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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dorrik A. V. StowPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 30.50cm Weight: 1.465kg ISBN: 9780226776644ISBN 10: 0226776646 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 21 April 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviews"""There is a lot we don't know about the oceans' structure, processes, and inhabitants. Much of the knowledge we do have has been skillfully compiled in Oceans: An Illustrated Reference. This beautifully designed volume will introduce you to a fascinating and complex world, and help you better understand the role that oceans play in our lives. You will also learn how the oceans - and ocean sciences - are being transformed as the twenty-first century begins."" - From the Preface by Charles F. Kehnel, director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego""" There is a lot we don't know about the oceans' structure, processes, and inhabitants. Much of the knowledge we do have has been skillfully compiled in Oceans: An Illustrated Reference. This beautifully designed volume will introduce you to a fascinating and complex world, and help you better understand the role that oceans play in our lives. You will also learn how the oceans - and ocean sciences - are being transformed as the twenty-first century begins. - From the Preface by Charles F. Kehnel, director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego Author InformationDorrik Stow is professor of ocean and earth science at the Southampton Oceanography Centre, Europe's leading center for ocean research. A world-renowned oceanographer and marine geoscientist with a specialty in the deep sea, Stow has published numerous books, papers, and edited volumes. He has sailed all the world's major oceans. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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