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OCEA 1 - 01   The Oceans

2022 Summer Quarter

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Career
Undergraduate
Grading
Student Option
Class Number
70051
Type
Lecture
Instruction Mode
In Person
Credits
5 units
General Education
SI
Status
Open
Available Seats
75
Enrollment Capacity
100
Enrolled
25
Wait List Capacity
0
Wait List Total
0

Description

An interdisciplinary introduction to oceanography focusing on biological, chemical, geological, and physical processes. Covers topics such as origins and structure of planet Earth and its oceans, co-evolution of Earth and life, plate tectonics, liquid water and the hydrologic and hydrothermal cycles, salinity and elemental cycles, ocean circulation, primary production and nutrient cycles, plankton and nekton, life on the sea floor, near shore and estuarine communities, future environmental problems our oceans face. Students may also enroll in and receive credit for EART 1.

Class Notes

This course will have one additional in-person section Friday, June 24 from 12pm - 2pm.

Meeting Information

Days & Times Room Instructor Meeting Dates
MW 01:00PM-04:30PM PhysSciences 114 Delong,K.A. 06/20/22 - 07/22/22
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