G131 Oceans & Our Global Environment: Notes
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Simon Brassell

TEXT

World's Oceans
by
A.C.Duxbury, A.B.Duxbury & 
K.A. Sverdrup
W.C. Brown
6th ed. (2000)
 LECTURES
MWF 12:20-1:10pm
GY126

ASSIGNMENTS
6 web-based exercises
(biweekly sequence)
EXAMS

3 Tests:
Multiple choice & short answer questions
  Contents:
   Links to notes and visuals for each lecture topic. 
   The notes represent my summaries of the key issues for each topic, especially the terminology used to describe the various phenomena.
   All of the materials presented on these pages are my original drawings and text, or were copied from existing web pages.  If any owner of the copyright to individual images objects to their use in this educational forum they may contact me by email: simon@indiana.edu.
Simon Brassell, January 14
Date(s)
 Notes Ch*
Visuals






Jan 10
 Introduction  Introduction
Jan 12/14
 History of Oceanography
Pro.
 History of Oceanography
 Jan 19/21
 Water Planet
1
 Water Planet
J 24/F 2
 Plate Tectonics
2
 Plate Tectonics
Feb 4/7
 Sea Floor and Sediments
3
 Sea Floor and Sediments
Feb 9/14
 Physical Properties of Water
4
 Physical Properties of Water
Feb 16
 The Chemistry of Seawater
5
 Chemistry of Seawater
Feb 18
Review Session: Exam #1
1-5
 Review Session: Exam #1
Feb 23/28
 Structure of the Oceans
6
 Structure of the Oceans
Mar 1/3
 Ocean and Atmosphere
7
 Ocean and Atmosphere
Mar 6/8
 Currents
8
 Currents
Mar 20/22
 Waves
9
 Waves
Mar 24
 Review Session: Exam #2
6-9
 Review Session: Exam #2
M 29/A 3
 Tides
10
 Tides
Apr 5/7
 Coasts, Beaches & Estuaries
11
 Coasts, Beaches & Estuaries
Apr 10
 Oceans: Environment for Life
 Production and Life
13/14
 Oceans: Environment for Life
 Production and Life
Apr 12
 Plankton: Ocean Drifters
 15
 Plankton: Ocean Drifters
Apr 17
 Nekton: Free Swimmers
16
 Nekton: Free Swimmers
Apr 19
 Benthos: Sea Floor Dwellers
17
 Benthos: Sea Floor Dwellers
Apr 21
 Environmental Issues
12
 Environmental Issues
A 24-28
 Review Session: Final Exam 10-17  Review Session: Final Exam