"How do the oceans work?" To help you find the answers, Trujillo and Thurman present in depth discussions of oceanographic concepts and demystify the science even for non-science students. Their systems approach highlights the relationship between oceanographic phenomena and how those phenomena affect other Earth systems. Scientific information from geology, chemistry, physics, and biology combine to illustrate how each of these disciplines relates to the ocean.
1. Introduction to Planet "Earth"
2. Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor
3. Marine Provinces
4. Marine Sediments
5. Water and Seawater
6. Air-Sea Interaction
7. Ocean Circulation
8. Waves and Water Dynamics
9. Tides
10. The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes
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