Oceans and the Water Planet

• Introduction and Origins

• Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

• Continental Margins and ocean Basins

• Sediments

Oceans Modulate the Climate

• Chemsitry of the Seawater

• Ocean Physics

• Atmospheric Circulation and Weather

• Ocean Circulation

Waves govern the Coastal Processes

• Wave Dynamics and Wind Waves

• Tides and Tsumanis

• Coasts

Life Began in the Oceans

• Life in the Oceans

• The Primary Producers

• Marine Invertebrates

• Marine Communities

Marine Environment and Resources

• Poles and Tropics

• Food, Mineral and Energy Resources

• Environmental Concerns