Invitation to Oceanography

Invitation to Oceanography, Seventh Edition provides a modern, comprehensive, and student-friendly introduction to the field. Its content spans the four major divisions of ocean science--geology, chemistry, physics, and biology--while maintaining the conversational voice for which it is acclaimed. The Seventh Edition has been updated to include new sophisticated graphics throughout and contains new content on global and climate change, Superstorm/hurricane Sandy, the tsunami in Japan, as well as numerous updated and expanded feature boxes. This invaluable resource has also been revised to offer more clinical and practical applications and answers such questions as, what techniques do oceanographers use in the field? Invitation to Oceanography, Seventh Edition is the ideal text for students diving into the depths of the world's oceans.