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OCEA 1 - 01   The Oceans

2023 Summer Quarter

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Career
Undergraduate
Grading
Student Option
Class Number
70236
Type
Lecture
Instruction Mode
Synchronous Online
Credits
5 units
General Education
SI
Status
Open
Available Seats
18
Enrollment Capacity
51
Enrolled
33
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.

Meeting Information

Days & Times Room Instructor Meeting Dates
MWF 01:00PM-03:30PM Remote Instruction Delong,K.A. 06/26/23 - 07/28/23
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