Introduction to Oceanography
Paul Webb
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Oceans -- Chapter 2: Getting our Bearings -- Chapter 3: The Origin and Structure of Earth -- Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics and Marine Geology -- Chapter 5: Chemical Oceanography -- Chapter 6: Physical Oceanography -- Chapter 7: Primary Production -- Chapter 8: Oceans and Climate -- Chapter 9: Ocean Circulation -- Chapter 10: Waves -- Chapter 11: Tides -- Chapter 12: Ocean Sediments -- Chapter 13: Coastal Oceanography -- Chapter 14: Ice
Introduction to Oceanography is a textbook appropriate to an introductory-level university course in oceanography. The book covers the fundamental geological, chemical, physical and biological processes in the ocean, with an emphasis on the North Atlantic region.