A Contribution to the Oceanography of the Pacific: Compiled From Data Collected by the United States Steamer Nero While Engaged in the Survey of a Route for a Trans-Pacific Cable (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Explore the depths of the Pacific as scientists map a submerged world.
This detailed report shares the methods, findings, and early science of oceanography.
The book compiles data from the U.S. Navy’s Nero voyage, documenting how a planned trans-Pacific cable route was surveyed from Honolulu to Midway, Guam, Luzon, and Japan. It presents the process behind soundings, temperature measurements, bottom samples, and charting, as well as the real-world challenges of tracing ocean-floor features.- Learn how survey plans guided routes and excursions across a broad ocean belt.
- See how soundings, temperatures, currents, and bottom materials were recorded and analyzed.
- Understand how gradients and depths were interpreted to reveal the ocean floor’s structure.
- Discover how station data were selected and plotted to create contour and track charts.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers an in-depth account of an 1899 US Navy expedition to map a trans-Pacific cable route, revealing fascinating insights into the ocean floor. The scientific team meticulously documented their findings, including data on depth, temperature, and the composition of sediment at various depths along multiple survey lines. Their observations deepen our understanding of Pacific Ocean topography, revealing massive peaks and abyssal plains, and provide valuable information for cable laying. The book also sheds light on key concepts in oceanography, such as the distribution of red clay, globigerina ooze, and diatom ooze, and their relationship to depth and distance from land, ultimately enriching our knowledge of the Pacific's complex marine environment. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781332799039_0
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