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Lecture Schedule [20 lectures, schedule changes will be
announced in class ]:
- September: 4, 6, 11 [cancelled], 13, 20, 25;
[no class: 18, 27]
- October: 2, 4, 9, 18, mid-term on 25; [no class:
11, 16, 23]
- November: 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 27, 29; [Thanksgiving:
22]
- December: 4, 6 [Last two classes may be devoted to
term papers]
- Final during final week
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1
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The fundamentals of ocean stratification
and circulation. (plots) |
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Reading:
- Ocean Circulation- chapter 1 & 2.
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2
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Physical properties of sea water. |
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Reading:
- Regional Oceanography- Chapter 2
- Intro Dynamical Oceanography- chapter 2
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3
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Advection/diffusion |
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Reading:
- Ocean circulation and climate- Chapter 5.2
- Intro Dynamical Oceanography- chapter 4, 5, 10
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4
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Sea-air interaction |
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Reading:
- Regional Oceanography- Chapter 5
- Ocean circulation and climate Chapters 6.1 and 6.2
- Ocean Circulation- chapter 6
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5
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Equations of motion. |
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Reading:
- Regional Oceanography- chapters 3 & 4
- Ocean Circulation- chapters 3 & 4
- Intro Dynamical Oceanography- chapter 6 to 9
Journal Article: Price et al 1987 Wind-driven ocean circulation
and Ekman transport. Science 238:1534-1538.
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6
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Regional Oceanographic lectures:
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Reading:
- Regional Oceanography text chapters 5 to 16 and chapter 19.
- Ocean Circulation- chapter 4 & 5
6a Western Boundary Currents
6b Thermohaline Circulation
Reading:
- Ocean circulation and climate Chapters 5.5, 5.6, 4.7
Journal/reports:
- Schmitz, W. J. Jr., 1996a: On the World Ocean Circulation: Volume
I, Some Global Features/North Atlantic Circulation. WHOI Technical
Report, WHOI-96-03, 141 pp.
- Schmitz, W. J. Jr., 1996b: On the World Ocean Circulation: Volume
II, The Pacific and Indian Oceans/A Global Update. WHOI Technical
Rept, WHOI-96-08, 237 pp.
6c Southern Ocean
Reading:
- Ocean circulation and climate Chapter 4.6
- Orsi, A., G. Johnson and J. Bullister (1999) Circulation, mixing
and production of Antarctic Bottom Water. Progress in Oceanography,
43, 55-109
6d Equatorial Ocean & Indonesian Seas
Reading:
- Ocean circulation and climate Chapters 4.3 and 4.4
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