Understanding the Oceans : A Century of Ocean Exploration

ISBN-13: 9781857287066 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 320 str.

Margaret B. Deacon; Colin Summerhayes; Tony Rice

Opis

Understanding the Oceans brings together an internationally distinguished group of authors to consider the enormous advances in marine science that have been achieved since the voyages of HMS Challenger a century ago. The book draws inspiration from the seminal contribution made by the research conducted on those voyages, and each contributor considers the significance of the findings, relating them to the developments of today and tomorrow. Covering the spectrum of the marine sciences, the book has been written and edited very much with the non-specialist in mind. Marine scientists, whether students or researchers, should welcome this authoritative sweep through the history of their subject through to the present day; other scientists should find the book to be an accessible and informative introduction to marine science and its historical roots.

Spis treści

List of tables, Notes on contributors, Foreword, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART 1 The historical context, PART 2 Ocean basins, PART 3 Ocean circulation, PART 4 The ocean ecosystem, Index

O autorze

Tony Rice, Margaret Deacon, Colin Summerhayes