The Sea Floor

Author : Eugen Seibold,Wolfgang H. Berger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662225196

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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.

Author : Eugen Seibold,Wolfgang H. Berger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3662225204

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Author : Eugen Seibold,Wolfgang H. Berger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662033173

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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 biosphere 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.

Author : Robert Burleigh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781481416009

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Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea by Robert Burleigh Pdf

"This illustrated biography shares the story of female scientist, Marie Tharp, a pioneering woman scientist and the first person to ever successfully map the ocean floor"--

Author : Steven Earle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537068822

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Physical Geology by Steven Earle Pdf

This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.

Author : J. Coulomb
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401028998

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Sea Floor Spreading and Continental Drift by J. Coulomb Pdf

Studies of the magnetic anomalies paralleling ocean ridges have furnished partisans of continental drift with decisive arguments. To take stock of this important question, my colleague Thellier and I decided in the early summer of 1967 to make it the subject of the annual seminar on Earth physics for the school year 1967-68. Although research was still developing rapidly, the General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics held in Switzerland in September, particularly some of the meetings in Zurich under the auspices of the International Committee for the Upper Mantle, appeared to confirm that we had made no important omissions. At the con clusion of the seminar, where I had been responsible for most of the lectures, I resolved to write the present volume for the non-specialized scientific reader. The project turned out to be a good deal more ambitious than I had thought. It is quite an undertaking nowadays to try to survey a rapidly growing subject, first of all because of the difficulty of gathering material; publication delays are now nearing one year, with the result that specialists communicate largely through a selective distribution of reports, as well as verbally in frequent colloquia. I warmly thank those who helped me in getting unpublished literature, especially Xavier Le Pichon. Even so, some essential work came to my knowledge only lately.

Author : Sneed B. Collard III,Gregory Wenzel
Publisher : Charlesbridge
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781607342175

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The Deep-Sea Floor by Sneed B. Collard III,Gregory Wenzel Pdf

Incredibly rich and realistic illustrations take readers up close to the curious creatures and plants that thrive in the vast severe habitat of the ocean's floor. Marine biologist and renowned children's book writer Sneed B. Collard III introduces children to many fascinating sea creatures–from bioluminescent fish to giant tube worms–that survive without sunlight. A history of deep-sea exploration from sonar to submersibles shows how far scientists have come in their ability to investigate these great depths. Inspire young readers to explore the possibilities of marine science.

Author : Jeffrey A. Karson,Deborah S. Kelley,Daniel J. Fornari,Michael R. Perfit,Timothy M. Shank
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521857185

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Discovering the Deep by Jeffrey A. Karson,Deborah S. Kelley,Daniel J. Fornari,Michael R. Perfit,Timothy M. Shank Pdf

A beautifully illustrated reference providing fascinating insights into the hidden world of the seafloor using the latest deep-sea imaging.

Author : Catherine Banet
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004391567

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The Law of the Seabed by Catherine Banet Pdf

The Law of the Seabed reviews the most pressing legal questions raised by the use and protection of natural resources on and underneath the world’s seabeds. While barely accessible, the seabed plays a major role in the Earth’s ecological balance. It is both a medium and a resource, and is central to the blue economy. New uses and new knowledge about seabed ecosystems, and the risks of disputes due to competing interests, urge reflection on which regulatory approaches to pursue. The regulation of ocean activities is essentially sector-based, and the book puts in parallel the international and national regimes for seabed mining, oil and gas, energy generation, bottom fisheries, marine genetic resources, carbon sequestration and maritime security operations, both within and beyond the national jurisdiction. The book contains seven parts respectively addressing the definition of the seabed from a multidisciplinary perspective, the principles of jurisdiction delimitation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the regimes for use of non-living, living and marine biodiversity resources, the role of state and non-state actors, the laying and removal of installations, the principles for sustainable and equitable use (common heritage of mankind, precaution, benefit sharing), and management tools to ensure coexistence between activities as well as the protection of the marine environment.

Author : Hali Felt
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466847460

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Soundings by Hali Felt Pdf

Her maps of the ocean floor have been called "one of the most remarkable achievements in modern cartography", yet no one knows her name. Soundings is the story of the enigmatic, unknown woman behind one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century. Before Marie Tharp, geologist and gifted draftsperson, the whole world, including most of the scientific community, thought the ocean floor was a vast expanse of nothingness. In 1948, at age 28, Marie walked into the newly formed geophysical lab at Columbia University and practically demanded a job. The scientists at the lab were all male; the women who worked there were relegated to secretary or assistant. Through sheer willpower and obstinacy, Marie was given the job of interpreting the soundings (records of sonar pings measuring the ocean's depths) brought back from the ocean-going expeditions of her male colleagues. The marriage of artistry and science behind her analysis of this dry data gave birth to a major work: the first comprehensive map of the ocean floor, which laid the groundwork for proving the then-controversial theory of continental drift. When combined, Marie's scientific knowledge, her eye for detail and her skill as an artist revealed not a vast empty plane, but an entire world of mountains and volcanoes, ridges and rifts, and a gateway to the past that allowed scientists the means to imagine how the continents and the oceans had been created over time. Just as Marie dedicated more than twenty years of her professional life to what became the Lamont Geological Observatory, engaged in the task of mapping every ocean on Earth, she dedicated her personal life to her great friendship with her co-worker, Bruce Heezen. Partners in work and in many ways, partners in life, Marie and Bruce were devoted to one another as they rose to greater and greater prominence in the scientific community, only to be envied and finally dismissed by their beloved institute. They went on together, refining and perfecting their work and contributing not only to humanity's vision of the ocean floor, but to the way subsequent generations would view the Earth as a whole. With an imagination as intuitive as Marie's, brilliant young writer Hali Felt brings to vivid life the story of the pioneering scientist whose work became the basis for the work of others scientists for generations to come.

Author : Kent A. Fanning,Frank T. Manheim
Publisher : Great Source Education Group
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Science
ISBN : UVA:35007006896298

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The Dynamic Environment of the Ocean Floor by Kent A. Fanning,Frank T. Manheim Pdf

Author : Peter Harris,Elaine Baker
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 947 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123851406

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Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat by Peter Harris,Elaine Baker Pdf

Annotation This book provides a synthesis of seabed geomorphology and benthic habitats based on the most recent, up-to-date information. Case studies from around the world are presented.

Author : Leslie Bulion
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781561459209

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At the Sea Floor Café by Leslie Bulion Pdf

Celebrate sea creatures and their fare in this award-winning volume of witty science poetry! What's on the menu for undersea creatures? Leslie Bulion's clever collection of poems describes the devious and surprising methods ocean denizens use to forage for food, capture prey, and trick predators. Poems bobble and swim effortlessly from page to page, leading readers from the snail shell home of the jeweled anemone crab to a raft of violet snails hanging upside down in their bubble houses. The book also features rich back matter, including science notes with details about each animal's behavior, a glossary, and poetry notes explaining the types and forms of poems that appear on each spread. Leslie Evans's striking linoleum prints round out this title, which is perfect for cross-curricular learning.

Author : Janet Voight
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226817668

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From the Seashore to the Seafloor by Janet Voight Pdf

Sandy shores -- Rocky shores -- Gulf of California -- Northeast Pacific -- Kelp forest -- Coral reefs -- Indo-West Pacific -- Research cruise experience -- Open ocean -- Subsea vehicles -- Gulf of Mexico -- Midwater depths -- Deep scattering layer -- Hydrothermal vents -- Food falls -- Deep-sea floor.

Author : Eugen Seibold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3662033186

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The Sea Floor by Eugen Seibold Pdf