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| Ocean Studies: Introduction to Oceanography
includes revised and updated science and topic coverage. New,
expanded, or significantly revised topics include Hydrothermal Vents, Ocean
Acidification, Thermohaline Circulation, Tsunami, Beaches and Barrier Islands,
Global Climate Change, and Arctic Sea Ice. The new text places a greater
emphasis on the Ocean in the Earth System, the Ocean in Earth's Climate System,
and In-situ and Remote Ocean Sensing.
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Ocean Studies:
Introduction to Oceanography
New for Fall 2008!
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The second edition features:
- Revised and updated science and topic
coverage
- New Essays
- Greater emphasis on the Ocean in Earth's Climate
System
- Case-in-Point and Essays added to Chapters 13, 14,
and 15
- Review and critical thinking questions for all
chapters
- Additional full-color photographs and line
art
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The American Meteorological Society is proud to announce the second edition
of Ocean Studies: Introduction to Oceanography for fall semester 2008.
This full-color, hardcover edition, edited by Joseph M. Moran, includes 15
chapters exploring the world ocean from an Earth system perspective.
The textbook may be used by itself, or as part of the AMS Ocean
Studies course package, which also includes the
Investigations Manual, secure Course and Faculty Websites, and Faculty Resource
CD.
If you are interested in using the textbook or full course package, we
encourage you to request a desk copy
of our current course materials.
For Academic Year 2008-09/Summer 2009 ordering information, please visit our
Order Class Materials page.
Ocean Studies 2nd Ed. Table of
Contents
Chapter 1: Ocean in the
Earth System (copyright
notice)
Chapter 2: Ocean Basins and Plate
Tectonics
Chapter 3: Properties of Ocean Water
Chapter 4: Marine Sediments
Chapter 5: The Atmosphere and Ocean
Chapter 6: Ocean Currents
Chapter 7: Ocean Waves and Tides
Chapter 8: The Dynamic Coast
Chapter 9: Marine Ecosystems
Chapter 10: Life in the Ocean
Chapter 11: The Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Variability
Chapter 12: The Ocean and Climate Change
Chapter A: The Future of Ocean Science
Chapter B: Ocean Stewardship
Chapter C: Ocean Problems and Policy
Appendix I: Conversion Factors
Appendix II: Ocean Timeline
Glossary
Index
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