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3.00 Credits
(Also offered as GEOG 3505.) First semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: GEOG 2300 or MARN 1002. Introduction to remote sensing applications in oceans and seas. Applications include image analysis of sea surface temperature, winds, altimetry, sea ice, chlorophyll, primary productivity, and bathymetry.
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2.00 Credits
(255W) Second semester (Avery Point). Two credits. Prerequisite: MARN 2002 and 3001 or instructor consent; ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 3800. Kremer Scientific analysis of coastal zone issues and their interdisciplinary implications. Written analysis and discussion of primary literature.
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3.00 Credits
(240) Joint program with Mystic Marinelife Aquarium. First semester. Three credits. One 3-hour class period; one field trip. Offered at Mystic Marinelife Aquarium. Prerequisite: one year college laboratory biology and permission of instructor. Instructors from different areas of expertise discuss the natural history, evolution, anatomy, physiology, husbandry, and conservation of marine mammals. Current research is emphasized. (Special registration and fee: Contact Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, Mystic, CT 06355. 860-572-5955.)
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3.00 Credits
(299) Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
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4.00 Credits
(212C) First semester (Avery Point). Four credits. Two 1-hour lectures and two 3-hour laboratories. Required field trips. Prerequisite: Both MARN 2002 and 3001, or instructor consent. Mason Examination of oceanographic processes in local coastal systems; collection and analyses of samples from field trips and lab experiments; data analysis using computers.
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3.00 Credits
(256) Second semester (Avery Point). Three credits. Prerequisite: MARN 2002, 3001, and 4001; or at least two (2) of the following: MARN 4060, 4050W, and 4030W. J. Kremer Specific cases of multiple impacts on environmental resources and coastal habitats. Current scientific understanding as a basis for sociopolitical decision-making (e.g., land-use impacts on coastal processes in relation to zoning regulation and waterquality criteria).
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3.00 Credits
(260) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MARN 4060 and MARN 4030W (both may be taken concurrently) or instructor consent. Open only with permission of department head. Dam, Lin, Visscher An advanced course in biological processes in oceanic and coastal waters. Emphasis is on empirical and theoretical concepts of marine ecosystem dynamics, primary and secondary production and detrital cycling.
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3.00 Credits
(280W) First semester. Three credits. Two 1-hour lectures. Prerequisite: CHEM 1128, MATH 1122 or 1132, PHYS 1202 or equivalents; ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 3800. Fitzgerald Composition, origin and solution chemistry of sea water. Marine biogeochemical cycles of water, salt, carbon, nutrients, gases and trace elements. Effects of ocean circulation, biological cycles and crustal exchanges on the distribution and transfer of substances in the marine environment.
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3.00 Credits
(275W) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: One year of laboratory science in CHEM, GEOL, MARN and/or PHYS or instructor consent; ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 3800. Torgersen Basic concepts in geological oceanography, plate tectonics and the role of ocean floor dynamics in the control of the Earth and ocean system.
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3.00 Credits
(270) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PHYS 1202, 1402, 1502 or 1602; MATH 1122 or 1132. Whitney Ocean basin characteristics, properties of sea water, distribution of water masses, oceanic and atmospheric circulation, waves, tides, near-shore circulation, methods and instrumentation.
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