Oceanography

  1. Geological Oceanography
    1. Plate Tectonics and Seafloor
      1. Theory of Plate Tectonics
        1. Plate Structure
          1. Plate Movement
            1. Driving Mechanisms
            2. Evidence for Plate Tectonics
              1. Seafloor Spreading
                1. Paleomagnetism
                  1. Magnetic Anomalies
                    1. Distribution of Earthquakes
                      1. Distribution of Volcanoes
                      2. Plate Boundaries
                        1. Divergent Boundaries
                          1. Mid-Ocean Ridges
                            1. Rift Valleys
                              1. Seafloor Spreading Centers
                              2. Convergent Boundaries
                                1. Oceanic-Continental Convergence
                                  1. Oceanic-Oceanic Convergence
                                    1. Ocean Trenches
                                      1. Subduction Zones
                                      2. Transform Boundaries
                                        1. Transform Faults
                                          1. Fracture Zones
                                      3. Marine Provinces
                                        1. Continental Margins
                                          1. Passive Margins
                                            1. Continental Shelf
                                              1. Continental Slope
                                                1. Continental Rise
                                                  1. Abyssal Plain Transition
                                                  2. Active Margins
                                                    1. Oceanic Trenches
                                                      1. Accretionary Prisms
                                                        1. Forearc Basins
                                                      2. Deep-Ocean Basins
                                                        1. Abyssal Plains
                                                          1. Formation and Characteristics
                                                          2. Seamounts
                                                            1. Volcanic Origins
                                                              1. Distribution Patterns
                                                              2. Guyots
                                                                1. Formation and Subsidence
                                                                2. Mid-Ocean Ridge Systems
                                                                  1. Ridge Morphology
                                                                    1. Hydrothermal Activity
                                                                      1. Vent Fields
                                                                  2. Marine Sediments
                                                                    1. Classification of Sediments
                                                                      1. Lithogenous Sediments
                                                                        1. Terrigenous Sources
                                                                          1. Transport Mechanisms
                                                                            1. Grain Size Distribution
                                                                            2. Biogenous Sediments
                                                                              1. Calcareous Ooze
                                                                                1. Foraminifera
                                                                                  1. Coccolithophores
                                                                                  2. Siliceous Ooze
                                                                                    1. Diatoms
                                                                                      1. Radiolarians
                                                                                    2. Hydrogenous Sediments
                                                                                      1. Manganese Nodules
                                                                                        1. Phosphorites
                                                                                          1. Evaporites
                                                                                          2. Cosmogenous Sediments
                                                                                            1. Micrometeorites
                                                                                              1. Cosmic Spherules
                                                                                            2. Distribution of Marine Sediments
                                                                                              1. Sediment Thickness Patterns
                                                                                                1. Factors Controlling Distribution
                                                                                                  1. Water Depth
                                                                                                    1. Productivity
                                                                                                      1. Dissolution
                                                                                                        1. Current Transport
                                                                                                      2. Sediments as Historical Records
                                                                                                        1. Paleoceanography
                                                                                                          1. Climate Proxies
                                                                                                            1. Oxygen Isotopes
                                                                                                              1. Microfossils
                                                                                                                1. Sediment Composition
                                                                                                            2. Coastal Geology
                                                                                                              1. Coastal Processes
                                                                                                                1. Wave Erosion
                                                                                                                  1. Sediment Transport
                                                                                                                    1. Longshore Drift
                                                                                                                      1. Tidal Influences
                                                                                                                      2. Types of Coasts
                                                                                                                        1. Emergent Coasts
                                                                                                                          1. Marine Terraces
                                                                                                                            1. Raised Beaches
                                                                                                                            2. Submergent Coasts
                                                                                                                              1. Drowned River Valleys
                                                                                                                                1. Fjords
                                                                                                                                  1. Rias
                                                                                                                                2. Coastal Features
                                                                                                                                  1. Beaches
                                                                                                                                    1. Beach Profiles
                                                                                                                                      1. Seasonal Changes
                                                                                                                                      2. Spits and Bars
                                                                                                                                        1. Barrier Islands
                                                                                                                                          1. Deltas
                                                                                                                                            1. Delta Formation
                                                                                                                                              1. Delta Types
                                                                                                                                              2. Estuaries
                                                                                                                                                1. Estuary Classification
                                                                                                                                                  1. Mixing Processes
                                                                                                                                              3. Hydrothermal Vents
                                                                                                                                                1. Formation and Location
                                                                                                                                                  1. Mid-Ocean Ridge Vents
                                                                                                                                                    1. Back-Arc Basin Vents
                                                                                                                                                      1. Off-Axis Vents
                                                                                                                                                      2. Vent Types
                                                                                                                                                        1. Black Smokers
                                                                                                                                                          1. White Smokers
                                                                                                                                                            1. Diffuse Venting
                                                                                                                                                            2. Geochemistry
                                                                                                                                                              1. Metal Sulfide Deposition
                                                                                                                                                                1. Chemical Gradients
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Mineral Formation
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Water-Rock Interactions

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