Get A Detailed Look at Antarctica and the Southern Oceans With This New Encyclopedia.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43430) has announced the addition of Encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans to their offering An alphabetical 225, 000 word encyclopedia of the environment, biology, climatology climatology Branch of atmospheric science concerned with describing climate and analyzing the causes and practical consequences of climatic differences and changes. Climatology treats the same atmospheric processes as meteorology, but it also seeks to identify slower-acting , oceanography oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean water, such as , geology geology, science of the earth's history, composition, and structure, and the associated processes. It draws upon chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, and mathematics (notably statistics) for support of its formulations. , history and current legal, political and human aspects of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding ocean and islands. Scholarly articles are contributed by over 70 Antarctic experts, under the direction of a distinguished editorial board of 10 leading international scholars. An up-to-date and authoritative one-volume reference offering comprehensive coverage of the biology, climatology, oceanography, geology, history and current legal, political and human aspects of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding ocean and islands. - Edited by Dr Bernard Stonehouse - a research scientist, writer and editor with wide-ranging field experience of Antarctica and the southern oceans - Entries from 25 eminent contributors, writing under the direction of six advisory editors, ensures an up-to-date and authoritative presentation - Comprehensive geographical coverage, including lands, coasts, major mountain ranges and individual features, all with co-ordinates and brief descriptions, and many in-text maps - Includes study guides, offering 2-3000 words on key topics, which enable the user to follow themes of interest systematically and thematically the·mat·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being a theme: a scene of thematic importance. 2. , with key words linking to the A-Z entries within the Encyclopedia - Features an eight page, fold-out coloured map section of the continent showing major geographical features - Offers wide cross-disciplinary coverage of Antarctic and southern oceans from politics and sovereignty to marine zoology zoology, branch of biology concerned with the study of animal life. From earliest times animals have been vitally important to man; cave art demonstrates the practical and mystical significance animals held for prehistoric man. - Written in a simple, straightforward style Provides essential reading for all researchers and academics working in climatology, oceanography, geology and biology, as well as Polar researchers Reviews: "...this comprehensive tome spans subjects from the history of exploration to glaciology glaciology Scientific discipline concerned with all aspects of ice on landmasses. It deals with the structure and properties of glacier ice, its formation and distribution, the dynamics of ice flow, and the interactions of ice accumulations with climate. , geology and biology..." (New Scientist, 12 October 2002) "...inquestionably a volume of good authority, accuracy and documentation and is a refence book that will be widely used in libraries and research institutions..." (Antarctic Science, Vol.15, No.1, 2003) "C*full of useful informationC*an atlas, gazetteer gazetteer (găz'ĭtēr`), dictionary or encyclopedia listing alphabetically the names of places, political divisions, and physical features of the earth and giving some information about each. , dictionary, and encyclopedia all rolled into oneC*" (Polar Record, Vol.40 2004) For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43430 |
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