EAN: 9783030156343

MYSTERIOUS OCEAN - PETER TOWNSEND HARRIS KARTON...

This book provides an introduction to ocean sciences that is engaging  evocative and accessible
to non-experts interested in marine geoscience  while sparking readers' interest in important
unsolved mysteries in marine science. The scope of the book is quite broad  but focuses on the
physical ocean and its geological evolution  including the author's experiences working as an
oceanographer over the last thirty years. Across ten chapters  the book traces the origins of
the ocean from its formation 4 billion years ago  reviews the discoveries of the theory of
plate tectonics  the ice ages and the great ocean conveyor  and discusses seafloor features
(canyons  seamounts  trenches  abyssal plains  etc.)  how they formed and their current
environmental issues. The book concludes with a prognosis for the future ocean we might expect
with global climate change and other human impacts.

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