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" Essentials of oceanography / "
Tom Garrison
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BL
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| Record Number
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587670
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b416889
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| Main Entry
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Garrison, Tom,1942-
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| Title & Author
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Essentials of oceanography /\ Tom Garrison
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| Edition Statement
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6th ed
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| Publication Statement
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Belmont, CA :: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning,, c2012
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xxii, 436 p. :: col. ill., maps ;; 28 cm
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| ISBN
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9780495555315 (pbk)
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: 0495555312 (pbk)
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: 9780840061553
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: 0840061552
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| Notes
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Previous ed.: Belmont, CA : Thomson Brooks/Cole, c2009
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Chapters include study questions
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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1. The origin of the ocean -- 2. A history of marine science -- 3. Earth structure and plate tectonics -- 4. Ocean basins -- 5. Ocean sediments -- 6. Water -- 7. Atmospheric circulation -- 8. Ocean circulation -- 9. Waves -- 10. Tides -- 11. Coasts -- 12. Life in the ocean -- 13. Pelagic communities -- 14. Benthic communities -- 15. Uses and abuses of the ocean
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Oceanography, Textbooks
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| Dewey Classification
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551.46
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| LC Classification
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GC11.2.G36 2012
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GC11.2.G36 2012
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