Understanding the Oceans

A Century of Ocean Exploration
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-1-85728-706-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 803 g

Understanding the Oceans brings together an internationally distinguished group of authors to consider the enormous advances in marine science that have been achieved since the voyages of HMS Challenger a century ago. The book draws inspiration from the seminal contribution made by the research conducted on those voyages, and each contributor considers the significance of the findings, relating them to the exciting developments of today and tomorrow.

Zielgruppe

Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Deacon, Margaret

Rice, Tony

Summerhayes, Colin

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables, Notes on contributors, Foreword, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART 1 The historical context, PART 2 Ocean basins, PART 3 Ocean circulation, PART 4 The ocean ecosystem, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Tony Rice, Margaret Deacon, Colin Summerhayes