# OCEAN-101: Fundamentals of Oceanography

- By: Keddy Elizabeth
- Publisher: Diablo Valley College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Diablo_Valley_College/OCEAN-101%3A_Fundamentals_of_Oceanography_(Keddy))
- Licence: not stated by the source
- Read at LibreTexts: https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Diablo_Valley_College/OCEAN-101%3A_Fundamentals_of_Oceanography_(Keddy)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/geo-12962/pdf

This text is an introduction to the geological, chemical, physical and biological aspects of the world's oceans and interactions of these different aspects. Topics include the history of oceanography; historic and modern oceanographic instruments; plate tectonics and marine geology; the marine-land interface; ecological problems of the local bay, estuary, delta and state-wide water resources; the oceans’ roles as a dominant influence on the earth, its climate, and the lives of its inhabitants an