A study of the major contemporary concepts of biological, chemical, geological, and physical oceanography. The nature and origin of ocean basins, sea water composition, water masses, oceanic circulation, waves, tides, marine ecology, biological productivity, sedimentation, and plate tectonic theory are discussed.
GEOL 106: Elementary Oceanography
Department
School
College Liberal Arts/Sciences
Degree Attributes
CLAS: (F-II) Scientifc Knowldg,
CLAS: (F2) Nat Sci-no Lab,
CoB: Natural Science