Introductory Oceanography

by Harold V. Thurman

A rigorous introduction to oceanography for motivated nonscience majors. Coverage includes global plate tectonics, marine sediments, ocean circulation, biological productivity and energy transfer, and marine pollution. Features color photos, chapter summaries, and questions and exercises, plus a glossary and reference appendices. This eighth edition offers expanded discussion of how the greenhouse effect relates to interactions between the atmosphere and oceans and solutions for the problem. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

544 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975