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BERNARD F. PIPKIN, University of Southern California. DONN S. GORSLINE, University of Southern California. RICHARD E. CASEY, University of San Diego. DEAN DUNN, University of Southern Mississippi. STEPHEN A. SCHELLENBERG, University of Southern California.

Preface Introduction EXERCISES Bathymetry:The Shape of the Sea Floor Marine Charts or Finding Your Way Around Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics Geography of the Oceans Materials of the Sea Floor and How We Study Them Temperatures of Seawater Salinity of Seawater Water Masses and How We Study Them Surface Currents Tides Waves at Sea Waves in Shallow Water and Beach Erosion Hurricanes: NEW Oceanography from Space: NEW Distribution of Marine Life Primary and Secondary Productivity El Nino: NEW Marine Ecosystems and Nutrient Cycles Plankton Marine Adaptations and the Deep Sea Environment Estuaries Littoral Ecosystems and Environmental Impact: NEW Paleoceanography