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020 _a0675203759
082 _a551.46
_bTHU
100 _aThurman, Harold V.
245 0 _aIntroduction oceanography
250 _a4th
260 _bCharles E. Merrill Publishing Company
_c1985
_aColumbus
300 _avii, 503 p.: col. ill.
504 _a1. History of Oceanography 2. The Origin of Earth, Its Oceans, and Life in the Oceans 3. Global Plate Tectonics 4. Marine Provinces 5. Marine Sediments 6. Properties of Water 7. Air-Sea Interaction 8. Ocean Circulation 9. Waves 10. Tides 11. The Shore 12. The Coastal Waters and Marginal Seas 13. The Marine Environment 14. Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer 15. Animals of the Pelagic Environment 16. Animals of the Benthic Environment 17. Exploitation of Marine Resources 18. Marine Pollution App. I. Scientific Notation App. II. Latitude and Longitude Determination App. III. Taxonomic Classification of Common Marine Organisms App. IV. Calculations Relative to Source of Ocean Water App. V. Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes.
520 _aProvides a treatment of oceanography for introductory course for both non-majors and majors. This book provides coverage of phenomena or marine science programs.
650 _aOceanography
650 _aGeology of the coastal regions
650 _aLife in the open ocean
942 _cBK