Essentials of Oceanography

by Eliza Richardson

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This text introduces knowledge and broadens understanding of the oceans and their role in climate, coastal processes, and life within the fluid Earth. Students will gain insight into the physical and chemical processes that determine properties of the ocean and govern interactions between the ocean, atmosphere, groundwater, and the fluid/solid Earth. Topics will reinforce fundamental scientific principles.

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Publisher
Pennsylvania State University
Subjects
Geosciences, Oceanography
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: The Water Planet: Earth and the Goldilocks Principle
  7. 1.1: Lesson 1 Introduction
  8. 1.2: Venus, Earth, and Mars
  9. 1.3: Ocean Origins
  10. 1.4: Coevolution of Oceans and Life
  11. 1.5: Activity 1: Plot, Post, and Discuss
  12. 1.6: Activity 2: Writing Assignment
  13. 1.7: Additional Resources
  14. 1.8: Summary and Final Tasks
  15. 2: Living on an Island: Origin of Ocean Basins and Sea Floor Morphology
  16. 2.1: Lesson 2 Introduction
  17. 2.2: Overview
  18. 2.3: Plate Motion and Activity 1
  19. 2.4: Activity 2; Motion Under the Ocean, Hot Spots
  20. 2.5: Activity 3: Discussion about recent hot spot research papers
  21. 2.6: Additional Resources
  22. 2.7: Summary and Final Tasks
  23. 3: From Rock to Salt
  24. 3.1: Lesson 3 Introduction
  25. 3.2: Ice, Water, and Vapor
  26. 3.3: Salt as a Commodity
  27. 3.4: Latent Heat and Heat Capacity
  28. 3.5: Water as the Universal Solvent
  29. 3.6: Why the Sea is Bitter
  30. 3.7: It's All About Cycles
  31. 3.8: Geochemical Residence Time
  32. 3.9: Seawater Properties Activity
  33. 3.10: Additional Resources
  34. 3.11: Summary and Final Tasks
  35. 4: The Global Thermostat. The Ocean-Atmosphere-Climate Connection
  36. 4.1: Lesson 4 Introduction
  37. 4.2: Overview, Solar Energy, Pressure, and Wind Belts
  38. 4.3: Redistributing Earth's Heat, Wind, and Currents
  39. 4.4: Coriolis and Ekman Transport
  40. 4.5: Ocean Circulation: Surface Water and Deep Water
  41. 4.6: Gyres and Surface Currents
  42. 4.7: Additional Resources
  43. 4.8: Summary and Final Tasks
  44. 5: The Sea is Rising, the Sea is Rising
  45. 5.1: Lesson 5 Introduction
  46. 5.2: Buying Beach Property?
  47. 5.3: The Sea Also Rises--global change!
  48. 5.4: Sea Level--what do we know about the past and future?
  49. 5.5: Not All Sea Level Change is Bad (or Is It?)
  50. 5.6: The Sea Also Rises--or Does It?
  51. 5.7: Consequences of Sea Level Rise
  52. 5.8: Additional Resources
  53. 5.9: Summary and Final Tasks
  54. 6: Tides Turning and the Planetary Connection
  55. 6.1: Lesson 6 Introduction
  56. 6.2: Tides in two easy pieces
  57. 7: Environmental Issues: Coral Reefs Imperiled, The Dead Zone
  58. 7.1: Lesson 7 Introduction
  59. 7.2: Marine Ecology: What Will the Future Bring?
  60. 7.3: Is Chesapeake Bay Dying a Slow Death?
  61. 7.4: Dead Zones of the Gulf of Mexico and other Maladies
  62. 7.5: Red Tides: Don't Eat Seafood in Months without an "R"?
  63. 7.6: Health Care for Corals?
  64. 7.7: Another Big Whammy for Coral Reefs: Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide?
  65. 7.8: Ocean Acidification and Coral Reefs
  66. 7.9: Additional Resources
  67. 7.10: Summary and Final Tasks
  68. 8: The Secret Lives of Fishes and the Great Meal Deal
  69. 8.1: Lesson 8 Introduction
  70. 8.2: The Secret Lives of Fishes and the Great Meal Deal
  71. 8.3: Aquaculture and the future of marine fisheries
  72. 8.4: Fisheries and Issues of Global Catch; Activity 1
  73. 8.5: Empty Oceans Empty Nets; Activity 2
  74. 9: Capstone Project
  75. 9.1: Activity: Capstone Project
  76. Back Matter
  77. Index
  78. Glossary
  79. Detailed Licensing