Paleoceanography is the study of the history of the ocean
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of Seawater, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a World Ocean that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.... s in the geologic
Geology
Geology is the science and study of the solid and liquid matter that constitute the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structural geology, physical properties, dynamics, and History of the Earth of Earth materials, and the processes by which they are formed, moved, and changed.... past with regard to circulation, chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions.... , biology
Biology
Biology is a branch of the natural sciences concerned with the study of living organisms and their interaction with each other and their environment .... , geology and patterns of sedimentation
Sedimentation
Sedimentation describes the motion of molecules in solutions or particle s in suspension in response to an external force such as gravitation, centrifugal force or electromagnetism.... .
__FORCETOC__A journal has several related meanings:* a daily record of events or business; a private journal is usually referred to as a diary.... published by the American Geophysical Union
American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting of over 50,000 members from over 135 countries. AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international field of geophysics.... . The Editor in Chief is Professor Gerald R. Dickens
Gerald R. Dickens
Gerald R. Dickens is Professor of Earth Science at Rice University, and is a leading researcher into the past history of the world?s oceans, with respect to the changing patterns of their geology, chemistry and biology.... .
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Paleoceanography is the study of the history of the ocean
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of Seawater, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a World Ocean that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.... s in the geologic
Geology
Geology is the science and study of the solid and liquid matter that constitute the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structural geology, physical properties, dynamics, and History of the Earth of Earth materials, and the processes by which they are formed, moved, and changed.... past with regard to circulation, chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions.... , biology
Biology
Biology is a branch of the natural sciences concerned with the study of living organisms and their interaction with each other and their environment .... , geology and patterns of sedimentation
Sedimentation
Sedimentation describes the motion of molecules in solutions or particle s in suspension in response to an external force such as gravitation, centrifugal force or electromagnetism.... .
__FORCETOC__A journal has several related meanings:* a daily record of events or business; a private journal is usually referred to as a diary.... published by the American Geophysical Union
American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting of over 50,000 members from over 135 countries. AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international field of geophysics.... . The Editor in Chief is Professor Gerald R. Dickens
Gerald R. Dickens
Gerald R. Dickens is Professor of Earth Science at Rice University, and is a leading researcher into the past history of the world?s oceans, with respect to the changing patterns of their geology, chemistry and biology.... .
Source of information
The source of information is largely the biogenous deep-ocean sediments, so the field is closely related to sedimentology
Sedimentology
Sedimentology encompasses the study of modern sediments such as sand, mud , and clay, and understanding the processes that deposit them. Sedimentologists apply their understanding of modern processes to interpret geologic history through observations of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary structures.... or paleontology
Paleontology
File:Geological time spiral - sharper.pngPaleontology from Greek: pa?a??? "old, ancient", ??, ??t- "being, creature", and ????? "speech, thought" is the study of prehistory life, including organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments .... . Paleoceanographic research is also intimately tied to paleoclimatology
Paleoclimatology
Paleoclimatology is the study of climate change taken on the scale of the entire history of Earth. It uses records from ice sheets, tree rings, sediment, and rock s to determine the past state of the climate system on Earth.... .
The American Geophysical Union is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting of over 50,000 members from over 135 countries. AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international field of geophysics....
