Introduction to Oceanography (Sierra College Edition)

by Allison D. Jones

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Sierra College
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Geosciences
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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction to the Oceans
  7. 1.1: Overview of the Oceans
  8. 1.2: Continental Margins
  9. 1.3: Marine Provinces
  10. 1.4: Mapping the Seafloor
  11. 2: Getting our Bearings
  12. 2.1: Prelude
  13. 2.2: Latitude and Longitude
  14. 2.3: Measuring Speed
  15. 2.4: Map Projections
  16. 3: The Origin and Structure of Earth
  17. 3.1: Origin of Earth and the Solar System
  18. 3.2: Structure of Earth
  19. 3.3: Determining the Structure of Earth
  20. 4: Plate Tectonics and Marine Geology
  21. 4.1: Alfred Wegener and the Theory of Plate Tectonics
  22. 4.2: Paleomagnetic Evidence for Plate Tectonics
  23. 4.3: Mechanisms for Plate Motion
  24. 4.4: Plates and Plate Motions
  25. 4.5: Divergent Plate Boundaries
  26. 4.6: Convergent Plate Boundaries
  27. 4.7: Transform Plate Boundaries
  28. 4.8: Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
  29. 4.9: Seamounts and Hot Spots
  30. 4.10: Coral Reefs
  31. 4.11: Hydrothermal Vents
  32. 5: Chemical Oceanography
  33. 5.1: Properties of Water
  34. 5.2: Origin of the Oceans
  35. 5.3: Salinity Patterns
  36. 5.4: Oxygen
  37. 5.5: Carbon Dioxide, pH, and Ocean Acidification
  38. 5.6: Nitrogen and Nutrients
  39. 5.7: Classifying Elements in Seawater
  40. 6: Physical Oceanography
  41. 6.1: Pressure
  42. 6.2: Temperature
  43. 6.3: Density
  44. 6.4: Sound
  45. 6.5: Light
  46. 7: Primary Production
  47. 7.1: Primary Production
  48. 7.2: The Producers
  49. 7.3: Factors Influencing Production
  50. 7.4: Patterns of Primary Production
  51. 8: Oceans and Climate
  52. 8.1: Earth’s Heat Budget
  53. 8.2: Winds and the Coriolis Effect
  54. 8.3: Winds and Climate
  55. 8.4: Hurricanes
  56. 8.5: Climate Change
  57. 8.6: The Global Thermostat. The Ocean-Atmosphere-Climate Connection
  58. 8.6.1: Introduction
  59. 8.6.2: Overview, Solar Energy, Pressure, and Wind Belts
  60. 8.6.3: Redistributing Earth's Heat, Wind, and Currents
  61. 8.6.4: Coriolis and Ekman Transport
  62. 8.6.5: Ocean Circulation- Surface Water and Deep Water
  63. 8.6.6: Gyres and Surface Currents
  64. 8.6.7: Additional Resources
  65. 8.6.8: Summary and Final Tasks
  66. 9: Ocean Circulation
  67. 9.1: Surface Gyres
  68. 9.2: The Gulf Stream
  69. 9.3: The Ekman Spiral and Geostrophic Flow
  70. 9.4: Western Intensification
  71. 9.5: Currents, Upwelling and Downwelling
  72. 9.6: El Niño and La Niña
  73. 9.7: Langmuir Circulation
  74. 9.8: Thermohaline Circulation
  75. 10: Waves
  76. 10.1: Wave Basics
  77. 10.2: Waves at Sea
  78. 10.3: Waves on the Shore
  79. 10.4: Tsunamis
  80. 11: Tides
  81. 11.1: Tidal Forces
  82. 11.2: Dynamic Theory of Tides
  83. 11.3: Tide Classification
  84. 12: Ocean Sediments
  85. 12.1: Classifying Sediments
  86. 12.2: Lithogenous Sediments
  87. 12.3: Biogenous Sediments
  88. 12.4: Hydrogenous Sediments
  89. 12.5: Cosmogenous Sediments
  90. 12.6: Sediment Distribution
  91. 13: Coastal Oceanography
  92. 13.1: Beaches
  93. 13.2: Longshore Transport
  94. 13.3: Landforms of Coastal Erosion
  95. 13.4: Landforms of Coastal Deposition
  96. 13.5: Human Interference with Shorelines
  97. 13.6: Estuaries
  98. 13.7: Sea Level Change
  99. 14: Ice
  100. 14.1: Types of Ice
  101. 14.2: Icebergs
  102. 14.3: Ice and Climate Change
  103. 15: The Sea is Rising, the Sea is Rising
  104. 15.1: Lesson 5 Introduction
  105. 15.2: Buying Beach Property?
  106. 15.3: The Sea Also Rises--global change!
  107. 15.4: Sea Level--what do we know about the past and future?
  108. 15.5: Not All Sea Level Change is Bad (or Is It?)
  109. 15.6: The Sea Also Rises--or Does It?
  110. 15.7: Consequences of Sea Level Rise
  111. 15.8: Additional Resources
  112. 15.9: Summary and Final Tasks
  113. Back Matter
  114. Index
  115. Glossary
  116. Detailed Licensing
  117. Detailed Licensing