prepared by John Wright and David A. Rothery for the Course Team.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed. /
Statement of Responsibility Relating to Edition
rev. for the Course Team by David A. Rothery.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Milton Keynes, England :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Open University,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1998.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (185 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
SERIES
Series Title
Open University Oceanography
GENERAL NOTES
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"Designed so that it can be read on its own or studied as part of the Open University third-level course, S330 Oceanography"--Page 4 of cover.
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1st ed., 1989: prepared by an Open University course team [authors, Joan Brown and others].
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On p. facing title page: "Oceanography Course Team."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (page 161) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Front Cover; THE OCEAN BASINS: THEIR STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; ABOUT THIS VOLUME; ABOUT THIS SERIES; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. THE SHAPE OF OCEAN BASINS; CHAPTER 3. THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS; CHAPTER 4. THE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; CHAPTER 5. HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION IN OCEANIC CRUST; CHAPTER 6. PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY AND SEA-LEVEL CHANGES; CHAPTER 7. THE BROADER PICTURE; APPENDIX: THE STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN; SUGGESTED FURTHER READING; ANSWERS AND COMMENTS TO QUESTIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This is an invaluable textbook, prepared by the Open University team and designed so that it can be read on its own or as part of the OU course. This second edition has been fully revised and updated including new colour illustrations increasing the striking spread of full colour diagrams throughout the book. The clarity of the text has been improved, providing comprehensive coverage of the evolution of ocean basins and their structure in a clear, concise manner aimed specifically at the student market. In this second edition the technological advances in fields as diverse as:. - deep-towed in.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.