Author: Norman V. CarlislePublisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Describes the scientific methods and instruments used to explore and harvest the wealth of the oceans.
Riches of the Sea; the New Science of Oceanology
Author: Norman V. CarlislePublisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Describes the scientific methods and instruments used to explore and harvest the wealth of the oceans.
Riches of the Sea
Author: Norman V. CarlislePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine resources
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Describes the scientific methods and instruments used to explore and harvest the wealth of the oceans.
The Wealth of Oceans
Author: Michael L. WeberPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393037647
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
An adjunct to "Ocean Planet", a major traveling exhibition opening at the Smithsonian Institution in 1995, this fascinating book is the first to explore the newest discoveries in oceanography and marine ecology in the context of the global economy and human population growth. For thousands of years humanity has seen the oceans as a mysterious, and limitless, source of treasures to be fished, harvested, mined, and salvaged. Now accelerating developments in ocean studies offer a new understanding of the oceans, their role in a global ecosystem, and their vulnerability to threats from human action. Drawing on the latest research, this book offers a fascinating tour of the complex reaches of our ocean world and points the way toward changes that will preserve, rather than squander, the wealth of oceans.
The Science of the Ocean
Author: Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780241631348
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dive into this uniquely elegant visual exploration of the sea An informative and utterly beautiful introduction to marine life and the ocean environment, The Science of the Ocean book brings the riches of the underwater world onto the printed page. Astounding photography reveals an abundance of life, from microscopic plankton to great whales, seaweed to starfish. Published in association with the Natural History Museum, the book explores every corner of the oceans, from coral reefs and mangrove swamps to deep ocean trenches. Along the way, and with the help of clear, simple illustrations, it explains how life has adapted to the marine environment, revealing for example how a stonefish delivers its lethal venom and how a sponge sustains itself by sifting food from passing currents. It also examines the physical forces and processes that shape the oceans, from global circulation systems and tides to undersea volcanoes and tsunamis. To most of us, the marine world is out of reach. But with the help of photography and the latest technology, The Science of the Ocean brings us up close to animals, plants, and other living things that inhabit a fantastic and almost incomprehensibly beautiful other dimension.
The Physical Geography of the Sea, and Its Meteorology
Author: Matthew Fontaine MauryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ocean
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
SEA KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES (cl)
Author: Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295802961
Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The 100-year story of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, a scientific collaboration originally formed by eight northern European nations to address problems of overfishing in the North Atlantic. The author uses archival research and interviews to profile key ICES members and to provide insight into the relationship between fisheries science and biological oceanography. Contains a small section of historical photographs.
Collected Reprints, Essa Institute for Oceanography
Author: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Library System Book Catalog Holdings as of July 1973
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Library Systems BranchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
The Science of the Ocean
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780241415252
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Dive into this uniquely elegant visual exploration of the sea An aesthetic look at marine life and the ocean environment, this book uses astounding photography and clear diagrams to make marine biology and oceanography accessible and an enjoyable visual experience. The Science of the Ocean offers up riches from every corner of the ocean, from coral reefs and mangrove swamps to icy fjords and deep-ocean trenches, and from great whales to the microscopic beauty of plankton. Along the way, it explains how the ocean itself works, including tides, currents, hurricanes, tsunamis, and the global processes of oceanography and climate. An informative and utterly beautiful introduction to the ocean, this book brings the wealth of the sea onto the printed page.
Ocean Energy
Author: R. H. CharlierPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540779329
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Engineers’ dreams and fossil energy replacement schemes can come true. Man has been tapping the energy of the sea to provide power for his industries for centuries. Tidal energy combined with that of waves and marine winds rank among those most successfully put the work. Large scale plants are capital intensive but smaller ones, particularly built in China, have proven profitable. Since the initiation of the St Malo project in France, similar projects have gone into active service where methods have been devised to cut down on costs, new types of turbines developed and cost competitiveness considerably improved. Tidal power has enormous potential. The book reviews recent progress in extracting power from the ocean, surveys the history of tidal power harnessing and updates a prior publication by the author.