LEADER 04549nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910784530703321 005 20230120005045.0 010 $a1-281-07726-7 010 $a9786611077266 010 $a0-08-053793-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000384537 035 $a(EBL)317218 035 $a(OCoLC)476110806 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000213448 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11185132 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000213448 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10151952 035 $a(PQKB)10259316 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC317218 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL317218 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10206656 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL107726 035 $a(OCoLC)935264680 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000384537 100 $a19980601h19981997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe ocean basins$b[electronic resource] $etheir structure and evolution /$fprepared by John Wright and David A. Rothery for the Course Team 205 $a2nd ed. /$brevised for the Course Team by David A. Rothery. 210 $aOxford, [UK] $cButterworth-Heinemann ;$aMilton Keynes, England $cOpen University$d1998, c1997 215 $a1 online resource (191 p.) 225 1 $aOpen University Oceanography 300 $a"Designed so that it can be read on its own or studied as part of the Open University third-level course, S330 Oceanography"--P. [4] of cover. 300 $aOn p. facing t.p.: "Oceanography Course Team." 300 $a1st ed., 1989: prepared by an Open University course team [authors, Joan Brown ... et al.]. 311 $a0-7506-3983-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161) and index. 327 $aFront Cover; THE OCEAN BASINS: THEIR STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; ABOUT THIS VOLUME; ABOUT THIS SERIES; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 MAPPING THE OCEANS; 1.2 MAPPING THE OCEAN FLOORS; 1.3 UNDERWATER GEOLOGY; 1.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2. THE SHAPE OF OCEAN BASINS; 2.1 THE MAIN FEATURES OF OCEAN BASINS; 2.2 CONTINENTAL MARGINS; 2.3 OCEAN RIDGES; 2.4 TRANSFORM FAULTS AND FRACTURE ZONES; 2.5 THE DEEP OCEAN FLOOR; 2.6 SATELLITE BATHYMETRY- A CASE STUDY; 2.7 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3. THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS; 3.1 THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS 327 $a3.2 THE BIRTH OF AN OCEAN 3.3 THE MAJOR OCEAN BASINS; 3.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4. THE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; 4.1 THE FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; 4.2 SEGMENTATION OF OCEANIC SPREADING AXES; 4.3 SEAMOUNTS AND VOLCANIC ISLANDS; 4.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5. HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION IN OCEANIC CRUST; 5.1 THE NATURE OF HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; 5.2 CHEMICAL CHANGES DURING HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; 5.3 BLACK SMOKERS- AN EXERCISE IN PREDICTION; 5.4 THE EXTENT OF HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; 5.5 MASS TRANSFER BY HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION 327 $a5.6 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6. PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY AND SEA-LEVEL CHANGES; 6.1 THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEDIMENTS; 6.2 CHANGES IN SEA-LEVEL; 6.3 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7. THE BROADER PICTURE; 7.1 THE GLOBAL CYCLE; 7.2 SOME RATES COMPARED; 7.3 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 7; APPENDIX: THE STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN; SUGGESTED FURTHER READING; ANSWERS AND COMMENTS TO QUESTIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX 330 $aThis is an invaluable textbook, prepared by the Open University team and designed so that it can be read on its own or as part of the OU course. This second edition has been fully revised and updated including new colour illustrations increasing the striking spread of full colour diagrams throughout the book. The clarity of the text has been improved, providing comprehensive coverage of the evolution of ocean basins and their structure in a clear, concise manner aimed specifically at the student market.In this second edition the technological advances in fields as diverse as:- deep 410 0$aOpen University Oceanography 606 $aSubmarine geology 606 $aPaleoceanography 615 0$aSubmarine geology. 615 0$aPaleoceanography. 676 $a551.46 676 $a551.4608 700 $aWright$b John$0174495 701 $aRothery$b David A$01040900 701 $aBrown$b Joan$g(Joan E.)$01500540 712 02$aOpen University.$bOceanography Course Team. 712 02$aOpen University. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784530703321 996 $aThe ocean basins$93727284 997 $aUNINA