EEarth, size of, 9 Earthquake waves (see also Tsunamis), 543, 544 Earth's rotation:
angular velocity, 433 deflecting force, 390, 433–438
East Greenland Current, 659, 660 East Indian Archipelago, basins and water of 736–739 Echinodermata:
reproduction, 324, 325, 326 synopsis, 311–312
Echo sounding (see also Sonic soundings), 76 Ecological groups of animals (see Animal population) Eddy conductivity, 92 computation from temperature observations, 135–137
Eddy conductivity of the air, 114 Eddy diffusion:
importance to transportation of sediments along bottom, 962–966 lateral, dispersal of suspended material by, 959
Eddy diffusivity, 93 effect of stability on, 476, 477 importance to tongue-like distributions, 504, 507 lateral, 92, 93 importance to sedimentation, 959 importance to tongue-like distributions, 506–507 numerical values, 483, 485
numerical values, 481, 483, 484
Eddy viscosity, 91, 473, 474 influence of stability on, 476 numerical values, 481, 482 related to lateral mixing, 474, 475 Antarctic Circumpolar Current, 621 Equatorial Countercurrent, 634 numerical values, 485
Eel grass:
as primary producer, 303, 893, 936–937 structure and reproduction, 302–303
Eels:
dispersal of larvae, 861–862 homoiosmotic condition, 271 migrations, 811
Ekman current meter, 367, 368 Ekman spiral, 493 Ekman water bottle, 354 Elasmobranchs, 312 osmotic pressure of body fluids, 271
Electric conductivity, 71, 72 Elements derived from earth's crust, 219–222 Elements present in marine organisms, 228, 229 concentration of, 233
Elements present in sea water, 174 table, 176, 177
El Niño, 704, 705 effect on fauna, 274
Emerita: dispersal of larvae, 859–860 feeding habits, 895
Endemic populations, maintenance of, 863–865 Energy equation, 441, 486 Environment, marine:
antiquity, 281–284 characteristics, 268 classification, 275–280 extent, 274
Environmental factors (see Light, Currents, Oxygen, Salinity, and Temperature) Equatorial Countercurrent:
Atlantic, 633–637 Indian Ocean, 696 Pacific, 709–712
Equatorial currents (see North and South Equatorial Currents)
― 1067 ― Equiscalar curves, 155 Equiscalar surfaces, 154, 155 Equivalent diameters of sedimentary debris, 958 compared to true dimensions, 982 statistical terms derived from, 970, 971 used for classifying sediments, 957, 974
Eroding velocity of ocean currents, 961 Erosion by currents, 41, 960–962 Euphausiids:
as food of whales, 904, 906–907 reproduction, 323 synopsis, 310
Euphotic zone, 774 Eurybathic animals, 806–807 Evaporation:
annual variation, 122 average annual, 120 computation of, 119, 120 diurnal variation, 122, 124 from the Black Sea, 650 from the Mediterranean Sea, 647 in different latitudes, 120, 121 table, 123
latent heat of, 62 observations of, 119 process of, 115–119
Extraterrestrial material in sediments, 952
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