The Indian Ocean: Fundamentals of Marine Geology, Physics and Chemistry

The Indian Ocean: Fundamentals of Marine Geology, Physics and Chemistry covers the origin of water and formation of oceans on Earth and the history of oceanography/marine sciences, including international and Indian scenarios, marine instruments, sampling equipment, coastal features, and offshore and deep-sea features and structures. In addition, oceanic volcanism and the formation of different rocks and geotectonics (continental drift, plate tectonics, seafloor spreading) are also detailed. Chapters discuss sediments of the coasts and deep sea in terms of their classifications, granulometry, chemical compositions, the biology of the oceans, and their importance to sediment formation and paleoceanography. Other chapters discuss the mineral wealth of the coasts (near- and off-shore), including sections on beach sands, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, phosphorites and hydrothermal polymetallic sulphides. In addition, the economics of mining these deposits are covered, along with information related to harnessing various energies from the sea, such as from tides, waves, currents and winds. Presents the Indian Ocean in the context of global ocean circulation and climateIncludes a modern, comprehensive, coherent treatment of the Indian Ocean's physical, chemical and biological oceanographyProvides examples and case studies relating to India that can also be applied elsewhere INDICE: 1. History of Oceanography 2. Status of Earth System 3. Volcanism and Marine Petrology 4. Morphology and Structure - Coast To Deepsea 5. Marine Sediments 6. Physical Properties of Ocean waters 7. Heat Budget of the Ocean 8. Ocean Circulation and currents 9. Water masses 10. Upwelling and Sinking 11. Oceanic Eddies 12. Ocean-Atmosphere Coupled Response 13. Waves 14. Tides 15. Properties of Seawater 16. Major Elements in Seawater 17. Minor Elements in Seawater 18. Dissolved Gases in Seawater 19. Nature of environmental conditions 20. Biogeochemical Cycles 21. Radioisotopes / radioactive Nuclides of Seawater 22. Characteristics and cycling of elements in estuaries 23. Chemical Pollution of the Seas 24. The Global Carbon Cycle and Climate Change 25. Coupling of Ocean and Climate 26. Marine Mineral Resources 27. Ocean Energy Resources 28. Environmental Concerns and Management of The Oceans 30. Oceanographic Instrumentation, Equipment, Techniques 31. Law of The Sea (International and National Aspects)

• ISBN: 978-0-12-820357-6
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 370
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés