Discover! Oceanography
Title | Discover! Oceanography PDF eBook |
Author | Avaly McGinley |
Publisher | Lorenz Educational Press |
Total Pages | 36 |
Release | 1999-09-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0787704342 |
Activities to reinforce basic concepts in the study of oceanography.
Discovering the Ocean from Space
Title | Discovering the Ocean from Space PDF eBook |
Author | Ian S. Robinson |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 678 |
Release | 2010-08-12 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3540683224 |
This book offers a survey of the contribution of satellite data to the study of the ocean, focusing on the special insights that only satellite data can bring to oceanography. Topics range from ocean waves to ocean biology, spanning scales from basins to estuaries. Some chapters cover applications to pure research while others show how satellite data can be used operationally for tasks such as pollution monitoring or oil-spill detection.
Discover! Oceanography (ENHANCED eBook)
Title | Discover! Oceanography (ENHANCED eBook) PDF eBook |
Author | Avaly McGinley |
Publisher | Lorenz Educational Press |
Total Pages | 36 |
Release | 1999-09-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1429109270 |
The activities in this book explain elementary concepts in the study of oceanography, including mapping the oceans, characteristics of water, the ocean floor, waves and currents, tides, life in the ocean, and underwater exploration. General background information, suggested activities, questions for discussion, and answers are included. Encourage students to keep completed pages in a folder or notebook for further reference and review.
Ocean and Sea
Title | Ocean and Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Parker |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | 6 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 054533022X |
An introduction to Earth's oceans, covering water, geology, tides, waves, coastlines, and ocean life, and presenting numerous photographs.
Fathoming the Ocean
Title | Fathoming the Ocean PDF eBook |
Author | Helen M Rozwadowski |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 300 |
Release | 2009-06-30 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0674266889 |
“[An] amiable, in-depth examination of the most critical era for the development of modern oceanography” (Publishers Weekly). In a history at once scientific and cultural, Helen Rozwadowski shows us how the Western imagination awoke to the ocean's possibilities?in maritime novels, in the popular hobby of marine biology, in the youthful sport of yachting, and in the laying of a trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. The ocean emerged as important new territory, and scientific interests intersected with those of merchant-industrialists and politicians. Rozwadowski documents the popular crazes that coincided with these interests?from children's sailor suits to the home aquarium and the surge in ocean travel. She describes how, beginning in the 1860s, oceanography moved from yachts onto the decks of oceangoing vessels, and landlubber naturalists found themselves navigating the routines of a working ship's physical and social structures. Fathoming the Ocean offers a rare and engaging look into our fascination with the deep sea and into the origins of oceanography?origins still visible in a science that focuses the efforts of physicists, chemists, geologists, biologists, and engineers on the common enterprise of understanding a vast, three-dimensional, alien space. “Rozwadowski greatly expands our own understanding, all while telling a story that is original, wide-ranging, and illuminating.” —Margaret Deacon, Southampton Oceanography Centre, author of Science and the Sea: The Origins of Oceanography “Required reading for anyone wanting to understand how the oceans have come to play the role that they do in Western knowledge.” —Eric L. Mills, Dalhousie University and author of Biological Oceanography: An Early History, 1870-1960 “Chronicles the birth of deep-sea oceanography, from early observations by Benjamin Franklin to the voyage of HMS Challenger in the 1870s. [Rozwadowski] weaves a rich narrative from the world of renowned as well as lesser-known oceanographers.” —Nature
50 Years of Ocean Discovery
Title | 50 Years of Ocean Discovery PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Total Pages | 283 |
Release | 2000-01-03 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309172578 |
This book describes the development of ocean sciences over the past 50 years, highlighting the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the field's progress. Many of the individuals who participated in the exciting discoveries in biological oceanography, chemical oceanography, physical oceanography, and marine geology and geophysics describe in the book how the discoveries were made possible by combinations of insightful individuals, new technology, and in some cases, serendipity. In addition to describing the advance of ocean science, the book examines the institutional structures and technology that made the advances possible and presents visions of the field's future. This book is the first-ever documentation of the history of NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences, how the structure of the division evolved to its present form, and the individuals who have been responsible for ocean sciences at NSF as "rotators" and career staff over the past 50 years.
Oceanography
Title | Oceanography PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Heinrichs Gray |
Publisher | Scholastic |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Marine science |
ISBN | 9780531246795 |
Whether you're interested in weather, oceans, or even the prehistoric world, earth science covers it all. The fascinating facts and fun activities in these titles help the budding earth scientist in you explore the fields of geology, meteorology, ecology, and more.