Textbooks: We will
draw on several texts and many papers, all on
reserve at the SIO library.
The SIO
Aquarium bookstore has a supply of the following three
books which are useful for the descriptive large-scale
oceanography part of the course. They are also on reserve.
| Lecture | Date | Lecturer | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Sep | Talley #1 | Introduction and introduction to circulation |
| 2 | 1 Oct | Hendershott | Transport Processes |
| 3 | 3 Oct | Hendershott | Fluid Flow |
| 4 | 8 Oct | Hendershott | Dynamics of large-scale circulation |
| 5 | 10 Oct | Hendershott | Atmospheric circulation |
| 6 | 15 Oct | Hendershott | The Gulf Stream |
| 7 | 17 Oct | Hendershott | Mesoscale Flow |
| 8 | 22 Oct | Hendershott | Tides |
| 9 | 24 Oct | Hendershott | Waves |
| 10 | 29 Oct | Hendershott | Internal waves |
| 11 | 31 Oct | Hendershott | Mixing and dispersion |
| -- | 5 Nov | Hendershott | Hendershott Exam |
| 12 | 7 Nov | Talley #2 | Properties of seawater |
| 13 | 12 Nov | Talley #3 | Dynamic quantities and forcing |
| 14 | 14 Nov | Talley #4 | North Pacific circulation, water masses, wind forcing |
| 15 | 19 Nov | Talley #5 | North Atlantic circulation, water masses, thermohaline forcing |
| 16 | 21 Nov | Talley #6 | Southern hemisphere and global circulation |
| 17 | 26 Nov | Talley #7 | Circulation: Equatorial and eastern boundary |
| -- | 28 Nov | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| 18 | 3 Dec | Talley #8 | Circulation: Monsoons, El Nino |
| 19 | 5 Dec | Talley #9 | Circulation: decadal climate change |
| -- | 11 Dec* | Talley | Talley Exam |
R/V Sproul cruise. November 13. Field trip for the biological oceanography class, (Lisa Levin and David Checkley - professors). SIO 210 students are invited to participate.
*Final Exam: moved from Saturday, Dec. 14 to Wednesday, Dec. 11 from 1-4 in NH 101. An extra time is scheduled on Friday, Dec. 13 9-12 for students who have conflicts on Wednesday.