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Geochemistry:
importance of sediments to, 947
of the ocean waters, 219–222
Geopotential, 403
anomaly, 409
topography, 404
illustrated, 454, 726
of isobaric surfaces, 412–413
Glacier ice (see Icebergs)
Glauconite, 1035, 1036
factors important to formation, 997
frequency of occurrence, 987
Globigerina ooze (see Pelagic sediments), 305
Gradient, 156
Grazers of the sea, 884–886, 901–903
Grazing as a control of diatoms, 901–902
Gulf of California, 730–732
lamination in sediments, 1040
Gulf of Mexico:
bottom topography, 35
currents, 642
oxygen content, 641
water masses, 639–642
Gulf Stream, 672, 675–680
Gulf Stream System, 672
Gulfweed (see Sargassum)