| Instructors |
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Dr. Erica Goetze, Course Coordinator (Biological Oceanography) -- contact |
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Dr. Philip Thompson (Physical Oceanography) -- contact |
| Dr. Niklas Schneider (Geological and Chemical Oceanography) -- contact |
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Links to lecture slides will be made available prior to each class period. Click "Slides" to download and print.
SLIDES can be found on your UH Laulima Portal. |
| Date |
Week |
# |
Lecture |
Instructor |
| Jan 13 |
1 |
1 |
Course Introduction |
Team |
| Jan 15 |
2 |
Atmospheric Circulation - Ch. 8 |
Thompson |
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| Jan 17 |
| 3 |
Surface Ocean Circulation - Ch. 9 |
Thompson |
| Jan 20 |
2 |
Holiday - Martin Luther King Day |
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| Jan 22 |
4 |
Salinity & Temperature - Ch. 6 | Thompson | |
| Jan 24 |
5 |
Deep Ocean Circulation - Ch. 9 | Thompson | |
| Jan 27 |
3 |
6 |
Nutrients & Tracers - Ch. 7 | Thompson |
| Jan 29 |
7 |
Mesoscale Dynamics Ch. 9 | Thompson | |
| Jan 31 |
8 |
Waves I - Ch. 10 |
Thompson | |
| Feb 3 |
4 |
9 |
Waves II- Ch. 10 |
Thompson |
| Feb 5 |
10 |
Tides - Ch. 11 |
Thompson | |
| Feb 7 |
11 |
El Nino- Ch. 9 | Thompson | |
| Feb 10 |
5 |
12 |
Sea Level Rise | Thompson |
| Feb 12 |
13 |
Light and Sound -Ch. 6 | Thompson | |
| Feb 14 |
14 |
Review | Thompson | |
| Feb 17 |
6 |
Holiday: Presidents' Day |
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| Feb 19 |
15 |
MID-TERM EXAM I | Team | |
| Feb 21 |
16 |
Carbon Cycle |
Sabine |
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| Feb 24 |
7 |
17 |
Origins of Life - Ch. 1 & 13 | Goetze |
| Feb 26 |
18 |
Evolution and Classification of Life - Ch. 13 | Goetze | |
| Feb 28 |
19 |
Marine Habitats and Lifestyles - Ch. 14 & 16 | Goetze | |
| Mar 2 |
8 |
20 |
Marine Primary Producers - Ch. 14 & 16 | Goetze |
| Mar 4 |
21 |
Nutrients & Productivity |
Goetze | |
| Mar 6 |
22 |
Marine Consumers - Ch. 14 & 16 | Goetze | |
| Mar 9 |
9 |
23 |
Marine Animals: Invertebrates - Ch. 15 |
Goetze |
| Mar 11 |
24 |
Marine Animals: Vertebrates - Ch. 15 |
Goetze | |
| Mar 13 |
25 |
Marine Food Webs & Fisheries - Ch. 17 & 15 | Goetze | |
| Mar 16 |
10 |
Spring Recess |
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| Mar 18 |
Spring Recess |
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| Mar 20 |
Spring Recess |
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| Mar 23 | 11 | 26 | Marine Food Webs & Fisheries - Ch. 17 & 15 | Goetze |
| Mar 25 |
27 |
Deep Sea Biology - Ch. 16 |
Goetze | |
| Mar 27 |
28 |
Coral Reefs - Ch. 16 | Goetze | |
| Mar 30 |
12 |
29 |
Climate Change & Human Impacts |
Goetze |
| Apr 1 |
30 |
Review Day | Goetze | |
| Apr 3 |
31 |
MID-TERM EXAM II | Team |
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| Apr 6 |
13 |
32 |
The Scientific Method and the Origin of the Universe - Ch. 1 |
Schneider |
| Apr 8 |
33 |
History of Oceanography - Ch. 2 | Schneider | |
| Apr 10 |
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HOLIDAY: GOOD FRIDAY |
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| Apr 13 |
14 |
34 |
Origin of Earth and Oceans - Ch. 1 | Schneider |
| Apr 15 |
35 |
Earth Structure - Ch. 3 | Schneider | |
| Apr 17 |
36 |
Ocean Floor Physiography - Ch. 4 | Schneider | |
| Apr 20 |
15 |
37 |
Continental Drift - Ch. 3 | Schneider |
| Apr 22 |
38 |
Seafloor Spreading - Ch. 3 | Schneider | |
| Apr 24 |
39 |
Plate Tectonics and "Hot Spots" - Ch. 4 | Schneider | |
| Apr 27 |
16 |
40 |
Deep-Sea Sediments - Ch. 4 |
Schneider |
| Apr 29 |
41 |
Shelf Sediments - Ch. 4 |
Schneider | |
| May 1 |
42 |
Coastal Processes - Ch. 12 | Schneider | |
| May 4 |
17 |
43 |
Climate I |
Schneider |
| May 6 |
44 |
Climate II |
Schneider | |
| May 14 |
FINAL EXAM (7:30am - 9:30am) |
Team |
Last modified: January 2020
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