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Ocean [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on a century of exploration / / Wolf H. Berger with contributions by E. N. Shor
| Ocean [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on a century of exploration / / Wolf H. Berger with contributions by E. N. Shor |
| Autore | Berger Wolfgang H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (533 pages) |
| Disciplina | 551.46 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ShorElizabeth Noble |
| Soggetto topico |
Underwater exploration - History
Ocean - History Oceanography - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-36076-0
9786612360763 0-520-94254-X |
| Classificazione | UT 3000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Introduction. Coping with a Sea of Change -- 1. Discovering the Ocean: Of Fish and Ships and People -- 2. A Portrait of the Ocean Planet: Elements of Ocean Literacy -- 3. Life at the Edge of a Fertile Sea: The Birthplace of Marine Science -- 4. Of Coral Reefs and Atolls: Stone Gardens of Tropical Seas -- 5. The Zen of the Beach: Musings on a River of Sand -- 6. Unraveling the Gulf Stream Puzzle: On a Warm Current Running North -- 7. Sardines and the California Current: On a Cold Current Running South -- 8. Meadows and Deserts of the Sea: On the Elusive Concept of Ocean Productivity -- 9. Of Whales and Sharks and Giant Squid: Reflections on the Big, the Strange, and the Powerful -- 10. The Deep, the Cold, the Dark: Life at the End of the Line -- 11. Seeing in the Dark: A Sound Approach to Exploration -- 12. Mountains, Trenches, Sunken Islands: The Great Revolution in Earth Science -- 13. The Ocean's Memory of the Ice Ages: The Endless Cycles of Climate Change -- 14. Abyssal Memories: A Thousand Holes in the Bottom of the Sea -- 15. Global Warming and the Ocean: Human Impact on a Greenhouse Planet -- Epilogue: The Great Trends in Exploration and the Challenges Ahead -- Appendix 1. Units Used in the Ocean Sciences -- Appendix 2. Aspects of Ocean Chemistry -- Appendix 3: Overview of Major Groups of Important Marine Organisms -- Appendix 4: Geologic Time Scale -- Appendix 5: Topographic Statistics -- Figure Sources and References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454826903321 |
Berger Wolfgang H
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ocean [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on a century of exploration / / Wolf H. Berger with contributions by E. N. Shor
| Ocean [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on a century of exploration / / Wolf H. Berger with contributions by E. N. Shor |
| Autore | Berger Wolfgang H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (533 pages) |
| Disciplina | 551.46 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ShorElizabeth Noble |
| Soggetto topico |
Underwater exploration - History
Ocean - History Oceanography - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-36076-0
9786612360763 0-520-94254-X |
| Classificazione | UT 3000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Introduction. Coping with a Sea of Change -- 1. Discovering the Ocean: Of Fish and Ships and People -- 2. A Portrait of the Ocean Planet: Elements of Ocean Literacy -- 3. Life at the Edge of a Fertile Sea: The Birthplace of Marine Science -- 4. Of Coral Reefs and Atolls: Stone Gardens of Tropical Seas -- 5. The Zen of the Beach: Musings on a River of Sand -- 6. Unraveling the Gulf Stream Puzzle: On a Warm Current Running North -- 7. Sardines and the California Current: On a Cold Current Running South -- 8. Meadows and Deserts of the Sea: On the Elusive Concept of Ocean Productivity -- 9. Of Whales and Sharks and Giant Squid: Reflections on the Big, the Strange, and the Powerful -- 10. The Deep, the Cold, the Dark: Life at the End of the Line -- 11. Seeing in the Dark: A Sound Approach to Exploration -- 12. Mountains, Trenches, Sunken Islands: The Great Revolution in Earth Science -- 13. The Ocean's Memory of the Ice Ages: The Endless Cycles of Climate Change -- 14. Abyssal Memories: A Thousand Holes in the Bottom of the Sea -- 15. Global Warming and the Ocean: Human Impact on a Greenhouse Planet -- Epilogue: The Great Trends in Exploration and the Challenges Ahead -- Appendix 1. Units Used in the Ocean Sciences -- Appendix 2. Aspects of Ocean Chemistry -- Appendix 3: Overview of Major Groups of Important Marine Organisms -- Appendix 4: Geologic Time Scale -- Appendix 5: Topographic Statistics -- Figure Sources and References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778402803321 |
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Berger Wolfgang H
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Ocean : reflections on a century of exploration / / Wolf H. Berger with contributions by E. N. Shor
| Ocean : reflections on a century of exploration / / Wolf H. Berger with contributions by E. N. Shor |
| Autore | Berger Wolfgang H |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (533 pages) |
| Disciplina | 551.46 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ShorElizabeth Noble |
| Soggetto topico |
Underwater exploration - History
Ocean - History Oceanography - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-36076-0
9786612360763 0-520-94254-X |
| Classificazione | UT 3000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Introduction. Coping with a Sea of Change -- 1. Discovering the Ocean: Of Fish and Ships and People -- 2. A Portrait of the Ocean Planet: Elements of Ocean Literacy -- 3. Life at the Edge of a Fertile Sea: The Birthplace of Marine Science -- 4. Of Coral Reefs and Atolls: Stone Gardens of Tropical Seas -- 5. The Zen of the Beach: Musings on a River of Sand -- 6. Unraveling the Gulf Stream Puzzle: On a Warm Current Running North -- 7. Sardines and the California Current: On a Cold Current Running South -- 8. Meadows and Deserts of the Sea: On the Elusive Concept of Ocean Productivity -- 9. Of Whales and Sharks and Giant Squid: Reflections on the Big, the Strange, and the Powerful -- 10. The Deep, the Cold, the Dark: Life at the End of the Line -- 11. Seeing in the Dark: A Sound Approach to Exploration -- 12. Mountains, Trenches, Sunken Islands: The Great Revolution in Earth Science -- 13. The Ocean's Memory of the Ice Ages: The Endless Cycles of Climate Change -- 14. Abyssal Memories: A Thousand Holes in the Bottom of the Sea -- 15. Global Warming and the Ocean: Human Impact on a Greenhouse Planet -- Epilogue: The Great Trends in Exploration and the Challenges Ahead -- Appendix 1. Units Used in the Ocean Sciences -- Appendix 2. Aspects of Ocean Chemistry -- Appendix 3: Overview of Major Groups of Important Marine Organisms -- Appendix 4: Geologic Time Scale -- Appendix 5: Topographic Statistics -- Figure Sources and References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809663603321 |
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Berger Wolfgang H
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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