Beyond the Golden Gate oceanography, geology, biology, and environmental issues in the Gulf of the Farallones /
| Other Authors: | Karl, Herman A., Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Reston, Va. : Denver, CO :
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ; Information Services [distributor],
2001.
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| Physical Description: |
78 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 x 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) Also available via Internet from the USGS web site. Address as of 07/16/2003: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/circular/c1198/c1198short.pdf; current access is available via PURL. |
| Series: |
U.S. Geological Survey circular ;
1198. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS23180 |
| Item Description: |
The CD-ROM contains the full-length PDF technical version of short printable version for general audience. CD-ROM version in pocket. Also available via Internet from the USGS web site. Address as of 07/16/2003: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/circular/c1198/c1198short.pdf; current access is available via PURL. System requirements for CD-ROM: IBM compatible PC equipped with a CD-ROM drive ; Intel(R) Pentium(R) or equivalent processor, Microsoft(R), Windows 95 OSR 2.0, Windows 98 SE, Windows Millenium edition, Windows NT 4.0 with Service pack 5, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, 64 MB of RAM ; color monitor that can display 256 colors (16.7 million recommended) System requirements for Macintosh and UNIX computers: Power PC(R) processor, Mac OS software version 8.6, 9.0.4, 9.1, or OS X; some features of Acrobat 5.0 may not be available for OS 8.6 and OS X due to OS limitations ; 64 MB of RAM. Almost any UNIX workstation can read these files. Shipping list no.: 2003-0139-P. GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-76). Techniques and technology of exploration in the Gulf of the Farallones / Kaye Kinoshita and John L. Chin -- Regional setting / John L. Chin and Russell W. Graymer -- Earthquakes, faults, and tectonics / Holly F. Ryan, Stephanie L. Ross, and Russell W. Graymer -- Landscape of the sea floor / Herman A. Carl and William C. Schwab -- Current patterns over the continental shelf and slope / Marlene A. Noble -- Sediment of the sea floor / Herman A. Karl -- Chemical composition of surface sediments on the sea floor / Walter E. Dean and James V. Gardner -- Heavy-mineral provinces on the continental shelf / Florence L. Wong -- Biology and ecological niches in the Gulf of the Farallones --/ Phytoplankton / Gregg W. Langlois and Patricia Smith -- Krill / Dan Howard -- Free-floating larvae of crabs, sea urchins, and rockfishes / Stephen R. Wing -- Salmon / Peter Adams -- Seabirds / Peter Pyle -- Marine mammals / Jan Roletto -- White sharks / Scot Anderson -- Continental slope communities / Tom Laidig -- Disposal of dredged material and other waste on the continental shelf and slope / John L. Chin and Allan Ota -- Search for containers of radioactive waste on the sea floor / Herman A. Karl -- Measuring radioactivity from waste drums on the sea floor / David G. Jones, Philip D. Roberts, and Johannes Limburg. |
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| Physical Description: |
78 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 x 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) Also available via Internet from the USGS web site. Address as of 07/16/2003: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/circular/c1198/c1198short.pdf; current access is available via PURL. |
| Format: |
System requirements for CD-ROM: IBM compatible PC equipped with a CD-ROM drive ; Intel(R) Pentium(R) or equivalent processor, Microsoft(R), Windows 95 OSR 2.0, Windows 98 SE, Windows Millenium edition, Windows NT 4.0 with Service pack 5, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, 64 MB of RAM ; color monitor that can display 256 colors (16.7 million recommended) System requirements for Macintosh and UNIX computers: Power PC(R) processor, Mac OS software version 8.6, 9.0.4, 9.1, or OS X; some features of Acrobat 5.0 may not be available for OS 8.6 and OS X due to OS limitations ; 64 MB of RAM. Almost any UNIX workstation can read these files. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-76). |
| ISBN: |
0607950307 |