Table of Contents

The science of the ocean; the origin and evolution of Earth and its oceans; reshaping the ocean - plate tectonics; characteristics of the seafloor; marine sediments; properties of water; chemical processes in the ocean; physical aspects of the ocean; ocean circulation; waves and tides; animals and plants of the ocean; the marine biological environment; climate, the ocean and global change; coastal and estuarine environments; resources of the ocean; marine pollution; marine archaeology; future uses of the ocean; the law of the sea.