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  • Oceanography

    The Basics

    by Jonathan Sharples ...
    Series series The Basics
    Earth’s oceans are vital for sustaining life on our planet. Oceanography is an intrinsically multidisciplinary science that explores how the ocean does this. The author uses plankton as a focus for the book, drawing together the physics of the ocean circulation, the chemistry of nutrients and carbon, and the biology of the plankton.The book begins by describing the major ocean currents and tides, ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas

    by John H. Simpson, Jonathan Sharples ...
    In this exciting and innovative textbook, two leading oceanographers bring together the fundamental physics and biology of the coastal ocean in a quantitative but accessible way for undergraduate and graduate students. Shelf sea processes are comprehensively explained from first principles using an integrated approach to oceanography that helps build a clear understanding of how shelf sea physics ... Read more

    $75.49 USD

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  • The Log from the Sea of Cortez

    by John Steinbeck ...
    A Penguin ClassicIn the two years after the 1939 publication of Steinbeck’s masterful The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck and his novel increasingly became the center of intense controversy and censorship. In search of a respite from the national stage, Steinbeck and his close friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, embarked on a month long marine specimen-collecting expedition in the Gulf of California, which ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Maps, the Oceans & Continents : Third Grade Geography Series

    3rd Grade Books - Maps Exploring The World for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Explore the World Books
    Geography is a big subject to study as it encompasses boundaries set by man. How do you make it a friendly topic for young children? You break down concepts into easy to understand bits, of course! Top that with a presentation composed of vibrant images and great layout. Secure a copy of this educational book today! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Biological Oceanography: An Introduction

    by Carol Lalli, Timothy R. Parsons ...
    This popular undergraduate textbook offers students a firm grounding in the fundamentals of biological oceanography. As well as a clear and accessible text, learning is enhanced with numerous illustrations including a colour section, thorough chapter summaries, and questions with answers and comments at the back of the book. The comprehensive coverage of this book encompasses the properties of ... Read more

    $66.59 USD

  • Earth System Science

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Tim Lenton ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    When humanity first glimpsed planet Earth from space, the unity of the system that supports humankind entered the popular consciousness. The concept of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, soil, and rocks operating as a closely interacting system has rapidly gained ground in science. This new field, involving geographers, geologists, biologists, oceanographers, and atmospheric physicists, is ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • An Introduction to the Chemistry of the Sea

    by Michael E. Q. Pilson ...
    Fully updated and expanded, this new edition provides students with an accessible introduction to marine chemistry. It highlights geochemical interactions between the ocean, solid earth, atmosphere and climate, enabling students to appreciate the interconnectedness of Earth's processes and systems and elucidates the huge variations in the oceans' chemical environment, from surface waters to deep ... Read more

    $90.19 USD

  • The Open Sea

    The World of Plankton

    by Alister Hardy ...
    Series Book 34 - Collins New Naturalist Library
    The New Naturalist editors believe this to be the greatest general work on the subject ever written. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.comProfessor Alistair Hardy is truly obsessed by animals of the sea – devotedly enthusiastic about the nature of their adaptations and life histories, brilliantly critical in the examination of their mysteries, acutely lucid (and at the same time highly ... Read more

    $5.49 USD

  • Rays of the World

    Edited by Peter Last, Gavin Naylor, Bernard Séret, William White, Matthias Stehmann, Marcelo de Carvalho ...
    Rays are among the largest fishes and evolved from shark-like ancestors nearly 200 million years ago. They share with sharks many life history traits: all species are carnivores or scavengers; all reproduce by internal fertilisation; and all have similar morphological and anatomical characteristics, such as skeletons built of cartilage. Rays of the World is the first complete pictorial atlas of ... Read more

    $105.99 USD

  • Identifying Marine Phytoplankton

    Edited by Carmelo R. Tomas ...
    Identifying Marine Phytoplankton is an accurate and authoritative guide to the identification of marine diatoms and dinoflagellates, meant to be used with tools as simple as a light microscope. The book compiles the latest taxonomic names, an extensive bibliography (referencing historical as well as up-to-date literature), synthesis and criteria in one indispensable source. Techniques for ... Read more

    $96.29 USD

  • Wind Generated Ocean Waves

    by I.R. Young ...
    Series Book 2 - Elsevier Ocean Engineering Series
    The goals of wind wave research are relatively well defined: to be able to predict the wind wave field and its effect on the environment. That environment could be natural (beaches, the atmosphere etc.) or imposed by human endeavour (ports, harbours, coastal settlements etc.). Although the goals are similar, the specific requirements of these various fields differ considerably.This book attempts ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • Wave Interactions As a Seismo-acoustic Source

    by Alick C. Kibblewhite, Cheng Y. Wu ...
    Series Book 59 - Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences
    This book gives a comprehensive, theoretical account of the wave-wave interaction process responsible for high acoustic noise levels, including: a geometric description of the interaction mechanism, which provides the basis for a full-wave analysis of the source process, the inclusion of both the monogeneous and inhomogeneous components of the wave-induced pressure field in the analytical ... Read more

    $89.09 USD