Geology 117: The Oceans

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Resources: Books, References, Websites

Text and Reference materials:

Text: Duxbury, A. B. and Duxbury, A. C., Fundamentals of Oceanography (4th edition), WCB McGraw-Hill, 2002.

Supplementary learning materials on the textbook's web site: <http://www.mhhe.com/earthsci/geology/duxfund4e/>

Study guide (optional): Sverdrup, K., Student Study Guide for Fundamentals of Oceanography by Duxbury/Duxbury (2nd edition), WCB McGraw-Hill, l999.

The text and study guide will be placed on reserve in the Geology Library, 223 Natural History Building. The Geology Library contains an excellent collection of oceanographic texts and reference works. The books have been placed on reserve in the Geology Library for use by Geology 117 students. Refer to them to supplement lectures and assigned text readings:

Duxbury, A. C. and Duxbury, A. B., An Introduction to the World's Oceans (3rd Edition).
Garrison, T., Oceanography -- An Invitation to Marine Science.

Gross, M. G., Oceanography (7th Edition).
Ross, D. A., Introduction to Oceanography.
Sumich, J. L., An Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life (6th Edition).
Thurman, H. V., Introductory Oceanography (7th Edition).

 

Other Books - Popular Texts, Trade Books (very readable, not textbooks)

• The Restless Sea, Robert Kunzig, W. W. Norton, 1999 (Highly Recommended)
• The Map that Changed the World, Simon Winchester, Harper Collins, 2001
• Water Baby - The Story of ALVIN, Victoria Kaharl, Oxford Univ. Press, 1990
• Fire under the sea: the discovery of the most extraordinary environment on earth-volcanic hot springs on the ocean floor, Joseph Cone, Morrow, 1991.

Websites

The textbook (Duxbury & Duxbury, 4th edition) has numerous web sites listed at the end of each chapter. Check them out!

Earth Online <http://www.brookscole.com/geo/ritter/> A guide for exploring the Internet for earth-science resources plus a comprehensive list or resources (websites) on earth sciences, including the oceans.

Duxbury and Duxbury, An Introduction to the World's Oceans (5 edit.) <http://www.mhhe.com/earthsci/geology/oceanography/>. This text by the Duxburys is a more comprehensive version of the one used in Geol. 117. The organization of this book is very similar to our text. One of the links on the homepage titled On the Cutting Edge <http://www.mhhe.com/earthsci/geology/oceanography/cuttingedge/> opens up a comprehensive list of links to other sites on topics covered in each chapter of the book. This is be a valuable resource in researching a topic for a paper. By all means, check this out!

P. Pinet, Invitation to Oceanography <http://www.jbpub.com/OceanLink> - "Key Topics" and "Critical Thinking Essays" on the homepage provide links that should be useful in both obtaining more information about a particular topic and in finding possible resources for a paper.

GeologyLink <http://www.geologylink.com/> Worth Publishers - Deals mostly with intro.geology topics. There are some useful resources for the ocean sciences from courses at UC Santa Cruz and Cornell University.

Specific sites

El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) There is an excellent El Niño page at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory <http://rainbow.ldeo.columbia.edu/>

Current Earthquake Information <http://gldss7.cr.usgs.gov/current_seismicity.shtml>

World Wide Earthquake Locator <http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk:80/quakes/quakes.html>

Global Volcanism Program <http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/>

United States Geological Survey (USGS) homepage. <http://www.usgs.gov/>

USGS Marine Geology:

Atlantic <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/>

National Climatic Data Center <http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/>

NASA Mission to Planet Earth <http://www.earth.nasa.gov/>

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