A study of the major contemporary concepts of biological; chemical; geological; and physical oceanography. The nature and origin of ocean basins; sea water composition; water masses; oceanic circulation; waves; tides; marine ecology; biological productivity; sedimentation; and plate tectonic theory are discussed.
GEOL 106: Elementary Oceanography
Department
Degree Attributes
CLAS: (F-II) Scientifc Knowldg,
CLAS: (F2) Nat Sci-no Lab,
CoB: Natural Science