{"product_id":"the-sea-volume-3-the-earth-beneath-the-sea-history-9780674017306","title":"The Sea Volume 3 The Earth Beneath the Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSECTION I. GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION.    CH. 1. ELEMENTARY THEORY OF SEISMIC REFRACTION AND REFLECTION MEASUREMENTS  by J. I. Ewing   1. Introduction    2. Reflected waves    3. Refracted waves    4. Computation of layer velocities and thicknesses   5. Shear waves and complex refracted waves   6. Some complications and deviations from simple theory    CH. 2. REFRACTION AND REFLECTION TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURE  by G. G. Shor, Jr.   1. Introduction    2. Shooting techniques    3. Receiving techniques   4. Plan of operations    5. Miscellaneous variations   6. Reflection methods    CH. 3. SINGLE-STILE SEISMIC REFRACTION SHOOTING  by M. N. Hill   1. Introduction   2. Instrumentation    3. Operation    CH. 4. CONTINUOUS REFLECTION PROFILING  by J. B. Hersey   1. Introduction       2. Design   3. Operations at sea   4. Results    5. Interpretations   6. Geophysical measurements     7. Concluding remarks    CH. 5.THE UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS  by J. I. Ewing and J. E. Nafe   1. Introduction     2. Evidence for gradients and low-velocity sediments   3. Variable angle reflections    4. Normal-incidence reflections   5. Summary.    CH. 6. THE CRUSTAL ROCKS  by R. W. Raitt   1. Introduction     2. Layer 2   3. Layer 3    4. Average oceanic crust    CH. 7. THE MANTLE ROCKS  by J. I. Ewing   1. Introduction    2. Compressional-wave measurements   3. Shear-wave measurements   4. Summary    CH. 8. EXPLORATION OF SUB-OCEANIC STRUCTURE BY THE USE OF SEISMIC SURFACE WAVES  by J. Oliver and J. Dorman   1. Introduction   2. The general nature of seismic surface waves   3. Evidence from mantle surface waves   4. Evidence from crustal surface waves   5. Evidence from short-period surface waves    CH. 9. GRAVITY AT SEA  by J. Lamar Worzel and J. C. Harrison   1. Introduction   2. Methods and theory   3. Gravity observations and geological interpretations    CH. 10. THE MAGNETIC FIELD OVER THE OCEANS  by E. C. Bullard and R. G. Mason   1. Historical   2. Measurement of the magnetic field at sea   3. General features of the field   4. Reduction of magnetic observations   5. The magnetic properties of submarine rocks   6. The magnetic surveys of the north-east Pacific   7. The continental shelves   8. Seamounts and mid-ocean ridges   9. The deep trenches    CH. 11. THE FLOW OF HEAT THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE OCEAN  by E. C. Bullard   1. Method   2. The temperature probe   3. The thermal properties of sediments   4. The results of heat-flow measurements   5. Future work    SECTION II. TOPOGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE.    CH. 12. TOPOGRAPHY OF THE DEEP-SEA FLOOR  by Bruce C. Heezen and H. W. Menard   1. Introduction   2. Outline of submarine topography   3. Summary of submarine topographic forms    CH. 13. CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE (CONTINENTAL MARGIN)  by A. Guilcher   1. Definitions   2. Topography of the continental shelf   3. Topography of the continental slope   4. Structure and origins of the continental margins   5. Conclusion    CH. 14. ABYSSAL PLAINS  by Bruce C. Heezen and A. S. Laughton   1. Introduction     2. Regional description    3. Trench abyssal plains   4. Archipelagic plains    5. Abyssal gaps, interplain channels, mid-ocean canyons and deep-sea channels     6. Sediments on the abyssal plains    7. Geophysical characteristics   8. Theories of the origin of the abyssal plains    CH. 15. OCEANIC ISLANDS, SEAMOUNTS, GUYOTS AND ATOLLS  by H. W. Menard and H. S. Ladd   1. Introduction   2. Oceanic islands   3. Seamounts   4. Guyots   5. Atolls   6. Submerged atolls     7. Oceanic volcanoes in geological time   8. Importance of islands and seamounts     CH. 16. THE MID-OCEANIC RIDGE  by Bruce C. Heezen and Maurice Ewing   1. Introduction   2. North Atlantic   3. South Atlantic     4. Indian Ocean     5. Indian and South Pacific Oceans    6. Iceland and the Norwegian Sea    7. Arctic Basin     8. Crustal structure   9. Origin    CH. 17. TRENCHES  by B. L. Fisher and H. H. Hess   1. Previous work   2. Topography of trenches   3. Structure of trenches    CH. 15. MICROTOPOGRAPHY  by A. S. Laughton   1. Introduction   2. Classification of microtopographic features    CH. 19. UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY  by H. E. Edgerton   1. Introduction   2. Camera details     3. Cables and winches for cameras    CH. 20. SUBMARINE CANYONS  by F. P. Shepard   1. Introduction     2. Classification of submarine valleys   3. Canyon descriptions    4. East coast U.S. (New England type) canyons   5. Trough-shaped valleys   6. Delta foreset-slope gullies   7. Shallow straight-walled valleys of submarine escarpments   8. Origin of submarine canyons    9. Subaerial erosion    10. Pleistocene canyon cutting by turbidity currents    SECTION III. SEDIMENTATION. CH. 21.BEACH AND NEARSHORE PROCESSES PART I. MECHANICS OF MARINE SEDIMENTATION by R. A. Bagnold   1. Definition, origin and relevant physical properties   2. Transport during fall through the sea   3. Transport of sediment over the sea bed   4. Transport rate and fluid \"power\"   5. Auto-suspension of sediment: turbidity currents, etc.   6. Wave drift   7. Threshold of bed disturbance by fluid action.   PART II. LITTORAL PROCESSES by D. L. Inman and R. A. Bagnold   8. Introduction   9. Littoral profile: two-dimensional ease   10. Migration of sand grains by wave action   11. Littoral processes: three-dimensional case   12. Discussion.    CH. 22. SHALLOW-WATER CARBONATE SEDIMENTS by B. N. Ginsburg, B. Michael Lloyd, K. W. Stockman and J. S. McCallum   1. Introduction   2. Types of skeletal particles   3. Skeletal particles in sediments   4. Distribution of skeletal particles   5. Discussion of the distribution of skeletal particles   6. Non-skeletal particles      7. Distribution of non-skeletal particles     CH. 23. BASIN SEDIMENTATION AND DIAGENESIS  by I. B. Kaplan and   S. C. Rittenberg     1. Introduction   2. Physical aspects of sedimentation   3. Diagenesis in sediments     4. Isotopic studies related to biological processes in sediments   5. Special problems    CH. 24. ESTUARIES, DELTAS, SHELF, SLOPE  by A. Guilcher   1. Estuaries, tidal marshes and flats, and deltas   2. Continental shelf   3. Continental slope    CH. 25. PELAGIC SEDIMENTS  by G. Arrhenius   1. Concept of pelagic sedimentation   2. Composition   3. Productivity control of pelagic sedimentation   4. Physical stratification   5. Topographic and tectonic control of sedimentation    CH. 26. CLAY-MINERAL DISTRIBUTIONS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN  by J. J. Griffin and E. D. Goldberg   1. Introduction   2. The clay minerals   3. Surface distribution of clay minerals   4. Vertical distribution   5. Summary    CH. 27. TURBIDITY CURRENTS  by Bruce C. Heezen   1. Early views   2. Full-scale experiment   3. Alternative explanations   4. Physiographic evidence   5. Sediments.   6. Requirements of turbidity currents   7. Tectonic significance of turbidity currents   8. Biological significance of turbidity currents   9. Other processes of deep-sea erosion and transportation   10. Conclusion    CH. 28. ORGANIC TRANSPORTATION OF MARINE SEDIMENTS  by K. G. Emery   1. Introduction   2. Kelp   3. Driftwood   4. Sea mammals   5. Fishes   6. Birds   7. Invertebrates   8. Comparison with inorganic transporting agents   9. Criteria for recognition of rafting agent    CH. 29. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MARINE SEDIMENTS  by J. E. Nafe and C. L. Drake   I. Introduction   2. Relationships among observables   3. Methods of measurement   4. Summary of results   5. Conclusions    CH. 30. AGE DETERMINATION IN SEDIMENTS BY NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY  by F. F. Koczy   1. Introduction   2. Theoretical considerations   3. Geochemical considerations   4. Practical methods of age determination   5. Rate of sedimentation    CH. 31. CROSS-CORRELATION OF DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT CORES AND DETERMINATION OF RELATIVE RATES OF SEDIMENTATION BY MICRO- PALEONTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES  by D. B. Ericson   1. Introduction   2. Methods of correlation   3. Time-equivalence of the faunal zones   4. Some examples    HISTORY    CH. 32. THE ORIGIN OF LIFE  by Stanley L. Miller   1. Early considerations of the problem   2. The primitive atmosphere   3. The synthesis of organic compounds   4. The origin of life   5. Evolution of early organisms   6. Life on other planets    CH. 33. THE PRESERVED RECORD: PALEONTOLOGY OF PELAGIC SEDIMENTS  by W. R. Riedel    1. Introduction   2. Fossils of deep-ocean basins versus those of shallow waters   3. Objectives of deep-sea paleontology   4. Shelled pelagic micro-organisms and their distribution   5. Interpretation of Quaternary microfossil assemblages   6. Mieropaleontological determination of ages   7. Pre-Quaternary paleoceanography    CH. 34. THE PLEISTOCENE RECORD  by C. Emiliani and R. F. Flint   1. Introduction   2. Continental stratigraphy   3. Marine stratigraphy   4. Summary    AUTHOR INDEX   SUBJECT INDEX","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403524153687,"sku":"9780674017306","price":177.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sea-volume-3-the-earth-beneath-the-sea-history-9780674017306","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}