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2nd ed. / rev. for the Course Team by David A. Rothery. |
| Description |
1 online resource (185 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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text file rdaft http://rdaregistry.info/termList/fileType/1002. |
| Series |
Open University Oceanography |
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Open University Oceanography.
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| Note |
"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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On p. facing title page: "Oceanography Course Team." |
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1st ed., 1989: prepared by an Open University course team [authors, Joan Brown and others]. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 161) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
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. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Submarine geology.
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Paleoceanography.
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Paléo-océanographie.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Oceanography.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Oceans & Seas.
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Paleoceanography
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Submarine geology
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Geologia marinha.
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Added Author |
Rothery, David A.
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Brown, Joan (Joan E.)
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Open University. Oceanography Course Team.
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Open University.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wright, John. Ocean basins. 2nd ed. Oxford [UK] ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann ; Milton Keynes, England : Open University, 1998 0750639830 9780750639835 (OCoLC)39205575 |
| ISBN |
9780080537931 (electronic bk.) |
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0080537936 (electronic bk.) |
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1281077267 |
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9781281077264 |
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9786611077266 |
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661107726X |
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0750639830 (pbk.) |
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9780750639835 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
(WaSeSS)ssj0000213448 |
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AU@ 000048130807 |
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AU@ 000051554722 |
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AU@ 000054163408 |
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CHBIS 005681539 |
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CHDSB 005989086 |
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CHVBK 167525794 |
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DEBBG BV042309116 |
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DEBBG BV043043899 |
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DEBSZ 367773953 |
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DEBSZ 422169501 |
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NZ1 12433790 |
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NZ1 14540543 |
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NZ1 15177259 |
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