This textbook provides students with a broad understanding of how the earth and its oceans are constantly changing. Contemporary environmental and technological issues are presented. This edition covers research projects such as side-scan acoustical imaging and swath bathymetry for viewing the seafloor. Features new to this edition include: a chapter on the ocean and the atmosphere, which emphasizes air-sea interaction; "Practical Considerations" sections throughout the book which help students understand how science is used and how it blends with technology; computer images from satellites and sonar; and new and revised study questions.
- ISBN10 0697042723
- ISBN13 9780697042729
- Publish Date February 1989 (first published 1 January 1984)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 August 1991
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint William C. Brown
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English