Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
- ISBN-10
- 0123750563
- ISBN-13
- 9780123750563
- Series
- Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
- Category
- Marine ecology
- Pages
- 4317
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Author
- S. A. Thorpe
Description
Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences 2e is a new 6-volume online reference work, pulling together all the key information in one source from the leading publisher in the field. This second edition is online, offering the user greater flexibility, accessibility, and most importantly, usability with 24 hour access, multi-user access, remote access and excellent search functionality. Structured for success, each article contains a glossary, an introduction, a reference section and a wealth of cross-referenced links to premium and related material all accessible in a mouse-click, making complicated, time consuming research a thing of the past. *Approximately 500 articles covering the breadth and depth of the field with over 30% new and updated content reflecting the latest research *Greater coverage of climate, remote sensing, and data modeling, with greater consideration of economic and political aspects provides a broad view of the field *Structured for success, each article contains an introduction, a reference section, a glossary and a wealth of cross references to premium related journal and book content
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