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Oceanography (the study of oceans and seas) is traditionally
seen as the domain of marine scientists, and although a great deal
of knowledge exists about the modern oceans, much of this has not
been in the gaze of Earth Scientists. On the other hand,
oceanography in Earth history (palaeoceanography) is essentially
geological and relies on the interpretation of geological material.
Much palaeoceanography is published in a wide range of journals,
mostly geological, which are usually not read by geographers and
marine scientists. So there is a huge body of information about the
Earth?s oceans and their processes scattered about the
literature, with little integration of the range of data on modern
and ancient oceans in a form readily accessible to students.
This book aims to redress the imbalance, by drawing together all
the key strands of ocean study into a holistic view of ocean
processes, ancient and modern. The book therefore is a starting
place for an Earth Science or Geography student to gain a good
grasp of ocean processes, and facilitates an understanding of
ancient ocean processes for marine scientists. It is aimed at all
undergraduates, as well as postgraduates, academics and others in a
variety of related and wider disciplines who wish to get a balanced
understanding of the issues in oceanography. Furthermore, by
demonstrating the array of interlinks between the various aspects
of ocean study against the backdrop of change in Earth systems, we
hope that an understanding of ancient, recent and modern ocean
systems will be valuable to students wishing to appreciate current
global environmental issues. For example, changes in global heat
distribution are of key concern in the much-publicised global
warming debate; these changes appear to be principally mediated by
thermohaline circulation within oceans. Also, the fact that the
oceans can store 30x more heat than the atmosphere means that small
changes in ocean heat distribution have huge atmospheric
implications. Ocean systems have been shown to undergo rapid
change, with catastrophic effects. We see this with the ENSO
changes highlighted in recent years, but there are more sinister
features which have emanated from study of the last glacial phase;
for example, current ideas are showing that ice sheets can grow and
wane much faster than was previously realised. Change in these
systems can take place on decade scales, so that climate changes,
naturally involving ocean change, occur within the human lifetime
scale.
The arguments presented throughout the book are intended to
challenge the reader to inquire about ocean processes, and to read
beyond the confines of this text. For that reason, in appropriate
parts of the book, sources of information are quoted as much as
possible, so that readers can investigate the arguments more
deeply, if desired. Also, the text is deliberately controversial in
places, by questioning the roots of many aspects of oceanography.
Only by questioning will the science of oceanography be pushed
forward, so it is hoped that student readers will take note.
Although the book includes as many important references as
possible, apologies are offered to those authors whose work is
under-represented. Therefore we would be pleased to receive
comments on any part of this book by interested parties.
- ISBN10 140518356X
- ISBN13 9781405183567
- Publish Date 8 May 2020
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English