# Essentials of Oceanography

- By: Eliza Richardson
- Publisher: Pennsylvania State University
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Oceanography/Essentials_of_Oceanography_(Richardson))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Oceanography/Essentials_of_Oceanography_(Richardson)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/geo-14301/pdf

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.