CONTENTS:rn1. THE HISTORY OF OCEANOGRAPHYrn2. THE WATER PLANETrn3. PLANET TECTONICSrn4. THE SEA FLOOR AND ITS SEDIMENTSrn5. THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF WATERrn6. THE CHEMISTRY OF SEAWATERrn7. THE STRUCTURE AND MOTION OF THE ATMOSPHERErn8. CIRCULATION AND OCEAN STRUCTURErn9. THE SURFACE CURRENSrn10. THE WAVESrn11. THE TIDESrn12. COASTS; BEACHES AND ESTUARIESrn13. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND CONCERNSrn14. THE LIVING OCEANrn15. PRODUCTION AND LIFErn16. THE PLANKTONrn17. THE NEKTONrn18. THE BENTHOS