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