Oceanography: an Earth Science Perspective

Part 1 The essentials of modern oceanography: introduction - basics of oceanography for Earth scientists the nature of seawater and its importance in ocean processes the movement of ocean waters crust-ocean interactions marine sedimentary deposits marine ecosystems and oceanography. Part 2 Evolution of the oceans in geological time: studying the oceans in geological time Precambrian ocean change trends in Phanerozoic oceans short-term changes in Phanerozoic oceans. Part 3 Human impacts on the ocean systems: degradation of the marine environment ocean systems and the anthropogenic greenhouse conclusion - an earth science perspective of the oceans appendix - chemistry for oceanographers.