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3.00 Credits
H:History of Meteorology
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3.00 Credits
Sedimentary and tectonic characteristics of the continental margins and deep ocean basins; principles and processes of sediment transport and deposition in the marine environment; applications of geophysical methods at sea; marine mineral resources. 3 hrs. lec. Offered only in summers of even years at the Chincoteague Bay Field Station.
Prerequisite:
C- or higher in ESCI 261 or 221.
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3.00 Credits
Oceanic chemical phenomena, including structure of water, salinity, sources and sinks of chemical constituents; chemical interactions at interfaces between hydrosphere and atmosphere, lithosphere and biosphere; biogeochemical cycles of nutrients; the carbon-dioxide-carbonate system; origin and history of seawater; anthropogenic effects.
Prerequisite:
C- or higher in ESCI 261 and CHEM 111.
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3.00 Credits
This course will give the student a broad background in Marine Resources including biological, transportation, oil and gas, methane hydrates, minerals and freshwater, recreation, endangered species, energy and waste disposal. The course will also give an overview on National and International Law Applied to the marine environment. Topics on Marine policies including marine environmental policy, International fisheries policy, Marine transportation and safety policy, etc. will be discussed and related to geographical, socio-economic and political issues affecting Marine Resources, Sustainability and Marine Conservation. News clips, articles in journals, case studies of issues relevant to the topics above will be discussed in an open, free and debate like atmosphere that is designed to develop students critical thinking skills in a deliberate and structured way.
Prerequisite:
COMM 100 or 100H, ENGL 110 or 110H, junior standing and any 200-level course in ESCI, BIOL or GEOG.
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3.00 Credits
Physical properties of seawater; mass and energy budgets of the ocean; typical distribution of water characteristics, global balances; the conservation equations; equations of motion; fluid motion in rotating systems. Conservation of vorticity; wind and thermohaline circulation; currents and eddies; wind-generated waves; tides and other waves; Exchange of buoyancy and heat fluxes in the atmosphere-ocean boundary layer; Climate Change and the Ocean. A required course for Ocean Sciences and Coastal Studies majors and elective for other earth sciences programs. Combination of lecture and laboratory exercises. 2 hrs. lec., 2 hrs. lab.
Prerequisite:
ESCI 261 or ESCI 241; MATH 161, PHYS 131 or PHYS 231, or permission of Instructor. 3.000 Credit hours 2.000 Lecture hours 2.000 Lab hours.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Experimental
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3.00 Credits
Principles of remote sensing; fundamentals of image visualization; radiative transfer equation; use of environmental, meteorological and oceano- graphic satellites; satellite algorithm and parameter estimation; use of Environment for Visualizing Images (ENVI) software for image analysis and interpretation. Basic computer literacy is assumed. 2 hrs. lec., 2 hrs. lab. Research project is required.
Prerequisite:
ESCI 221 or 241 or 261.
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3.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary investigation of the causes and solutions of water crises. Topics such as the sources of fresh water, the use and consumption of water, and regional and international conflict over water rights will be discussed. Current water crises from across the globe will be used to highlight societal differences in water use and preservation.
Prerequisite:
Minimum of 60 credits, ENGL 110 and any ESCI course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Evolution of the Earth's habitable atmosphere and oceans; mechanisms that control climate processes and change; past global climate change as deciphered through paleoclimatic and paleoceanographic methods; recent rapid climate fluctuations and possible future changes. 3 hrs. lec.
Prerequisite:
ENGL 110; ESCI 241 or 261 or GEOG 230.
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3.00 Credits
Use of scientific programming languages for analysis and display of data. Topics include: data types; syntax and control statement; use of plotting and graphics libraries; reading and writing data sets in ASCII, binary, NetCDF, and other formats; spectral analysis; statistical operations; matrix operations. 2 hrs. lec., 2 hrs. lab.
Prerequisite:
ESCI 282 or CSCI 161; MATH 211 and PHYS 231.
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