April 2 (M) - Chapter 12, p. 308-320 (except
299-307 - we'll do these later)- Coasts and Beaches: wave-dominated
coasts - effects of wave refraction along irregular coastlines;
beach drift, beaches and beach dynamicsOceanography
Assignments
Spring, 2007
Week 1
January 17 (W) - Introduction - History of Oceanography, Text, Chapter 1
January 19 (F) - No formal class meeting. read History of Oceanography: Text, Ch. 1; Review the Powerpoint on history of oceanography. Also read this web site on the Challenger Expedition , this web site on Alexander Agassiz, especially the portions related to ocean exploration, and complete the warmup on the history of oceanography by noon today. The syllabus quiz is also due by electronic submision at noon today.
NO LABORATORY
Week 2
January 22 (M) - Introduction to the Water Planet: Ch. 2; Marine provinces and topography of the sea floor: Text, Ch. 4, p. 96-110, and map on p. 60-61 and foldout at rear of text
January 24 (W) - Work on drawing cross sections of the Pacfic and Atlantic Oceans. Hand in paper copy of your work at 2:00 today (Wednesday) in SL 120 in order to receive credit. There is no lecture following the handin. Remember to follow the policy on academic honesty and itegrity in our syllabus.
January 26 (F) - Marine provinces and topography of the sea floor: Text, Ch. 4, p. 96-110, and map on p. 60-61 and foldout at rear of text
LABORATORY - Geography
of the continental margins and deep ocean basins
Week 3
January 29 (M) - Internal structure of the Earth and its role in movements of the crust/lithosphere; isostasy: Text, Ch. 3, p. 52-58
January 31 (W) - Continue internal structure of Earth, convection of the asthenosphere: Ch. 3, p. 52-58; Continental drift; mechanism of drift is sea-floor spreading: Ch. 3, p. 58-95
February 2 (F) - Sea floor spreading and plate tectonics: Ch. 3, p. 58-95
LABORATORY - Construction
of cross sections from bathymetric data
Week
4
February 5 (M) - Plate tectonics - plate boundaries and magnetic anomalies: Ch. 3, p. 58-95
February 7 (W) - Continue plate Tectonics; magnetic anomalies and age of the ocean basins: Ch. 3, p. 58-95; begin Ocean sediments: Text, Chapter 4, p. 111-130
February 9 (F) - Ocean sediments: Text, Chapter 4, p. 111-130
LABORATORY - Plate
Tectonics exercise - Bring textbook to lab, as well as first week's
exercise
Week
5
February 12 (M) - Ocean Sediments and Sea water chemistry; the CCD. Text, Chapter 4, p. 111-130
February 14 (W) - Finish Ocean Sediments; begin Sea Water Chemistry - what is an ion? the water molecule, water as a solvent, major dissolved ions (salts), : Text, Chapter 6
February 16 (F) - Sea water chemistry - ions in solution; calculation of salinity; rule of constant proportions; residence times and balance of seawater composition; Text, Chapter 6
LABORATORY - Plate
tectonics - magnetic anomalies and age of sea floor. Bring textbook
to lab
Week 6
February 19 (M) - EXAMINATION #1 - All of introduction, history of oceanography, and geologial oceanography through chapter 4, and associated website materials - bring a narrow scantron, pencils, and eraser
February 21 (W) - no class
February 23 (F) - no class
LABORATORY - No
labs this week
Week 7
February 26 (M) - Finish sea water chemistry - origin of salts in sea water; history of ocean water; dissolved gases; nutrients and trace elements; Text, Chapter 6
February 28 (W) - Physical properties of seawater - emphasize density, heat capacity, and latent heats: Text, Chapter 5; begin Structure of the Oceans: Density structure and vertical circulation; upwelling and downwelling; water masses - Text, Ch. 8
March 2 (F) - Finish structure of the Oceans Text, Ch. 8 The ocean and the atmosphere: Heating and cooling of Earth's surface, atmopspheric circulation and coriolis effect, and evaporation/precipitation patterns - Chapter 6, p. 158-160; Chapter 7
LABORATORY - (1)
Density of Sea Water and (2) Heat Capacity and latent heats of
sea water
Week 8
March 5 (M) - NO CLASS SPRING BREAK
March 7 (W) - NO CLASS SPRING BREAK
March 9 (F) - NO CLASS SPRING BREAK
Week 9
March 12 (M) - Finish atmospheric circulation and evaporation/precipitation patterns - Chapter 7; Ocean currents: patterns of surface circulation; ekman transport, convergences and divergences - Chapter 9
March 14 (W) - Ocean currents: convergences and divergences and relationship to geostrophic flow - Chapter 9; El Nino - Chapter 7 plus web reading - http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino/nino-home.html;
March 16 (F) - finish circulation and El Nino
LABORATORY - Determining salinity of seawater - read lab handout in advance of meeting
Week 10
March 19 (M) - EXAMINATION #2 - Chapter 5 through Chapter 9 and related lectures and text/web readings (includes sea water chemistry, physical properties of sea water, structure of the oceans, atmospheric circulation, the oceans and atmosphere (including El Nino), and ocean circulation.
March 21 (W) - Waves in deep water - Chapter 10
March 23 (F) - Waves in deep and shallow water - Chapter 10; Also go to course web page for material on waves in lecture stuff and handouts section.
LABORATORY - Convection
and the Stable Density Distrubution
Week 11
March 26 (M) - Tsunamis - Sumatra 'quake (powerpoint available on web page)
March 28 (W) - Chapter 11, Tidal curves, equiliibrium theory
March 30 (F) - Chapter 11Tides - dynamic theory; tidal currents , tidal cycles in ancient rocks.
LABORATORY - Waves
- Bring your laptops to lab!!!
Week 12
April 2 (M) - Chapter 12, p. 308-320 (except
299-307 - we'll do these later)- Coasts and Beaches: wave-dominated
coasts - effects of wave refraction along irregular coastlines;
beach drift, beaches and beach dynamics
April 4 (W) - Coasts and Beaches; winter
and summer beaches; "The Beach, a River of Sand" (video
tape) - will also on reserve in Media Center, Phelps Hall - Chapter
12, p. 308-320
April 6 (F) - NO CLASS SPRING BREAK DAY
LABORATORY - Tides
- Bring your laptops to lab!!!
Week 13
April 9 (M) - Coasts and Beaches; winter
and summer beaches; "Portrait of a Coast" (video tape)
- will also on reserve in Media Center, Phelps Hall - Chapter
12, p. 308-320
April 11 (W) - NO CLASS
April 13 (F) - EXAMINATION #3 on waves, tides, and beaches through April 11 (Chapters 10, 11 and 12, except classification of coasts, p. 299-307)
LABORATORY - NO LAB
Week 14
April 16 (M) - Classification of coasts - view images of different types of coasts - Chapter 12, p. 299-307
April 18 (W) - Finish classification of coasts - view images of different types of coastlines Chapter 12, p. 299-307
April 20 (F) - Environmental issues and concerns: Chapter 12, p. 320-332; and Chapter 13, p. 333-357
LABORATORY - Barrier Islands
and hurricanes - Bring your Laptops to Lab!!!
Week 15
April 23 (M) - Ch. 14 Marine biology - The Living Ocean. Emphasize habitats and requirements for life
April 25 (W) - Ch. 15 Marine bology - primary productivity and food chains
April 27 (F) - Ch. 16, 17 and 18: Marine ecology - highlights of the plankton, nekton and benthos - see Powerpoint presentations on web page for emphasis.
LABORATORY - Coasts as shown on maps
Week 16
May 2, Wednesday, 10:30 am - Final
Examination, SLC 120 - Comprehensive, but emphasizes coastal classification,
estuaries, environmental issues, and marine biology