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The continental shelf seas have an importance which is out of proportion to the rela tively small fraction of the area of the global ocean which they occupy.

With this book, bestselling authors Tom Garrison and Robert Ellis illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of marine science and give students the most dynamic and current introduction to oceanography available today.

This book describes the development of ocean sciences over the past 50 years, highlighting the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the field's progress.

The new edition was created as part of a unique partnership with the National Geographic Society, an organization that represents a tradition of inspiring stories, exceptional research, and first-hand accounts of exploration.

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This book reviews the field of physical oceanography, starting with its history and culminating in the past, present and future challenges of this scientific discipline.

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