AUTOR/ES: Sverdrup
ISBN: 9780071102216
AÑO: 2006
EDICION: 9ª
IDIOMA: Inglés
FIGURAS: Profusamente ilustrado
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PUNTOS CLAVE: New co-author Ginger Armbrust, one of the top marine biologists in the country has completely revised the marine biology chapters (chapters 14-18). New co-author Ginger Armbrust, one of the top marine biologists in the country has completely revised the marine biology chapters (chapters 14-18). The authors each bring unique skills and expertise to this text. Keith Sverdrup has expertise in marine geology, geophysics, and how oceanography relates to other areas of science. New Author Ginger Armbrust is responsible for chapters 14-18 on environmental issues, and marine life. The authors each bring unique skills and expertise to this text. Keith Sverdrup has expertise in marine geology, geophysics, and how oceanography relates to other areas of science. New Author Ginger Armbrust is responsible for chapters 14-18 on environmental issues, and marine life. The new edition contains an extensive discussion of the Indian Ocean tsunami including an essay by Dr. Eddie Bernard, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, and a world expert on tsunamis. The new edition contains an extensive discussion of the Indian Ocean tsunami including an essay by Dr. Eddie Bernard, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, and a world expert on tsunamis. Field Notes (six found throughout the book) feature guest essays by prominent oceanographers. These essays offer insight into the world of oceanographers and help students learn about some of the most exciting and cutting-edge developments in oceanography. They also provide the reader a glimpse into the near future of the discipline. Field Notes (six found throughout the book) feature guest essays by prominent oceanographers. These essays offer insight into the world of oceanographers and help students learn about some of the most exciting and cutting-edge developments in oceanography. They also provide the reader a glimpse into the near future of the discipline. The Online Learning Center features a student study guide, flashcards, and web links, in addition to online quizzing, animations and exercises, and instructor resources. The Online Learning Center features a student study guide, flashcards, and web links, in addition to online quizzing, animations and exercises, and instructor resources. Thirty-four Scripps Video Clips are available to users of this text. These 15- to 20-second, underwater clips feature footage of marine animals and their behavior, giving students a glimpse into a real, underwater perspective. Thirty-four Scripps Video Clips are available to users of this text. These 15 to 20 second, underwater clips feature footage of marine animals and their behavior, giving students a glimpse into a real, underwater perspective. The Digital Content Manager CD-ROM contains nearly every photograph and piece of artwork from the textbook. Additionally, video clips from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography are also included on this presentation CD-ROM. The Digital Content Manager CD-ROM contains nearly every photograph and piece of artwork from the textbook. Additionally, video clips from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography are also included on this presentation CD-ROM.
CONTENIDOS: An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Ninth Edition, is an introductory oceanography text intended for students without a background in mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, or biology. It emphasizes the role of basic scientific principles in helping understand the processes that govern the ocean and the earth.A major objective of the text is to stimulate student interest and curiosity by blending contemporary information and research with basic principles to form an integrated introduction to the sciences of the oceans. To keep the text as current as possible, the authors conduct their own research and examine other findings such as analyzing satellite data and large-scale oceanographic programs. From this vast amount of data, they select interesting, relevant, and understandable examples that illustrate contemporary principles of oceanography.An Introduction to the World's Oceans places greater emphasis on the physical and geological aspects of the oceans than on the chemical and geochemical properties, because the latter disciplines require more specific background knowledge. An ecological approach helps integrate the biological chapters with other subjects. Students are encouraged to look at oceanography as a cohesive and united discipline rather than a collection of subjects gathered under a marine umbrella. As with all previous editions, the authors continue to make each chapter stand as independently as possible, so that professors can assign chapters in the order that best suits their classrooms.
INDICE: 1 The History of Oceanography 2 The Water Planet 3 Plate Tectonics 4 The Sea Floor and Its Sediments 5 The Physical Properties of Water 6 The Chemistry of Seawater 7 The Structure and Motion of the Atmosphere 8 Circulation and Ocean Structure 9 The Surface Currents 10 The Waves 11 The Tides 12 Coasts, Beaches, and Estuaries 13 Environmental Issues and Concerns 14 The Living Ocean 15 Production and Life 16 The Plankton: Drifters of the Open Ocean 17 The Nekton: Free Swimmers of the Sea 18 The Benthos: Dwellers of the Sea Floor