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Other library resource(s)
Journey to planet Earth. The state of the planet's oceans by Call Number: Jones Media DVD #13238ISBN: 9781928964162Investigates the health and sustainability of the world's oceans, with a special emphasis on climate change and issues affecting marine reserves, fisheries and coastal ecosystems.
National Ocean Month by Call Number: Electronic resourceA wide range of articles and background information from around the world on oceanography, government policy, exploration, marine life, fishing and more.- NOW hosted by David Brancaccio. Sea change byCall Number: Jones Media DVD #10956This week, NOW travels deep into the oceans with scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) with help from other researchers for a first hand look at this stunning sea change, and what we can do about it. {January 9, 2009}
Oceans from Oxford Bibliographies Online by Call Number: Electronic resourceISBN: 9780199874002Until the beginning of the 21st century there were few studies of the ocean, or the world’s seas, in geography. Although cultural and political ecologists who studied coastal communities considered the watery spaces in which people worked, economic and transportation geographers considered the shipping routes that people (and commodities) crossed, and political and military geographers considered the ocean surfaces across which people fought, the ocean itself was generally conceived as a space beyond the boundaries of society, a space used by society, not of society. Physical geographers, meanwhile, while developing a robust literature in coastal geomorphology, tended to leave study of the deep sea to oceanographers. ...
Water life by Call Number: Check the online catalog for more detailsTwenty-six programs cover the gamut from underwater to desert life, and demonstrate how important this resource is to life on Earth.
Defining Oceanography
Mayhew, S. (2015). "Oceanography." In A Dictionary of Geography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 Mar. 2017
Oceanography is the study of the oceans, their origin, composition, history, and ecology.
Park, C., & Allaby, M. (2017). Oceanography. In A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 26 Jun. 2022
In the Library's collections
Most of the works on Oceanography are now located in the Baker-Berry Library.
Call number ranges: GC 1 through GC 1581.
QH 91 through QH 95.9
Suggested subject headings are listed below.
Introductory reading(s)
Descriptive physical oceanography: an introduction by Call Number: Kresge Physical Sciences GC 11 .D47 2011ISBN: 9780750645522Publication Date: 6th ed.Descriptive Physical Oceanography provides an introduction to the field with an emphasis on large-scale oceanography based mainly on observations. Topics covered include the physical properties of seawater, heat and salt budgets, instrumentation, data analysis methods, introductory dynamics, oceanography and climate variability of each of the oceans and of the global ocean, and brief introductions to the physical setting, waves, and coastal oceanography. ...
Encyclopedia of ocean sciences by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780128130810Publication Date: 3rd ed.The oceans cover 70% of the Earth's surface, and are critical components of Earth's climate system. This new edition of Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences summarizes the breadth of knowledge about them, providing revised, up to date entries as well coverage of new topics in the field. ...
Introduction to ocean sciences by Call Number: Kresge Physical Sciences GC 11.2 .S443 2006ISBN: 9780393926293Publication Date: 2nd ed.Introduction to Ocean Sciences uses students' natural enthusiasm for the wonders of the ocean as a foundation for teaching core principles in this interdisciplinary field. Developing scientific literacy by emphasizing the real-world process of science, this text provides an accessible introduction to the interrelated physical, chemical, biological, and geological processes of the oceans, atmosphere, and coasts. ...
Oceanography: an invitation to marine science by Call Number: GC 11.2 .G37 2007ISBN: 9781305254282Publication Date: 9th ed.Oceanography: an Invitation to Marine Science gives you a basic understanding of the scientific questions, complexities, and uncertainties involved in ocean use-as well as the role and importance of the ocean in nurturing and sustaining life on Earth. ...
Selected book titles
Atlas of oceans: an ecological survey of underwater life by Call Number: Dana Biomedical Library QH 541.5 .S3 F27 2011ISBN: 9780300167504Publication Date: 1st ed. for North AmericaA vibrant journey through the Earth's oceans and a timely, important treatise on what must be done to save them. A tragedy is playing out beneath the surface of the world's bodies of marine waters, one that began long before the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although many books have explored the environmental problems being faced on land, Atlas of Oceans is the first book for a general audience that examines how creatures of the marine environment are if anything more vulnerable than their land-based counterparts. ...
The sea: thalassography and historiography by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780472118670The Sea brings together a group of noted contributors to evaluate the different ways in which seas have served as subjects in historiography and asks how this has changed---and will change---the way history is written.
Vanished ocean: how Tethys reshaped the world by Call Number: QE 501.4 .P3 S76 2010ISBN: 9780199214280This is a book about an ocean that vanished six million years ago - the ocean of Tethys. Named after a Greek sea nymph, there is a sense of mystery about such a vast, ancient ocean, of which all that remains now are a few little pools, like the Caspian Sea. There were other great oceans in the history of the Earth - Iapetus, Panthalassa - but Tethys was the last of them, vanishing a mere moment (in geological terms) before Man came on the scene. ...
World ocean census: a global survey of marine life by Call Number: Library Depository QH 95 .C75 2009ISBN: 9781554074341The Census of Marine Life was launched in 2000 with the goal of producing the first-ever ocean census by 2010. Two thousand scientists from 82 nations agreed to the mandate to answer three important questions: What once lived in the global ocean? What is living there now? What will live there in the future? With the census nearing completion, scientists around the world will inherit critical data that will be studied for decades to come. This data will be a basis for answering such simple questions as "What will become of sharks, whales, reefs and salmon?" This book deals with the adventures and experiences of the Census of Marine Life and the process of gathering the data, revealing the stories behind the science. ...
Finding scholarly articles & journal titles
Articles and other writings about Oceanography can be found in many publications. Our collection includes several journals which look at Oceanography exclusively. Below is a short list of some of the journal titles we have in our Library's collection. You can search journals individually or use the search box at the top of the page.
Bulletin of marine scienceCall Number: Electronic journalThe Bulletin of Marine Science is dedicated to the dissemination of high quality research from the world's oceans.International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea yearbook by
Call Number: Electronic journalThe International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an independent judicial body established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to adjudicate disputes arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention. The Yearbook will give lawyers, scholars, students as well as the general public easy access to information about the jurisdiction, procedure and organization of the Tribunal and also about its composition and activities from year to year.
Oceanography: the official magazine of the Oceanography SocietyCall Number: Electronic journalOceanography is the official magazine of The Oceanography Society. It contains peer-reviewed articles that chronicle all aspects of ocean science and its applications. In addition, Oceanography solicits and publishes news and information, meeting reports, hands-on laboratory exercises, career profiles, book reviews, and shorter, editor-reviewed articles that address public policy and education and how they are affected by science and technology. ...Ocean yearbook online by
Call Number: Electronic journalThe Ocean Yearbook Online is devoted to assessing the state of ocean and coastal governance, knowledge, and management, and providing that information in one convenient resource.
The web of science citation databases by Call Number: Electronic resourceThe online version of 3 separate ISI indexes: Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index and, Social Sciences Citation Index.
Internet resource(s)
- 60 Minutes: Rare Earth Elements & the Ocean Floor
Picture a lump of rock about the size of a potato. Now pack it with some of the most valuable metals on earth, like nickel, cobalt, and other minerals known as rare earth elements. There are trillions of these nodules, that's what they're called, just waiting to be picked up. The problem is they're on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The nodules were discovered more than a century ago. ... - ASLO - Association for the Science of Limnology & OceanographyFor more than 60 years, ASLO has been the leading professional organization for researchers and educators in the field of aquatic science.
- Environmental Studies from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
BOEM’s environmental program ensures that environmental protection is a foremost concern and an indispensable consideration in BOEM's decision-making. BOEM uses science and law to inform our environmental analyses, conduct consultations, and design critical studies. ... - Frontiers in Marine Science
Frontiers in Marine Science publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research that advances our understanding of all aspects of the environment, biology, ecosystem functioning and human interactions with the oceans. - Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
A better understanding of ocean climate and ecosystems, as well as human impacts and vulnerabilities, requires the coordination of a continuous and long-term system of ocean observations. In this context, the GOOS coordinates observations around the global ocean for three critical themes: climate, ocean health, and real-time services. - International Seabed Authority
The Authority is the organization through which States Parties to the Convention shall, in accordance with the regime for the seabed and ocean floor and subsoil thereof beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (the Area) established in Part XI and the Agreement, organize and control activities in the Area, particularly with a view to administering the resources of the Area. - Marine Stewarship Council
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is a global nonprofit organization that works to end overfishing around the world. Working with scientists, fisheries, industry experts, and other nonprofits, their goal is to improve the way our ocean is fished through the MSC Fisheries Standard and Chain of Custody Standard. The MSC program incentivizes sustainable fishing practices globally. ... - NASA - Oceanography
Part of NASA's mission is to develop an understanding of the total Earth system and the effects of natural and human-induced changes on the global environment. Our oceans play a major role in influencing changes in the world's climate and weather. - Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department
This is a site from the Department of Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR). - The Oceanography SocietyThe Oceanography Society was founded in 1988 to disseminate knowledge of oceanography and its application through research and education, to promote communication among oceanographers, and to provide a constituency for consensus-building across all the disciplines of the field.
- OcearchOCEARCH is a data-centric organization that helps scientists obtain previously unattainable data. Their mission is to return the ocean to its natural balance through various scientific, policy and educational innovations. ...
- SCRIPPS Institute of Oceanography (UC San Diego)
Research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans and earth. - SDG #14 - Life Below Water from the United Nations
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. - U. S. Commission on Ocean PolicyThis site is an archive of the commission's work. The commission expired in 2004. Their mission was to The Commission’s mandate was to establish findings and develop recommendations for a new and comprehensive national ocean policy.
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)WHOI is the world's largest private, nonprofit ocean research, engineering and education organization.
- World Oceans Day - United Nations
Observing World Oceans Day lets us highlight how many ways the oceans contribute to society. It is also our opportunity to recognize the challenges we face in maintaining their capacity to regulate the global climate, supply essential ecosystem services and provide sustainable livelihoods and safe recreation.
