Seminar in Marine Processes
This class will consist of three triads.
We’ll cover the content in each triad as the discussion
develops.
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Week |
Dates |
Topic |
Weekly
assignments |
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Ocean Basins and the Wind
Driven Circulation |
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1 |
Aug. 29, Aug. 31 |
Ocean basins |
Ch. 1, 2 |
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2 |
Sept. 5, Sept. 7 |
Sediment distribution and
transport |
Ch. 2 |
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3 |
Sept. 12, Sept. 14 |
Properties of sea water |
Ch. 3,
(except 3.7 and 3.9); Term project |
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4 |
Sept. 19, Sept. 21 |
The wind driven
circulation, 1 |
Ch. 7 |
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5 |
Sept. 26, Sept. 28 |
The wind
driven circulation, 2 |
Ch. 7; Midterm Exam
Sept. 28 |
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Density Driven
Circulation |
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6 |
Oct. 2, Oct.
5 |
Distribution
of water masses |
Ch. 4; Term Project
bibliography |
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7 |
Oct. 10,
Oct. 12 |
The
thermohaline circulation, 1 |
Ch. 5; Independent
reading |
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8 |
Oct. 17,
Oct. 19 |
The
thermohaline circulation, 2 |
Ch. 5 |
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9 |
Oct. 24,
Oct. 26 |
Global
biogeochemical cycles and nutrient distributions |
Ch. 14,
handouts; Term
Project Outline |
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10 |
Oct. 21, Nov. 2 |
Global
biogeochemical cycles and nutrient distributions |
Ch. 14,
handouts;
Midterm Exam Nov. 2 |
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Oceanic Teleconnections |
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11 |
Nov.7, Nov.9 |
Arctic
Oceanography |
Sec. 3.9,
Ch. 12; |
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12 |
Nov. 14,
Nov.16 |
Regional
Oceanography: Atlantic,
Pacific, Indian and Southern Ocean |
Undergraduate
assigned reading and in class presentation by
groups: Ch. 9, 10, 11, or 13; Grads read all
chapters |
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13 |
Nov. 21 (Thanksgiving; No class Nov. 25) |
Arctic
Oceanography: Ortiz research |
Sec. 3.9,
Ch. 12; Term
Project First Draft |
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14 |
Nov. 28, Nov.30 |
Oceans and climate:
Implications for various timescales |
Ch. S15,
handouts |
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15 |
Dec. 5,
Dec.7 |
Oceans and climate:
Implications for various timescales |
Ch. S15,
handouts; Term
Project Final Version |
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16 |
Dec.
14 |
Cumulative
Final Exam |
Fri., 10:15 -
12:30 p.m. |
Note:
I will be traveling on the dates of Oct 10, 12 to present
some of my NSF funded
research at an AGU Chapman Conference in South Africa.
Sept
24, 25: Talks by Dr. Mimi Katz, IODP Distinguished Lecturer
on the “Evolution
of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current”, and
“Applications of Benthic
Foraminifera to Scientific Problems” will count toward class
participation. Times
to be announced.