Fall 2013





Oceanography

Term: 
Fall 2012
Online: 
No
Subject Area: 
GEOLOGY (GEOL)
Course Number: 
GEOL 130 601
Schedule: 
Monday 5:30pm-8:30pm
Day(s): 
Monday
Instructor: 

DMOCHOWSKI, JANE E

Secondary Program: 
The Young Scholars Program
Course Description: 

The oceans cover over 2/3 of the Earth's surface. This course introduces basic oceanographic concepts such as plate tectonics, marine sediments, physical and chemical properties of seawater, ocean circulation, air-sea interactions, waves, tides, nutrient cycles in the ocean, biology of the oceans, and environmental issues related to the marine environment.