Paleoceanography / / Thomas J. M. Schopf.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Schopf, Thomas J. M.,
• MitwirkendeR: Degens, Ε. T.,; Eddy, J. A.,; Ekman, S.,; Kulbicki, G.,; Shackleton, N. J.,; Spencer, D. W.,; Voigtlander,,; Worthington, L. V.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1980
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (341 p.) :; illustrations
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; About this book --; Ocean volume --; Bathymetry --; Water Studies --; Temperature --; Chemistry --; Climatology --; Biology --; Appendix: Grain-Size Nomenclature --; References --; Index of names --; Index of Subjects
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674432888; 9783110353488; 9783110353549; 9783110442212
• DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674432888
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Thomas J. M. Schopf.

Whether in the context of off-shore oil exploration or pure research, the oceans of the geological past have never been of more compelling interest. The recent expansion in oceanographic studies has produced a burgeoning of data on ancient ocean circulation, climate, bathymetry, chemistry, biology, and temperature data that now should be considered in a more general geological and paleontological framework. Schopf has produced a remarkable synthesis of these data that provides any earth scientist with the background necessary to appreciate the history of the ancient oceans. Each of his seven chapters includes a summary of modern conditions, a major section on methods for determining ancient patterns, and a summary of each oceanographic factor over geological time. Paleoceanography will serve as an important resource for paleontologists and for a much broader audience of earth and ocean scientists, petroleum geologists, and stratigraphers.