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Date |
Topic |
Reading* |
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11 January |
Introduction: What is Oceanography? |
Prologue (2-24) |
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13 January |
Structure of Earth and Ocean Basins |
Ch. 1 (39-51) |
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18 January |
Plate Tectonics I: Development of a Theory & Evidence |
Ch. 2 (58-80) |
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19 January |
0800 Film: Dive to the Edge of Creation |
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20 January |
Plate Tectonics II: Mechanisms and Features |
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25 January |
Marine Sediments |
Ch. 3 (112-129) |
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27 January |
Film: El Nino |
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1 February |
Seawater: Physical and Chemical Properties |
Ch. 3 (135-138) |
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4 February |
Chemical Cycles & Global Warming |
Ch. 5 (161-167) |
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9 February |
Global Warming |
Glynn 1991 |
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11 February |
Water Column Structure & Thermohaline Circulation |
Ch. 6 |
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15 February |
TEST # 1 |
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16 February |
0800 Film: The Beaches are Moving |
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17 February |
Atmospheric & Oceanic Circulation |
Ch. 7 (207-211) |
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19 February – 27 February |
Winter Break!! |
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29 February |
Surface Circulation II & El Nino |
Ch. 7 (220-224) |
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2 March |
Sampling Techniques (Slides) |
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7 March |
Tides |
Ch. 10 |
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9 March |
Costal Ocean: Shores & Beaches |
Ch. 11 (302-322) |
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14 March |
Coastal Ocean: Estuaries & Fjords |
Ch. 11 (322-324, 329-335) |
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16 March |
Introduction to Marine Communities (Slides) |
Peterson 1991 |
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21 March |
Opean Ocean: Primary Production (bottom-up organization) |
Ch. 14 |
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22 March |
0800 Film: Whaling |
Ch. 16 (424-437) |
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23 March |
Open Ocean: Food webs (top down organization) |
Ch. 15 |
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28 March |
TEST # 2 |
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30 March |
Benthos: Structure and Function |
Ch. 17 (457-478) |
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4 April |
Deep Sea Biology |
Ch. 17 (478-481) |
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6 April |
Fisheries |
Ch. 12 (357-361) |
* Pages listed for chapters are inclusive up to a section heading. Articles are on reserve in Ladd Library.
FINAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM: Thursday, 13 April at 1315
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