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" How the ocean works : "
Mark Denny.
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BL
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879861
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Denny, Mark W.,1951-
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| Title & Author
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How the ocean works : : an introduction to oceanography /\ Mark Denny.
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| Publication Statement
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Princeton, New Jersey :: Princeton University Press,, [2008]
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xviii, 320 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ;; 26 cm
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0691126461
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: 069112647X
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: 9780691126463
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: 9780691126470
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Discovering the oceans -- Ocean basins -- Seawater -- Photosynthesis and primary production -- The flow of energy, carbon, and nutrients -- The dilemma of the two-layered ocean -- The Coriolis effect and its consequences -- Winds and currents -- Solutions to the dilemma -- Complexity : carbon, iron, and the atmosphere -- Fisheries -- An invitation.
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| Abstract
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An introduction to marine science, this text teaches readers how to think about the ocean - its biology, mechanics, and conservation.
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Oceanography, Popular works.
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Océanographie, Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
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Meereskunde
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Océanographie.
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Oceanography.
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Meereskunde.
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| Dewey Classification
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551.46
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| LC Classification
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GC21.D398 2008
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RB 10402rvk
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WI 4410rvk
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