National Geographic Atlas of the Ocean The Deep Frontier
by Earle, Sylvia A.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-10-01
Publisher(s): National Geographic
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Summary
In the classic tradition of National Geographic's renowned land atlases, this definitive, state-of the-art atlas of Earth's ocean is an unprecedented achievement. Over 150 photos.
Author Biography
Sylvia A. Earle is a marine biologist, Explorer-in-Residence and leader of the Sustainable Seas Expeditions at National Geographic, former chief scientist of NOAA, chairman of Deep Ocean Exploration and Research, and honorary president of the Explorers Club. She is on the boards of Kerr-McGee Corporation, Woods Hole Occanographic Institution, the Conservation Fund, Conservation International, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Lindbergh Foundation, the World Resources Institute, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Park Service, the Ocean Futures Foundation, and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. Holder of several deep-diving records, she is the author of some 130 publications
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 6 |
| Introduction | p. 10 |
| The Ocean Evolves | p. 20 |
| The Atlantic Ocean | p. 46 |
| The Pacific Ocean | p. 74 |
| The Indian Ocean | p. 104 |
| The Polar Oceans | p. 130 |
| The Future Ocean | p. 158 |
| Epilogue | p. 182 |
| Remote-Sensing Technologies | p. 184 |
| Ocean Facts, Conversion Table, Bibliography | p. 186 |
| About the Author, Acknowledgments, Illustrations Credits | p. 188 |
| Index | p. 189 |
| Staff Credits and CIP Data | p. 192 |
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