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Topic 1
(August 22):
Introduction to Oceanography
(ocean and climate, ocean's resources,
ocean and humans) - [ PPT ]
Topic 2
(August 24):
What is the best way to observe the ocean?
(observing programs and
technology) - [ PPT
]
References: Chapter 1 of Textbook.
Topic
3 (August 26):
Early Earth, Oceans, & Life
(discovering the origin of life on earth) - [
PPT
]
References: Chapter 1-2 of Textbook
Reading Assignment for Wed 8/31:
Schopf et al., 2002
Enrichment reading:
Marshall et al., 2011,
Schopf et al., 2011
Topic 4 (August 29):
Ocean floor physiography
(The inner shells of the Earth and Seismograpy) - [
PPT |
EarthScope.ppt ]
References: Book: chapter 3-4 ,
Isostacy-Buoyancy-notes.doc
Additional Material: ETS.pdf ,
Quakes on other
plantes.ppt
2005 Tsunami Wave Indian Ocean - [
NOAA-GlobalOceanWave.mov
]
Preview of movie "The Core" -[
TheCore.mov |
TheCore.asf ]
Topic #5
(August 31):
Plate
Tectonic and the origin of ocean basins - [
PPT ]
References: Book: chapter 3-4
Additional Material:
GeothermalHeating_OceanCirc.pdf ,
Volcanoes_Climate_Robock.pdf ,
ENSO_Volcano_Adams.pdf
Topic #6
(September 2) :
Bathymetry
from space and its relevance to oceanography - [
PPT ]
References: Book: chapter 3-4
Additional Material: Satellite Topography and Oceanography - [
PDF ]
Reading Assignment for Wed 9/07:
Polzin et
al., 1997
Topic #7
(September 7):
Sea
Level Changes and Paleoceanography - [
PPT ]
Reading assignments:
* Palaeoceanography and sea-level changes, Chap. 6;
The
structure and evolution of sea basins, Open University. -
[GaTech
Reserve PDF file 70 MB ]
Topic #8
(September 9):
20th century sea level changes - [
PPT ]
Topic
#9 (September 12):
Marine Sedimentation and
Gas Hydrates - [
PDF1
| PPT2 ]
References: Book: chapter 5
Reading Assignment for Fri 9/16:
Boswell,
2009
Enrichment reading:
Park et al., 2006
Topic
#10 (September 14, 16, 18):
The
Atmospheric Circulation - [
PPT ]
The
Atmospheric Circulation PART 2 - [
PPT ]
The
Atmospheric Circulation PART 3 - [
PPT ]
(Book: chapter 7)
Special Topic Lecture #11
(September 21):
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico - [
PPT ]
Topic #12
(September 23, 26):
The
Ocean General Circulation Theory PART I -II (
Book: chapter 8) - [
PPT ]
Topic #13
(September 28, 30):
The Thermohaline Circulation in the ocean (
Book: chapter 8) - [
PPT ]
Topic #14
(September 28, October 3):
Equatorial Circulation, ENSO
and Indian Moonsoon (
Book: chapter 8) - [
PPT]
Topic (special)
#15 (October 5):
Global
Warming and IPCC - [ PPT |
IPCC Summary ]
Additional Material:
40yr_OceansWarming.pdf
Topic # 16
(October 7):
Ocean
Waves - [ PPT ]
Rossby and Kelvin Waves - [
PPT ]
(Book: chapter 9)
Projections: Waves Across the Pacific -
[ ISO ]
Reading Assignment for Fri 10/14:
Smithsonian Magazine e-article & video
Topic #17
(October 19):
Ocean
Tides
(Book: chapter 9) - [ PPT ]
MIDTERM
EXAM (covering material through Friday, October 7) :
Midterm Exam October 12, 2011
Practice from - [
exams ]
Topic #18
(special) (October 16):
Energy from ocean waves - [
PPT ]
Topic #19
(special) (October 21):
Coral records of climate change - [
PPT ]
Topic
#20 (October 24):
The
Carbon Cycle and Chemistry in the Ocean (Alkalinity, etc.)
(Book:
chapter 6 +class powerpoint) - [
PPT ]
Topic #21
(October 26):
Biological productivity in the Ocean
(Book: chapter 14) - [ PPT ]
Additional reading: What Controls the Redfield Ratio in the Southern Ocean? - [
Redfield_Ratio_in_SO.pdf ]
Reading Assignment for Fri 10/31:
NYT article on Ocean C
Sequestration
Topic
#22-#23 (October 28):
The Nitrogen and Iron Cycle - [
PDF |
Losing-N.pdf |Nitrogen+Climate-Art.pdf ]
Topic #24
(October 31):
Geoengineering: Ocean carbon
sequestration - [ PPT ]
Topic #25
#26 (November 4 & 7): :
Oceanic Short Term Climate Variability and Marine Ecosystem -
ENSO, Pacific Decadal Oscillation and NPGO- [
PPT 20a |
PDO_Ecosystems |
PDO_Physics]
North Atlantic Oscillation - [
PPT 20b | NAO
Table |
NAO_Ecosystems | NAO_Physics]
Warming Trend and Coastal Marine
Ecosystems - [
Reading on Ecosystems
and Climate ]
Topic
#27-# (November 9):
The Oxygen, Biogeochemistry
& Climate - [
PPT |
Climate-Driven-Hypoxia.pdf
]
Topic #28
(November 11) :
Marine
Ecology, Habitats and
Organisms (Book: chapter 13,15,16) - [
PPT ]
Topic #29
(November 14):
The Open Ocean and Deep Sea Floor Ecosystems
Shallow and Coastal Ecosystems
(Book: chapter 13 and 15/16) - [
PPT ]
Topic #28
(November 16 & 18) :
Marine Life Observing System- [
PDF ]
Topic #30
(November 21) :
ENSO in the Holocene (Guest Lecture
by K. Cobb) - [ PPT ]
Topic #31
(November 23) :
Coral in Crisis (Guest
Lecture by M. Hay) - [
PPT ]
Article from The Scientist - [
PDF ]
Topic #:
Shallow Water and Coastal processes (Book: chapter 11-12) - [
PPT ]
Topic
#:
Shorelines and Alongshore Transport (Book: chapter 11-12) - [
PPT |
Lab PPT ]
FINAL EXAM REVIEW :
TBD
Biological oceanography
summary - [ PPT
]
Practice
previous exams - [ exams
]
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