of Water
The Chemistry of Seawater
The Structure and Motion of the Atmosphere
Circulation and Ocean Structure
The Currents
The Waves
The Tides
Coasts, Beaches, and Estuaries
Environmental Issues and Concerns
The Living Ocean
Production and Life
The Plankton: Drifters of the Open Ocean
The Nekton: Free Swimmers of the Sea
The Benthos: Dwellers of the Sea Floor
Scientific (or Exponential) Notation
SI Units
Equations and Quantitative Relationships
Glossary
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Edition: 7th 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Binding: Trade Cloth
Pages: N/A
Size: 9.10" wide x 11.10" long x 0.92" tall
Weight: 3.21 lbs.
Language: English

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