SCIE 644
Oceanography: The Ocean System
Suzanne O'Connell
| Primary Texts | |
| Garrison, T., 2006. Essentials of Oceanography, Thompson/Cole/Brooks, Belmont, CA, IPCC Report Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc%5Ftar/wg2/ Additional short readings determined by class interest and media coverage |
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| Course Requirements | |
| Short weekly pre-class assignment (25%), in-class exercises (25%), class participation (25%), research paper (5-8 pages, plus figures, tables and bibliography) (25%, includes peer reviewed draft) | |
| Course Schedule | |
| January 25 | Introduction to the Course, Origin of the Earth & Ocean and Marine History Chapters 1&2 |
| February 1 | Plate Tectonics - the Ultimate in Recycling Chapter 3 |
| February 8 | Ocean Floor - Face of the Abyss Chapter 4, 299-300 |
| February 15 | Marine Sediments & Ocean & Climate History Chapter 5 |
| February 22 | Water is Weird & the Ocean is Salty Chapter 6 |
| March 1 | Atmospheric Circulation/El Nino/Hurricanes Chapter 7 |
| March 8 | Ocean Circulation - Heat, Oxygen, and Nutrient Redistribution Chapter 8 |
| BREAK | |
| March 29 | Chapters 9 & 10 |
| April 5 | Coasts & Estuaries - Fragile and Critical Chapter 11 |
| April 12 | Ocean Life from Top to Bottom Chapters 12 & 13 |
| April 19 | Attack on the Oceans Chapter 15 |
| April 26 | CT Coast Field Trip Chapter 14 |
| May 3 | Adapting to a Warmer Ocean IPCC Report |
| Contacts | |
| I am available by email @ soconnell@wesleyan.edu (preferred) and by phone, 860/685-2262. | |
| Optional | |
| Several organizations offer oceanography expeditions. On the first day of class we will see if people are interested in participating in an expedition (~$25-50/person) and available dates. If there is sufficient interest, we will schedule an expedition. | |