W. Sean Chamberlin,
Fullerton College Tommy D. Dickey,
University of California - Santa Barbara
ISBN: 0073016543 Copyright year: 2008
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introducing the World Ocean
Chapter 2 World Ocean Origins
Chapter 3 Plate Tectonics Theory and Evidence
Chapter 4 Seafloor Features
Chapter 5 Ocean Sediments
Chapter 6 Ocean Chemistry
Chapter 7 Ocean Physics
Chapter 8 The Ocean and the Atmosphere
Chapter 9 Surface and Deep Circulation
Chapter 10 Ocean Waves and Surf-Zone Processes
Chapter 11 Ocean Tides and Sea Level
Chapter 12 Ocean Life and Its Evolution
Chapter 13 Phytoplankton Productivity
Chapter 14 Ocean Ecosystems and Fisheries
Chapter 15 Humans and the Costal Ocean
Chapter 16 Future Explorations