oceanography

Describes and evaluates the major current research developments in the field of ocean studies, discusing advances in measuring ocean phenomena from space, the development of fully integrated observing systems, the impact of the Internet and new computer technologies, and other related topics.

Contains approximately eight hundred alphabetized, cross-referenced articles on marine science topics in the areas of biological, chemical, geological, and physical oceanography; ecology; technology; and ocean economics.

An introduction to the history, inhabitants, exploration, and uses of the earth's oceans.

Relates basic facts about seas and oceans, including currents and waves, tides, sea shore, sea bed, ice cover, and inland seas and salty water. Includes "things to do" on back cover.

National Geographic has teamed up with NASA and the US Geological Survey to create a 4-D planet Earth, dramatizing the bumper car antics of continents, ice ages pulsing out of the poles and back again, march of sand dunes and more.

Text and illustrations describe the birth of an ocean, the occurrence of tides, the resources of oceans, and the coastline life zones.

Text and more than 500 illustrations explore all aspects of the undersea world and man's present and future use of the oceans and their resources.

Describes the chemical composition, or saltiness, of the ocean and discusses the effect of man on the oceans as well as the processes that formed the oceans and now maintain their balance.

Grade 4-8, 34 min. This documentary examines the diversity of life at the edge of the sea.