Oceans

Author: Ellen Prager

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Price : 45.95 NZD
ISBN : 9780071381772
Publisher : mcgraw
Imprint : mcgraw
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Weight (g) : 0.552
Publication date : 01 September 2001
Dimensions : 228mm X 152mm X 26mm
Produced in : United States
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Author : Ellen Prager
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Dewey classification : 551.46
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Pages : 316
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This text explains how the study of oceans is more than just oceanography - it is an intertwined science that must deal with everything from plate tectonics to climate to air pressure to wildlife biology to palaeontology, among other scientific disciplines.

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Ellen J. Prager, Ph.D., (Miami, FL) formerly with the U.S. Geological Survey, is a fellow of the Explorers Club. Well published in both scientific journals and general-interest magazines, she recently edited the book Furious Earth. Sylvia A. Earle, Ph.D., (Oakland, CA) named a "Hero of the Planet" by Time, is currently chair of Deep Ocean Exploration and Research as well as Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. She was the first woman to serve as chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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