Encyclopedia of marine science C Reid Nichols; Robert G Williams

By:

Nichols, C. Reid

Contributor(s):

Williams, Robert G

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Facts on File science libraryPublication details: New Delhi : Viva Books, 2010.Description: xiv, 626 pages) : illustrations, maps. 26 cmSubject(s):

Marine Science

DDC classification:

551.460 NIC

Contents:

Marine embedment anchors: A twist on anchors / Royce Randlett, Jr. -- Undersea exploration: A biographical sketch of Jacques-Yves Cousteau / Robert G. Williams -- Air-sea interactions: A biographical sketch of Vagn Walfrid Ekman / Robert G. Williams -- Drill ship: Glomar Challenge / Bradley A. Weymer -- The Sargasso Sea: Sea of legends / Robert G. Williams -- Cold seeps: It is not all hot stuff / Robert G. Williams -- Antarctica's tabletops: Bergs of note / Kyle R. Dedrick -- Icebreaking : A marine science perspective / C. Reid Nichols -- The joint global ocean flux study / David L. Porter -- Radioactive waste disposal in the sea / Kyle R. Dedrick -- Oceanographic innovations: A biographical sketch of Fridtjof Nansen / Robert G. Williams -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA'S) National Marine Sanctuary Program / Craig Bonn -- A brief history and current and future programs at the Johns Hopkins University applied physics laboratory / David L. Porter -- Ocean explorations: A biographical sketch of Dr. Robert D. Ballard / C. Reid Nichols -- Drill ship JOIDES Resolution / Bradley A. Weymer -- Ocean platforms for research: The Harvest Platform / C. Reid Nichols -- Modern physical oceanographer: A biographical sketch of Walter Heinrich Munk / Robert G. Williams -- The Deep Sea Drilling Project / Bradley A. Weymer -- NOAA'S Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) / Robert G. Williams -- Acoustic tide gauges: A sound way to measure water levels / Robert G. Williams -- Appendixes: Marine science further resources -- Selected major oceans, seas, gulfs, and bays worldwide -- Classification of marine organisms -- Periodic table of the elements -- The Geologic timescale -- Selected listing of marine laboratories -- Modern map of the world's oceans.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference Books	CUTN Central Library Sciences	Reference	551.460 NIC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		32335

Marine embedment anchors: A twist on anchors / Royce Randlett, Jr. --
Undersea exploration: A biographical sketch of Jacques-Yves Cousteau / Robert G. Williams --
Air-sea interactions: A biographical sketch of Vagn Walfrid Ekman / Robert G. Williams --
Drill ship: Glomar Challenge / Bradley A. Weymer --

The Sargasso Sea: Sea of legends / Robert G. Williams --

Cold seeps: It is not all hot stuff / Robert G. Williams --

Antarctica's tabletops: Bergs of note / Kyle R. Dedrick --

Icebreaking : A marine science perspective / C. Reid Nichols --

The joint global ocean flux study / David L. Porter --

Radioactive waste disposal in the sea / Kyle R. Dedrick --

Oceanographic innovations: A biographical sketch of Fridtjof Nansen / Robert G. Williams --

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA'S) National Marine Sanctuary Program / Craig Bonn --

A brief history and current and future programs at the Johns Hopkins University applied physics laboratory / David L. Porter --

Ocean explorations: A biographical sketch of Dr. Robert D. Ballard / C. Reid Nichols --

Drill ship JOIDES Resolution / Bradley A. Weymer --

Ocean platforms for research: The Harvest Platform / C. Reid Nichols --

Modern physical oceanographer: A biographical sketch of Walter Heinrich Munk / Robert G. Williams --

The Deep Sea Drilling Project / Bradley A. Weymer --

NOAA'S Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) / Robert G. Williams --

Acoustic tide gauges: A sound way to measure water levels / Robert G. Williams --

Appendixes: Marine science further resources --

Selected major oceans, seas, gulfs, and bays worldwide --

Classification of marine organisms --

Periodic table of the elements --

The Geologic timescale --

Selected listing of marine laboratories --

Modern map of the world's oceans.

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