| Main Title |
The oceans, their physics, chemistry, and general biology / |
| Author |
Sverdrup, H. U.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Prentice-Hall, Inc., |
| Year Published |
1942 |
| OCLC Number |
00489967 |
| Subjects |
Oceanography ;
Oceanografia ;
Oceanografia Geral ;
Océanographie
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| Additional Subjects |
Oceanography
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EKCM |
GC11.SV2 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
01/01/1988 |
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| Collation |
x pages, 1 leaf, 1087 pages : . illustrations, tables, diagrams charts (some folded) ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes indexes. Bibliography at end of each chapter except two. |
| Contents Notes |
I. Introduction -- II. The Earth and the Ocean Basins -- III. Physical Properties of Sea Water -- IV. General Distribution of Temperature, Salinity, and Density -- Theory of Distribution of Variables in the Sea -- VI. Chemistry of Sea Water -- VII. Organisms and the Composition of Sea Water -- VIII. The Sea as a Biological Environment -- IX. Populations of the Sea -- X. Observations and Collections at Sea -- XI. General Character of Ocean Currents -- XII. Statics and Kinematics -- XIII. Dynamics of Ocean Currents -- XIV. Waves and Tides -- XV. The Water Masses and Currents of the Oceans -- XVI. Phytoplankton in Relation to Physical-Chemical Properties of the Environment -- XVII. Animals in Relation to Physical-Chemical Properties of the Environment -- XVIII. Interrelations of Marine Organisms -- XIX. Organic Production in the Sea -- XX. Marine Sedimentation. |
