Keywords:
Submarine geology.
;
Paleoceanography.
;
Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (176 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781483292687
Series Statement:
Open University Oceanography Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1820144
Language:
English
Note:
Front Cover -- The Ocean Basins: Their Structure and Evolution -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- ABOUT THIS VOLUME -- CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 MAPPING THE OCEANS -- 1.2 MAPPING THE OCEAN FLOORS -- 1.3 UNDERWATER GEOLOGY -- 1.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2. THE SHAPE OF OCEAN BASINS -- 2.1 THE MAIN FEATURES OF OCEAN BASINS -- 2.2 CONTINENTAL MARGINS -- 2.3 OCEAN RIDGES -- 2.4 TRANSFORM FAULTS AND FRACTURE ZONES -- 2.5 THE DEEP OCEAN FLOOR -- 2.6 SATELLITE BATHYMETRY-A CASE STUDY -- 2.7 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3. THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS -- 3.1 THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS -- 3.2 THE BIRTH OF AN OCEAN -- 3.3 THE MAJOR OCEAN BASINS -- 3.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3 -- CHAPTER 4. THE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE -- 4.1 THE FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE -- 4.2 SEGMENTATION OF OCEANIC SPREADING AXES -- 4.3 SEAMOUNTS AND VOLCANIC ISLANDS -- 4.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4 -- CHAPTER 5. HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION IN OCEANIC CRUST -- 5.1 THE NATURE OF HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION -- 5.2 CHEMICAL CHANGES DURING HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION -- 5.3 'BLACK SMOKERS'―AN EXERCISE IN PREDICTION -- 5.4 THE EXTENT OF HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION -- 5.5 MASS TRANSFER BY HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION -- 5.6 DISPERSAL OF DISSOLVED GASES AND OTHER HYDROTHERMAL EFFLUENT -- 5.7 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 -- CHAPTER 6. PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY AND SEA-LEVEL CHANGES -- 6.1 THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEDIMENTS -- 6.2 CHANGES IN SEA-LEVEL -- 6.3 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6 -- CHAPTER 7. THE BROADER PICTURE -- 7.1 THE GLOBAL CYCLE -- 7.2 SOME RATES COMPARED -- 7.3 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 7 -- APPENDIX: THE STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN -- SUGGESTED FURTHER READING -- ANSWERS AND COMMENTS TO QUESTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INDEX.
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