| Sept. 2 |
Preface, Prologue, The History of Oceanography, pp. 1-25 in Sverdrup et al. 2004 |
| Sept. 3 |
Chapter 2: The Water Planet, pp. 26-51 (Sverdrup) |
| Sept. 7 |
Chapter 7: The Structure and Motion of the Atmosphere, pp. 175-207 (Sverdrup) |
| Sept. 9 |
Chapter 8: Circulation and Ocean Structure, pp. 208-226 (Sverdrup) |
| Sept. 10 |
Chapter 9: The Surface Currents, pp. 227-247 (Sverdrup) |
| Sept. 14 |
Chapter 10: The Waves, pp. 248-277 (Sverdrup) |
| Sept. 16 |
Chapter 11: The Tides, pp. 278-298 (Sverdrup) |
| Sept. 17 |
Gulf Stream Movie, review (No readings)
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| Sept. 21 |
Examination
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| Sept. 23 |
Reading discussion groups
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| Sept. 24 |
Chapter 3: Plate Tectonics, pp. 52-95. Chapter 4: The Sea Floor and
its Sediments, pp. 96-110 (Sverdrup)
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| Sept. 28 |
Geologic time, pp. 33-36. History of the continents, pp. 83-85
(Sverdrup)
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| Sept. 30 |
Chapter 12: Coasts, Beaches and Estuaries, pp. 300-320 (Sverdrup)
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| Oct. 1 |
Chapter 12: Coasts, Beaches and Estuaries, pp. 300-320 (Sverdrup)
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| Oct. 5 |
Reading discussion groups
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| Oct. 7 |
Library session
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| Oct. 8 |
Chapter 4: sediments, pp. 111-124. Chapter 5: sound, pp. 144-146 (Sverdrup)
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| Oct. 12 |
Chapter 5: The Physical Properties of Water, pp. 131-155. Chapter 6: The Chemistry of Seawater, pp. 156-174. Chapter 8, Density Structure, pp. 208-212 (Sverdrup)
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| Oct.
14 |
Chapter 2: The Water Planet, pp. 44-50; Chapter6: The Chemistry of Seawater, pp. 158-164; Chapter 13: Environmental Issues and Concerns (Sverdrup)
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| Oct.
15 |
Chapter 15: Production and Life, pp. 373-376
Chapter 16:The Plankton: Drifters of the Open Ocean, pp.391-398 (Sverdrup) |
| Oct.
19 |
Chapter 15: Production and Life, pp. 376-390 (Sverdrup) |
| Oct.
21 |
Oceanus article: The Remarkable Diversity of Seafloor Vents;
Chapter 3: Plate Tectonics, pp. 86-91; Chapter18: The Benthos, pp. 470-473 (Sverdrup) |
| Oct.
22 |
Chapter 6: The Chemistry of Seawater, pp. 166-167; Chapter 7: The Structure & Motion of the Atmosphere, pp. 182-185 (Sverdrup) |
| Oct. 28 |
TBA |
| Nov.
2 |
Review Chapter 15: Production & Life (Sverdrup) |
| Nov.
4 |
Review Chapter 15: Production & Life (Sverdrup) |
| Nov.
5 |
Review Chapter 15: Production & Life; read Section 13.2: Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone (Sverdrup) |
| Nov.
9 |
Chapter 18: The Benthos: Dwellers of the Sea Floor, sections 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4, 18.7, 18.8. (Sverdrup) |
| Nov.
11 |
Review Chapter 18: The Benthos: Dwellers of the Sea Floor, sections 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4, 18.7, 18.8. (Sverdrup) |
| Nov.
12 |
Review Chapter 18: The Benthos: Dwellers of the Sea Floor, sections 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4, 18.7, 18.8. (Sverdrup)
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| Nov. 18 |
Biodiversity in the Oceans, p. 369. 14.2 Groups of Organisms pp. 359-360. (Sverdrup) |
| Nov. 19 |
The Bathymetry of the Sea Floor 100-110, Animals of the Deep-Sea Floor p. 461-2, Deep-Sea Ice Worms p. 471, Deep-Ocean Chemosynthetic Communities 470-473. (Sverdrup) |
| Nov. 23 |
p. 110 Figure 4.13 Types of coral reefs, p. 368 Close Associations, pp. 465-470 Coral Reefs |
| Nov. 30 |
Chapter 17: The Nekton: Free Swimmers of the Sea (Sverdrup) |
| Dec. 2 |
Field biology demonstration (in Alampi Auditorium, IMCS) |
| Dec. 3 |
pp. 148-149, 416-429; Supplementary Reading (on reserve at Chang Library):
Gaskin, D. E. 1982. The ecology of whales and dolphins. Heinemann, London, 459 pp; Reynolds, J. E. III and Rommel S. A. Biology of marine mammals. Smithsonian Press, Washington, D.C., 578 pp.
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| Dec. 7 |
pp 353-356; Review Chapter 17 |
| Dec. 9 |
Careers in Oceanography presentation |
