Geological Sciences 01:460:209 - Spring 2003
Exploration of the Oceans
| Date | Topic | Reading
Assignment Text Chapter |
| 21-Jan |
Introduction and Ocean Exploration Overview | |
| 27-Jan |
History of Ocean Exploration | 1+ Appendix IV |
| 29-Jan |
Origin of Earth, Continents & Ocean Basins | 2 + Appendix I, III |
| 3-Feb |
Exploration Methods: Geological | 2 + 94-95 + Appendix II |
| 5-Feb |
Exploration Methods: Geophysical and Geochemical | 2+ p144-146 ,296-297, 342-343 |
| 10-Feb | Discovering Plate Tectonics | 3 |
| 12-Feb | Exploring Continental Margins & Ocean Ridges | 3 |
| 17-Feb | Exploring Marine Sedimentation | 4 |
| 19-Feb | SNOW DAY | |
| 24-Feb | EXAMINATION 1 | |
| 26-Feb | Review of Exam I | |
| 3-Mar | Properties of Seawater I | 5 |
| 5-Mar | Properties of Seawater II | 5 |
| 10-Mar | Wind and Ocean Circulation | 6 |
| 12-Mar | Waves and Tides | 7 (227-243, 249-255), |
| 24-Mar | Biological Productivity in the Ocean | 9-1, 9-5 (plankton), 10 |
| 26-Mar | EXAMINATION 2 | |
| 31-Mar | Discovery of Deep Sea Vents | 334-336 |
| 2-Apr | Exploring Coastal Habitats | 12 |
| 7-Apr | Estuarine Dynamics (Bob Chant, guest lecturer) | 12, Simpson |
| 9-Apr | Deep Sea Vent Biology (Costantino Vetriani, guest lecturer) | 13, 334-336 |
| 14-Apr | Evolution of the plankton (Colomban de Vargas, guest lecturer) | 288-307 |
| 16-Apr | Living Resources: Status of Global Fisheries (John Quinlan, guest lecturer) | Cury,
Zabel, Botsford
& Peterson, and Pauly Read Cury and Zabel (look at others if interested) |
| 21-Apr | LEO-15, a Coastal Ocean Observatory (Scott Glenn, guest lecturer) | TBA |
| 23-Apr | Nonliving Resources | 14 |
| 28-Apr | Pollution in the Sea (Discussion) | 15 |
| 30-Apr | Special Topic: To be announced | TBA |
| 5-May | Ocean Exploration Overview | |
| 14-May | FINAL EXAM (8:00am-11:00am) |
This schedule and assignments are
subject to changes announced in class.
Additional reading assignments and web sites to be assigned in class.
Last updated March 10, 2003, by Professor Sherrell