Introduction to Marine Technology

Author: Xu Xiaomei
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: This book reflects the recent achievements in marine technology science research at home and abroad, cites numerous examples, and is easy to understand with a concise structure, rich in illustrations, and suitable for self-study. It serves as a fundamental textbook for quality-oriented education in the reform of higher education curricula in the 21st century, as well as a popular science book on marine technology, providing reference for ocean enthusiasts. Marine technology is a new field in humanity's exploration of the ocean, involving nearly all contemporary sciences and technologies, with strong comprehensiveness. It is the application and development of various general technologies and modern new technologies in the unique marine environment. This book systematically discusses the basic knowledge of marine technology, with the content divided into three parts. The first part explains the marine survey and exploration technologies essential for marine development and utilization, introducing the techniques and methods used for modern three-dimensional marine surveys from the air, sea surface, and sea. The second part discusses marine resource development technologies, providing detailed introductions to offshore oil development, seabed mineral resource development, marine biological resource development, marine chemical resource development, marine energy development, and marine space utilization technologies. The third part introduces marine forecasting and marine environmental protection technologies required for marine development and utilization.