Oceanography exploring earth's final wilderness.
(Book - Regular Print, DVD Video)

"Course No. 1730."

36 lectures on 6 discs, 30 min. per lecture.

Harold J. Tobin, professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Presents a scientific expedition to fathom the ocean's mysteries.

Oceanography: Exploring Earth's Final Wilderness takes you on a scientific expedition to fathom the ocean's mysteries in 36 intensively illustrated half-hour lectures delivered by ocean scientist and Professor Harold J. Tobin of the University of Wisconsin - Madison, a researcher who has visited and mapped landscapes on the seabed that no human eyes had ever seen before. Oceanography encompasses a wide range of fields, from biology and ecology, to geology, meteorology, chemistry, physics, and ocean engineering. No background in science is needed to follow these lectures, which provide a thorough appreciation for the ocean as a system that is arguably more intricate and fascinating than the continents, not least because it is a world that is fully three-dimensional, from the tidal zone to the deepest point on the ocean floor. Piecing Together the Puzzle of the Ocean: Professor Tobin compares the exciting discoveries in oceanography in the past half-century to the exploration of a previously unknown planet. Scientists have been amazed again and again at what they've learned about the world beneath the waves. In these compelling lectures, you relive those discoveries, assembling the many pieces of the puzzle to gain a comprehensive picture of how the ocean works and how it affects the atmosphere, continents, and the web of life.

DVD.