Encyclopedia of marine science
Presents an illustrated, A-Z encyclopedia with more than 600 entries providing information on topics related to marine science.
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Facts on File,
c2009.
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| Series: | Facts on File science library.
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| Online Access: | ebrary View fulltext via EzAccess |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Encyclopedia of marine science |c C. Reid Nichols and Robert G. Williams. |h [electronic resource] / |
| 260 | # | # | |a New York : |b Facts on File, |c c2009. |
| 300 | # | # | |a 1 online resource (xiv, 626 p.) : |b ill., maps. |
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| 504 | # | # | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 | 0 | # | |a Introduction -- A note on measurements and conversions -- Entries A-Z -- FEATURE ESSAYS: Marine embedment anchors: A twist on anchors / Royce Randlett, Jr. -- Undersea exploration: A biographical sketch of Jacques-Yves Cousteau / Robert G. Williams -- Air-sea interactions: A biographical sketch of Vagn Walfrid Ekman / Robert G. Williams -- Drill ship: Glomar Challenge / Bradley A. Weymer -- The Sargasso Sea: Sea of legends / Robert G. Williams -- Cold seeps: It is not all hot stuff / Robert G. Williams -- Antarctica's tabletops: Bergs of note / Kyle R. Dedrick -- Icebreaking : A marine science perspective / C. Reid Nichols -- The joint global ocean flux study / David L. Porter -- Radioactive waste disposal in the sea / Kyle R. Dedrick -- Oceanographic innovations: A biographical sketch of Fridtjof Nansen / Robert G. Williams -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA'S) National Marine Sanctuary Program / Craig Bonn -- A brief history and current and future programs at the Johns Hopkins University applied physics laboratory / David L. Porter -- Ocean explorations: A biographical sketch of Dr. Robert D. Ballard / C. Reid Nichols -- Drill ship JOIDES Resolution / Bradley A. Weymer -- Ocean platforms for research: The Harvest Platform / C. Reid Nichols -- Modern physical oceanographer: A biographical sketch of Walter Heinrich Munk / Robert G. Williams -- The Deep Sea Drilling Project / Bradley A. Weymer -- NOAA'S Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) / Robert G. Williams -- Acoustic tide gauges: A sound way to measure water levels / Robert G. Williams -- Appendixes: Marine science further resources -- Selected major oceans, seas, gulfs, and bays worldwide -- Classification of marine organisms -- Periodic table of the elements -- The Geologic timescale -- Selected listing of marine laboratories -- Modern map of the world's oceans. |
| 520 | # | # | |a Presents an illustrated, A-Z encyclopedia with more than 600 entries providing information on topics related to marine science. |
| 588 | # | # | |a Description based on print version record. |
| 650 | # | 0 | |a Marine sciences |v Encyclopedias. |
| 650 | # | 7 | |a SCIENCE |x Oceanography. |x Earth Sciences |2 bisacsh |
| 650 | # | 7 | |a NATURE |x Oceans & Seas. |x Ecosystems & Habitats |2 bisacsh |
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| 700 | 1 | # | |a Williams, Robert G. |
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