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Geological, Chemical, and Physical Oceanography

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Course Information

Subject code

MARS

Subject Code Description

Marine Science

Course Number

2060

Course Title

Geological, Chemical, and Physical Oceanography

Catalog Subject and Course Number

MARS 2060

Catalog Title

Geological, Chemical, and Physical Oceanography

Course Description (Combined)

Prerequisite: BIOL 2052 or CHEM 2052.

A rigorous and comprehensive introduction to geological, chemical, and physical oceanography. Topics include: earth structure and composition, plate tectonics, sediments, the hydrosphere, properties of water and seawater, salinity, gases, nutrients, atmosphere circulation, heat budgets, surface ocean circulation, thermohaline circulation, waves, tides, and coastal oceanography.

Credit: 4