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3.00 Credits
Survey of global environmental change issues focusing on environmental systems, related ocean science topics, and local marine and coastal environments. Integration of national science education standards and inquiry-based pedagogy. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHM 100 and BIO 113 (or equivalent). A semester of general geology (GEO 100 or 103) is recommended.
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3.00 Credits
Observed distributions of temperature, salinity, currents; methods of deducing deep flow; physical properties of seawater; flow in estuaries; practical work in the analysis of oceanographic data; study of recent literature. (Lec. 3) Pre: 501.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the fundamental principals underlying fluid dynamics as applied to the study of specific problems and processes in earth, marine, and environmental sciences. Basics of numerical modeling are covered. (Lec. 3) Pre: MTH 141 and 142, or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Processes regulating the composition of seawater and the distribution of chemical species. The interaction of marine chemistry with the ocean floor, atmosphere, and marine organisms. (Lec. 2, Lab. 2) Pre: CHM 101 and 112 and PHY 213.
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3.00 Credits
Chemistry of organic matter in natural waters with emphasis on the marine environment. Topics include a consideration of the origin, nature, and biogeochemical reactions of organic matter in aquatic environments. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHM 228 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Gas and aerosol chemistry and physics; land-air-sea transfer of N, S, C, halogen, and metal compounds; effects of air pollution on the marine atmosphere and upper ocean. (Lec. 3) Pre: BCH 435 or CHE 313 or CHM 431 or MCE 341 or PHY 420 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Observed structure of atmosphere; principles of balanced flows, waves, and disturbances. Observations and models of storm formation, semipermanent features, and general circulation. Relationship between weather and climate. (Lec. 3) Pre: PHY 203 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Graduate writing in marine and environmental sciences; writing and editing journal articles and abstracts; principles and practice in scientific writing. Pre: graduate standing and WRT 104, 105, or 106, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Role of short- and long-wave radiation in climate. Occurrence and consequences of natural and enhanced concentrations of radiatively-active gases. Role of aerosols and associated forcings and feedbacks. (Lec. 3) Pre: PHY 205 or 214, CHM 192 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Origin and evolution of the ocean basin and its margin: morphology, structure, plate tectonics, volcanism, geochemistry, stratigraphy, sedimentation, and paleoceanography. (Lec. 2, Lab. 2) Pre: GEO 103 or permission of instructor.
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