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30-second oceans, 50 key ideas about the sea's importance to life on Earth, editors, Yueng-Djern Lenn, Mattias Green ; contributers, Fabrice Ardhuin [and thirty two others] ; illustrator, Nicky Ackland-Snow

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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30-second oceans

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editors, Yueng-Djern Lenn, Mattias Green ; contributers, Fabrice Ardhuin [and thirty two others] ; illustrator, Nicky Ackland-Snow

50 key ideas about the sea's importance to life on Earth

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

Ocean fundamentals -- Physical geography of the oceans -- The ocean, weather & climate -- Living ocean -- Ocean exploration, observations & predictions -- Marine pollution -- Earth evolution & extra-terrestial oceans

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