Status
O
Activity
REC
Section number integer
201
Title (text only)
Oceanography
Term
2022A
Subject area
GEOL
Section number only
201
Section ID
GEOL130201
Course number integer
130
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
M 01:45 PM-02:45 PM
Meeting location
HAYD 358
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Galen Xiang
Description
The oceans cover over 2/3 of the Earth's surface. This course introduces basic oceanographic concepts such as plate tectonics, marine sediments, physical and chemical properties of seawater, ocean circulation, air-sea interactions, waves, tides, nutrient cycles in the ocean, biology of the oceans, and environmental issues related to the marine environment.
Course number only
130
Use local description
No