Sverdrup, Keith A. creator Kudela, Raphael M. text New York Mc Graw Hill c2024 monographic eng

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xii, 514 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. The history of oceanography.—The water planet.—Earth structure and plate tectonics.—The sea floor and its sediments.—The physical properties of water.—The chemistry of water.—The atmosphere and the oceans.—Ocean structure and circulation.—The waves.—The tides.—Coast, beaches, and estuaries.—The living ocean.—The plankton, productivity, and food webs.—The nekton: swimmers of the sea.—The benthos: living on the sea floor.—Environmental issues.—The oceans and climate disruption. by Keith A. Sverdrup and Raphael M. Kudela. includes glossary and index. Oceanography Cir./551.46/Sv968/2024 000503 9781266170829 251002