30-Second Oceans
50 key ideas about the sea's importance to life on earth
Mattias Green, Yueng-Djern Lenn
- 160 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
30-Second Oceans
50 key ideas about the sea's importance to life on earth
Mattias Green, Yueng-Djern Lenn
About This Book
This information-packed book is the complete guide to everything you need to know about the world's oceans, with each concept Oceans cover two thirds of the Earth's surface and are the driving force behind our weather systems, taking warm and cold water around the globe. Understanding solar radiation, currents, and rising sea levels are vital starting points to understanding and dealing with global warming, and this book covers these and many more essential topics in easily accessible chunks. Join expert authors on a tour of the world's oceans, taking in waves, continental shelves, icebergs, underwater forests, monsoons, and coral reefs along the way. Learn about the different characteristics of the world's major oceans, the amazing array of marine life that exists at different depths, how tides work, and what pollution is doing to the seas. There's never been a more important time to get to grips with how the oceans work. The 30 Second series presents concise, informative guides to the most important topics which shape the world around us, presenting terms which are key to understanding the subject in 30 seconds, 300 words, and one image.
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INDEX
A
- abyssal ocean 34, 48, 134, 142
- abyssopelagic zone 94
- acidification 68
- acoustic tomography 63
- agricultural waste 118
- ALAN (artificial light at night) 128
- albedo 44
- algae/algal bloom 74, 98, 116, 118
- Amundsen, Roald 12
- anoxic 74, 98
- Antarctic Circumpolar Current 34, 48
- anthropogenic global warming 56, 64
- aquifers 12, 22
- Arctic Ocean 18, 44, 47
- Argo programme 102, 108
- artificial skyglow 128
- Atlantic Ocean 42, 58
- North Atlantic 18, 38, 42, 58
- Northwest Atlantic 52
- atmospheric pressure 56, 64
- Attenborough, David 104
B
- bacteria 76, 91, 120, 142
- bathymetry 12, 24
- bathypelagic zone 94
- Bay of Fundy, Canada 28
- beaches 26
- bedrock 12, 14, 50
- biodiversity 38, 68, 116, 118
- bioluminescence 74, 76, 94
- biomass 74, 88,...