How the Ocean Works: An Introduction to Oceanography

by Mark W. Denny

Book Overview

The world's oceans account for roughly 71 percent of the planet's surface and 99 percent of its livable volume. Any study of this huge habitat requires a solid foundation in the principles that underlie marine biology and physical and chemical oceanography, yet until now undergraduate textbooks have largely presented compilations of facts rather than explanations of principles. How the Ocean Works fills this gap, providing a concise and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069112647X
• ISBN13: 9780691126470
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.9"