| Description |
xiv, 626 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Facts on File science library |
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Facts on File science library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- A note on measurements and conversions -- Entries A-Z -- FEATURE ESSAYS: Marine embedment anchors: A twist on anchors / Royce Randlett, Jr. -- Undersea exploration: A biographical sketch of Jacques-Yves Cousteau / Robert G. Williams -- Air-sea interactions: A biographical sketch of Vagn Walfrid Ekman / Robert G. Williams -- Drill ship: Glomar Challenge / Bradley A. Weymer -- The Sargasso Sea: Sea of legends / Robert G. Williams -- Cold seeps: It is not all hot stuff / Robert G. Williams -- Antarctica's tabletops: Bergs of note / Kyle R. Dedrick -- Icebreaking : A marine science perspective / C. Reid Nichols -- The joint global ocean flux study / David L. Porter -- Radioactive waste disposal in the sea / Kyle R. Dedrick -- Oceanographic innovations: A biographical sketch of Fridtjof Nansen / Robert G. Williams -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA'S) National Marine Sanctuary Program / Craig Bonn -- A brief history and current and future programs at the Johns Hopkins University applied physics laboratory / David L. Porter -- Ocean explorations: A biographical sketch of Dr. Robert D. Ballard / C. Reid Nichols -- Drill ship JOIDES Resolution / Bradley A. Weymer -- Ocean platforms for research: The Harvest Platform / C. Reid Nichols -- Modern physical oceanographer: A biographical sketch of Walter Heinrich Munk / Robert G. Williams -- The Deep Sea Drilling Project / Bradley A. Weymer -- NOAA'S Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) / Robert G. Williams -- Acoustic tide gauges: A sound way to measure water levels / Robert G. Williams -- Appendixes: Marine science further resources -- Selected major oceans, seas, gulfs, and bays worldwide -- Classification of marine organisms -- Periodic table of the elements -- The Geologic timescale -- Selected listing of marine laboratories -- Modern map of the world's oceans. |
| Subject |
Marine sciences -- Encyclopedias.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Robert G.
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| ISBN |
9780816050222 alkaline paper |
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0816050228 alkaline paper |
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