The ocean basins their structure and evolution - Wright, John (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998)
"Designed so that it can be read on its own or studied as part of the Open University third-level course, S330 Oceanography"--P. [4] of cover. - On p. facing t.p.: "Oceanography Course Team.". - 1st ed., 1989: prepared by an Open University course team [authors, Joan Brown ... et al.]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161) and index
This is an invaluable textbook, prepared by the Open University team and designed so that it can be read on its own or as part of the OU course. This second edition has been fully revised and updated including new colour illustrations increasing the striking spread of full colour diagrams throughout the book. The clarity of the text has been improved, providing comprehensive coverage of the evolution of ocean basins and their structure in a clear, concise manner aimed specifically at the student market. In this second edition the technological advances in fields as diverse as:. - deep-towed in