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RECORD NUMBER: 4 OF 5Main Title | Submarine geology | |||||||||||
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Author | Shepard, Francis P. ; Shepard, Francis Parker | |||||||||||
Publisher | Harper & Row | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1963 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 00519045 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Submarine geology ; Geologia Geral ; Meeresgeologie ; Meeresgeologie--(DE-588)4038316-7 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Submarine geology | |||||||||||
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Edition | 2d ed. | |||||||||||
Collation | xviii, 557 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. + 1 map (color: 78 x 117 cm, folded to 20.5 x 24 cm) | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-534) and index. One map on folded leaf in pocket laid in |
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Contents Notes | Methods and instrumentation for exploring the ocean floor -- Ocean waves and associated currents / D.L. Inman -- Catastrophic waves and ocean currents -- Sediments : physical properties and mechanics of sedimentation / D.L. Inman -- Defining and classifying shorelines and sea coasts -- Beaches and related shore processes -- Continental shelves : topography and sediments -- Origin and history of the continental shelves -- Continental slopes -- Submarine canyons, deep channels, and other marine valleys -- Coral and other organic reefs -- Deep ocean floor topography -- Deep ocean deposits and stratigraphy -- Suboceanic layers and origin of the basins -- Mineralogy and chemistry of marine sedimentation / E.D. Goldberg -- Modern sediments and the interpretation of ancient sediments. |