Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (3rd Ed.)

Editors-in-Chief: Cochran J. Kirk, Bokuniewicz Henry J., Yager Patricia L.

Language: English

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Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Third Edition is a comprehensive, major reference work covering all aspects of the ocean sciences. This new edition builds on the prior editions through a comprehensive updating of previous articles and commissioning of new chapters. New and expanded sections in this third edition cover fields that have seen significant progress since 2009, namely microbial ecology, high latitude systems and the cryosphere, climate and climate change, hydrothermal and cold seep systems. In addition, a number of chapters have been reviewed and updated as part of the Reference Module on Earth Systems and Environmental Science. E-i-C Kirk Cochran is also Section Editor for the Oceanography section of the Reference Module, which ensures synergy between the two projects.



  • Represents a one-stop information resource on the breadth of ocean science research
  • Provides scientifically reliable information at a foundational level, making this work a resource for students as well as active researches
  • Features an online version with interactive maps, helping readers deepen their understanding of specific topics

Sections: Acoustics Air-Sea Interaction Benthos Birds Circulation Climate and Climate Change Convection Currents Ecosystems and Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics (food webs) Elemental Distribution EnergyResources Fish Biology Fisheries and Mariculture Geophysics High Latitude Systems and Cryosphere Hydrothermal Systems Instruments Land-Sea Interactions Marine Mammals Marine Pollution Models Nutrient Cycling Ocean Circulation Ocean Currents Ocean Process Tracers Paleo-oceanography Platforms Policy Pollutants Primary Production Ridges and Hydrothermal Systems Satellite Remote Sensing Sediments (grouped under Sediment Flux and Deep-Sea Sediments) Turbulence and Diffusion Upper Ocean Processes Waves

Professor J. Kirk Cochran received his PhD in geochemistry from Yale University. Following two years on the scientific staff of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, he joined the faculty of Stony Brook University's Marine Sciences Research Center (now the School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences) in 1983. He attained the rank of Professor in 1990 and served as Dean from September 1994 to January 1998. Professor Cochran's research interests include the use of naturally occurring radionuclides as tracers for oceanic processes and the fate of contaminants in the marine environment. He has studied biogeochemical processes in both the water column and bottom sediments, and has worked in coastal and open ocean environments as well as in lakes, rivers and groundwater. Professor Cochran has served as a consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency and on numerous regional, national and international committees and advisory groups.
Henry Bokuniewicz is an internationally recognized expert on beach erosion, dredging, coastal groundwater issues, and pollution in the coastal ocean. He is involved with monitoring programs for ocean beaches to investigate shoreline changes, beach dynamics, and responses to storms. He also applies his research to practical problems of groundwater seepage at the sea floor, the dispersion of contaminants, dredging, and the disposal of the dredged sediments and marine mining.
Patricia Yager currently works at the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia. She explores how climate change impacts the marine biosphere. Her more recent work involves understanding the influence of glacial meltwater from ice sheets.