Ocean SciencesEdward John Long |
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... changes of state in the liquids and gases composing the atmosphere and oceans result , basically , from energy changes ; and the six meteorological elements by which weather is defined as a state of the atmosphere are functions of these ...
... changes of state in the liquids and gases composing the atmosphere and oceans result , basically , from energy changes ; and the six meteorological elements by which weather is defined as a state of the atmosphere are functions of these ...
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... changes from changes caused by warping of the coast . For example , on the Argentine continental shelf ( one of the broadest and apparently the most stable in the world ) we have taken more than one hundred sediment cores , mostly ...
... changes from changes caused by warping of the coast . For example , on the Argentine continental shelf ( one of the broadest and apparently the most stable in the world ) we have taken more than one hundred sediment cores , mostly ...
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... changes in sediment type represent changes in the regime of the ocean , and by studying them we are able to decipher the climatic changes of the past for each region investigated . For many years now geologists have fully realized that ...
... changes in sediment type represent changes in the regime of the ocean , and by studying them we are able to decipher the climatic changes of the past for each region investigated . For many years now geologists have fully realized that ...
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