Marine geology: Exploring the new frontiers of the ocean
Erickson, J. (2003). Marine geology: Exploring the new frontiers of the ocean. Revised edition. The Living Earth, 7. Checkmark Books: New York. ISBN 0-8160-4874-6. XIV, 317 pp.
Part of: The Living Earth. Checkmark Books: New York, more
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VLIZ: Geology and Geophysics GEO.43 [103329]
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Document type: Training material
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Aquatic sciences > Marine sciences > Geology > Marine geology
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
This fully revised and expanded edition of Marine Geology examines the interrelationship between water and its life forms and geologic structures. It looks at several ideas for the origins of the Earth, continents and oceans, and how these processes fit into the origin of the universe.Topics covered include: coastal erosion,the deep-sea trenches, El Niño, energy from the sea, mineral deposits, ocean drilling, the Ring of Fire, satellite mapping, seafloor spreading, seismic seawaves, undersea explosions, volcanic activity. |
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