| Description |
876 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Series |
Marine science series |
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Marine science series.
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| Contents |
Physiography -- Ocean Provinces -- Dimensions -- Physiographic Provinces -- Continental Margin Province -- Deep-Ocean Basin Province -- Mid-Ocean Ridge Province -- Benthic and Pelagic Provinces -- Benthic Province -- Pelagic Province -- Conversion Factors, Measures, and Units -- General Features of the Earth -- General Characteristics of the Oceans -- Topographic Data -- Marine Chemistry -- Seawater Composition -- Major Constituents -- Minor and Trace Elements -- Nutrient Elements -- Nitrogen -- Phosphorus -- Silicon -- Gases -- Organic Compounds -- Dissolved Constituent Behavior -- Vertical Profiles -- Conservative Profile -- Nutrient-Type Profile -- Surface Enrichment and Depletion at Depth -- Mid-Depth Minima -- Mid-Depth Maxima -- Mid-Depth Maxima or Minima in the Suboxic Layer -- Maxima and Minima in Anoxic Waters -- Salinity -- Periodic Table -- Properties of Seawater -- Atmospheric and Fluvial Fluxes -- Composition of Seawater -- Trace Elements -- Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Chemistry -- Organic Matter -- Decomposition of Organic Matter -- Oxygen -- Nutrients -- Carbon -- Physical Oceanography -- Subject Areas -- Properties of Seawater -- Temperature -- Salinity -- Density -- Open Ocean Circulation -- Wind-Driven Circulation -- Ocean Gyres -- Meanders, Eddies, and Rings -- Equatorial Currents -- Antarctic Circumpolar Current -- Convergences and Divergences -- Ekman Transport, Upwelling, and Downwelling -- Langmuir Circulation -- Surface Water Circulation -- Atlantic Ocean -- Pacific Ocean |
| Analysis |
marine biology marine chemistry oceanography marine geology |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
JARE data reports. Oceanography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84702260
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| Subject |
Oceanography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Marine biology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Oceanography.
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Marine biology.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Kennish, Michael J., editor
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| LC no. |
00060995 |
| ISBN |
0849323916 |
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9780849323911 |
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