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Geoffrey K. Vallis is professor and senior scientist in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program and the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University. He is the author of the standard graduate text Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics.
The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change,...
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Expedition Deep Ocean tells the inside story of this exploration of one of the most unforgiving and mysterious places on our planet, including the site of the Titanic wreck and the little-understood Hadal Zone. The expedition pushed technology to the limits, mapped hidden landscapes, discovered previously unknown life forms and began to piece together how life in the deep oceans affects our planet -- but it was far from easy. Vescovo and his team...
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Warner Home Video
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c2002
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Five years in the making ... Explore the oceans ... one place researched by fewer people than have been into space. Also, explores the Arctic and Antarctic worlds. Go from the deep oceans of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans to the Earth's frozen seas.
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BBC Video/2 Entertain
Pub. Date
c2007
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Includes: Amazon Abyss - in the depths of the Amazon live an amazing array of astonishing creatures. Dive to Shark Volcano - venture to Cocos Island, an underwater volcano whose waters are a haven for sharks. Between the Tides - exploring the distinctive sights and sounds of an estuary in winter, featuring many natural spectacles caused by the tide. Antarctica - an examination of the cold, desolate continent of Antarctica.
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
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Open ocean - "In the immense space of the open ocean the sea bed is a staggering five miles below the suface and the nearest island is over 300 miles away. Yet here live many of the mosr spectacular predators in the ocean. Marvel as you experience ruthless and beautiful battles between hunter and prey." The Deep - "A place of mountain ranges, perpetual night, pressure extremes and cold... and the weirdest life forms on our planet. Dive to the depths...
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