The Ocean Basins

Author : Open Open University
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080537931

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The Ocean Basins: Their Structure and Evolution by Open Open University Pdf

This 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-towed instruments for `sniffing' hydrothermal plumes - mapping the sea-floor by sophisticated sonar techniques - three-dimensional imaging of crustal structure by seismic tomography - the use of satellites for navigation, and for making precise measurements of the height of the sea-surfaceThe first chapters describe the processes that shape the ocean basins, determine the structure and composition of oceanic crust and control the major features of continental margins. How the 'hot springs' of the oceanic ridges cycle chemical elements between seawater and oceanic crust is then explored. Sediment distributions are examined next, to demonstrate how sediments can preserve a record of past climatic and sea-level changes. Finally, the role of the oceans as an integral part of global chemical changes is reviewed. High quality full colour diagrams Substantial chapter summaries ideal for revision Answers, hints and notes for questions at back of the book

Author : Joan Brown
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483292687

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The Ocean Basins by Joan Brown Pdf

This Volume describes the processes that shape ocean basins, determine the structure and composition of the ocean crust, and control the major features of the continental margins. Further subjects examined are the 'hot springs' of the deep oceans, the main pattern of sediment distribution in ocean basins including the recording of past climatic and sea-level changes, and the role of oceans as an integral part of global chemical cycles. Each Volume in this set is well laid out and copiously illustrated with full colour photographs, graphs and graphics. Questions to help develop arguments and/or understanding can be found in the text and at the end of each chapter, with worked answers provided at the back of each Volume. Each chapter also concludes with a sum mary to help consolidate understanding before the next chapter is begun.

Author : Carlos R. Mechoso
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108492706

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Interacting Climates of Ocean Basins by Carlos R. Mechoso Pdf

A comprehensive review of interactions between the climates of different ocean basins and their key contributions to global climate variability and change. Providing essential theory and discussing outstanding examples as well as impacts on monsoons, it a useful resource for graduate students and researchers in the atmospheric and ocean sciences.

Author : Alan E.M. Nairn,Francis G. Stehli,Seiya Uyeda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 879 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461580416

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The Ocean Basins and Margins by Alan E.M. Nairn,Francis G. Stehli,Seiya Uyeda Pdf

Author : Alan E.M. Nairn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461580386

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The Ocean Basins and Margins by Alan E.M. Nairn Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1407650144

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“The” Ocean Basins by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alan Nairn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468430332

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The Ocean Basins and Margins by Alan Nairn Pdf

1. A Model for the North Atlantic.- 2. The Geology of the Bahama-Blake Plateau Region.- 3. The Continental Margin of Eastern North America, Florida to Newfoundland.- 4. The Northeastward Termination of the Appalachian Orogen.- 5. An Outline of the Geology of the Atlantic Coast of Greenland.- 6. The Scandinavian Caledonides.- 7. The Geology of the Southern Termination of the Caledonides.- 8. The Geology of the Western Approaches.- 9. The Geology and Sedimentation History of the Bay of Biscay.- 10. Geology of West Africa and Canary and Cape Verde Islands.- 11. Cenozoic to Recent Volcanism in and.

Author : Mikhail Vladimirovich Muratov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Continents
ISBN : UCSD:31822011242575

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The Origin of Continents and Ocean Basins by Mikhail Vladimirovich Muratov Pdf

Author : Alan E.M. Nairn,Francis G. Stehli,Seiya Uyeda
Publisher : Springer
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461580439

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The Ocean Basins and Margins by Alan E.M. Nairn,Francis G. Stehli,Seiya Uyeda Pdf

Author : Alan Nairn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468430394

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The Ocean Basins and Margins by Alan Nairn Pdf

Author : Alan E.M. Nairn,Francis G. Stehli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461323525

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The Ocean Basins and Margins by Alan E.M. Nairn,Francis G. Stehli Pdf

Author : A. E. M. Nairn,Francis Greenough Stehli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Continental margins
ISBN : LCCN:73021580

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The Ocean Basins and Margins: The Pacific Ocean by A. E. M. Nairn,Francis Greenough Stehli Pdf

Author : Alan Nairn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468430363

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The Ocean Basins and Margins by Alan Nairn Pdf

Of Volume 4A.- 1. Mediterranean and Tethys.- I. Introduction.- II. The Overall Situation.- III. Tethyan Faunas and Paleotectonics.- IV. Paleotectonic and Paleogeographic Evolution.- A. Permian and Triassic: Paleotethys and Early Rifting.- B. Jurassic: The Oceanic Tethys.- C. Cretaceous to Recent: Alpine Orogeny and Mediterranean.- V. Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 2. Tectonic Evolution of the Mediterranean Basins.- I. Introduction.- A. Statement of Three Hypotheses.- B. Physiographic Provinces of the Mediterranean.- II. Balearic Basin.- A. Crustal Structure and Age.- B. Origin.-

Author : John Wright,David A. Rothery,Joan Brown,Open University
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Paleoceanography
ISBN : OCLC:153355536

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The ocean basins : their structure and evolution by John Wright,David A. Rothery,Joan Brown,Open University Pdf

Author : Eugen Seibold,Wolfgang H. Berger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662225196

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The Sea Floor by Eugen Seibold,Wolfgang H. Berger Pdf

Man's understanding of how this planet is put together and how it evolved has changed radically during the last 30 years. This great revolution in geology - now usually subsumed under the concept of Plate Tectonics - brought the realization that convection within the Earth is responsible for the origin of today's ocean basins and conti nents, and that the grand features of the Earth's surface are the product of ongoing large-scale horizontal motions. Some of these notions were put forward earlier in this century (by A. Wegener, in 1912, and by A. Holmes, in 1929), but most of the new ideas were an outgrowth of the study of the ocean floor after World War II. In its impact on the earth sciences, the plate tectonics revolution is comparable to the upheaval wrought by the ideas of Charles Darwin (1809-1882), which started the intense discussion on the evolution of the biospere that has recently heated up again. Darwin drew his inspiration from observations on island life made during the voyage of the Beagle (1831-1836), and his work gave strong impetus to the first global oceanographic expedition, the voyage of HMS Challenger (1872- 1876). Ever since, oceanographic research has been intimately associ ated with fundamental advances in the knowledge of Earth. This should come as no surprise. After all, our planet's surface is mostly ocean.