Introduction to Ocean Science

4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

Lecture, three hours. Fundamentals of ocean physics, chemistry, and biology. Equations of motion, dynamical balances, conservation laws. Ocean circulation and material transport from small-scale eddies and waves to global circulation of thermocline and deep ocean; influences on ecosystem processes, biogeographic provinces, and chemical cycles; implications for global heat transport, sea ice, and climate. S/U or letter grading.