MSCI 6202 - Advanced Oceanography

Credits: 3
A continuation of principles introduced in MSCI 5201 Introduction to Marine Sciences. Lectures and problem sets will develop a working knowledge of physical and chemical ocean processes, particular those important to continental shelves and other upwelling environments. Physical processes that will be discussed include buoyancy input, wind forcing, tidal stirring, tidal rectification, and seasonal mean circulation. Chemical processes that will be discussed include kinetic predictions for reactions in seawater, vertical and horizontal transport of materials, isotopic clocks and tracers, nutrients, and chemical fluxes across major marine interfaces, including estuaries. Fundamental physical, chemical, and biological interactions will be explored using reading and sample problems.

Prerequisite(s): College Physics, Chemistry, Calculus, and MSCI 5201