Oceans: A Very Short Introduction
Author:   Dorrik Stow (Director, Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot Watt University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199655076


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   27 July 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Dorrik Stow (Director, Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot Watt University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 11.30cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 17.40cm
Weight:   0.161kg
ISBN:  

9780199655076


ISBN 10:   0199655073
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   27 July 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Ocean frontier 2: Ocean transience 3: Mountains and valleys 4: Chemical broth 5: Dynamic ocean 6: Ocean-climate nexus 7: Marine web of life 8: Ocean bounty 9: Fragile environment References Further Reading Index

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Dorrik Stow's book is a keenly observed narrative about the beauty and complexity of Earth's oceans. This slim volume with its elegant prose is a must read for anyone who wishes to understand why oceans are central to the flourishing of humans as well as the planet itself. Professor Paul Pinet, Colgate University a


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Professor Dorrik Stow, of Heriot-Watt University, is a sedimentologist and oceanographer. As well as publishing over 200 research papers, he has been active in science outreach, lecturing widely. His most recent books include Encyclopedia of the Oceans (OUP, 2004), Sedimentary Rocks in the Field: A Colour Guide (Manson Publishing, 2005), and Vanished Ocean (OUP, 2012).

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