Invitation to Oceanography: . - Softcover

Pinet, Paul R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1449648029 ISBN 13: 9781449648022

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2012

Synopsis

Developed by Karl Chauffe and Mark Jefferies, the exercises in this lab manual are designed to make use of safe, readily available, inexpensive, and reusable material. Most of the labs are group-based activities that demonstrate principles discussed in lecture. The exercises require minimal prerequisite knowledge of science and math. This Lab Manual is also available as an ExpressPDF Most exercises are now based upon hypothetical locations with no geographical basis, offering a neutral scenario for discussion Expanded discussion of hot spots with illustrations New exercises on identifying plate tectonic features from maps Expanded section and exercises on the phases of the Moon and their relationship to the tides © 2013 | 220 pages

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About the Author

Paul Pinet teaches geology, oceanography, and environmental studies courses at Colgate University, located in central New York State.' He earned B.A. and M.S. degrees in geology from the University of New Hampshire and the University of Massachusetts, respectively, and a PhD in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island.' His research has been focused on the geology of continental margins, coastal bluff erosion, estuarine sedimentation, and more recently on the philosophical dimensions of deep time.' At the moment, he is developing long-term (millennia) conservation strategies for barrier islands in response to rising sea level and for mitigating the ongoing extinction event in New England and its ocean.' Pinet spent summers during much of his adult life either climbing mountains around the world or cruising on his small, gaff-headed catboat (Taillefer) off the New England coast.' Though an oceanographer, Pinet admits that he fears water more than high, avalanche-prone mountains.' At the moment, he is working on a book of essays entitled Shadowed by Deep Time.'

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1449648029
• ISBN 13: 9781449648022
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 620