Oceanography (eBook)

Annals of The International Geophysical Year, Vol. 46

F. W. G. Baker, Arnold L. Gordon (Herausgeber)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
226 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4832-2649-1 (ISBN)

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Annals of the International Geophysical Year, Volume 46: Oceanography covers the program of oceanographic studies conducted during the International Geophysical Year (IGY). The program includes long wave and sea level recording, deep water circulation, polar front survey, and multipleship current measurement. This book is composed of six chapters and begins with the objective and aims of the oceanographic program and the national contributions to this program. The succeeding chapters discuss the problem in delineating sea-level cycle and the results of the North Atlantic Polar Front Survey in the IGY. These topics are followed by a survey of the results from many oceanographical expeditions. Particularly good results were obtained during the IGY period by the use of special large-scale precision automatic recorders of the phototelegraph station type. The last chapter describes the artificial radioactivity in the oceans consisting mainly of fission products of U235, Pu239 and U238 from reactors and nuclear explosion devices. This book is of value to geophysicists, and marine scientists and researchers.

Inhalt

Front Cover 
1 
Oceanography 4
Copyright Page 
5 
Table of Contents 
6 
FOREWORD 8
Chapter 1. Introduction 
12 
SECTION 1.1 AIMS AND OBJECTS 
14 
SECTION 1.2 NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM 
17 
Chapter 2. Sea Surface 
34 
SECTION 2.1 MEAN SEA LEVEL 
36 
SECTION 2.2 LONG WAVES 
57 
Chapter 3. Physical Oceanography 
72 
SECTION 3.1 NORTH ATLANTIC POLAR FRONT SURVEY IN THE IGY 1957/58 
74 
SECTION 3.2 REVIEW OF IGY AND IGC INVESTIGATIONS OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE PACIFIC (1957-9) 
89 
SECTION 3.3 CIRCULATION AND PHYSICS OF THE ARCTIC BASIN WATERS 
105 
SECTION 3.4 OCEANOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE ANTARCTIC 
124 
Chapter 4. Marine Geology 
140 
SECTION 4.1 IGY INVESTIGATIONS OF SUBMARINE TOPOGRAPHY 
142 
SECTION 4.2 BOTTOM SEDIMENTS 
159 
Chapter 5. Marine Chemistry 
196 
SECTION 5.1 ARTIFICIAL RADIOACTIVITY 
198 
SECTION 5.2 CARBON DIOXIDE 
202 
Chapter 6. Marine Biology 
206 
SECTION 6.1 THE STUDY OF PLANKTON DURING IGY CRUISES 208
SECTION 6.2 STUDY OF SEA FLOOR FAUNA CONDUCTED BY THE SOVIET UNION DURING THE IGY AND IGC 
221 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.10.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 1-4832-2649-2 / 1483226492
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4832-2649-1 / 9781483226491