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SCHEDULE
Week 1
- January 7: Introduction. Origin of the universe, elements, and the solar system. (Andersson)
- January 9: Origin of the universe (continued), origin of the Earth, oceans and atmosphere. Read Ch. 1 of Libes, handout pp. 15-29. (Andersson)
- January 11: Origin of life and metabolic pathways. Finish reading handout. (Andersson)
Week 2
- January 14: Basics of climate. Heat input to the Earth,
the greenhouse effect, heat transport in the ocean and atmosphere. Read Ch. 1
of Ocean Circulation, write out a brief answer to question 1.2. (Gille)
- January 16: Air-sea exchange: momentum, heat, and gas across the air-sea interface. Read Ch. 2 of Ocean Circulation, write out a brief answer to question 2.2. (Gille)
- January 18: Density of sea water; steric warming; sea level rise (Gille)
Week 3
- January 21: Holiday
- January 23: Large-scale ocean circulation (geostrophy and the Coriolis effect) (Gille)
- January 25: Metabolic pathways; carbon cycle (Andersson)
Week 4
- January 28: Carbon cycle on different time-scales (Andersson)
- January 30: Carbon cycle: marine carbonate system (Andersson)
- February 1: Wind-driven circulation: Ekman transport and large-scale gyres (Gille)
Week 5
- February 4: Large-scale ocean circulation (buoyancy driven or meridional overturning) (Gille)
- February 6: Catch up/midterm review (Gille/Andersson)
- February 8: Midterm
Week 6
- February 11: Climate change and the oceans (Gille)
- February 13: Changing ocean circulation in a changing climate (Gille)
- February 15: Acidification (Andersson)
Week 7
- February 18: Holiday
- February 20: Acidification (Andersson).
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- February 22: Acidification (Andersson).
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Week 8
- February 25: High-Nutrient Low Chlorophyll systems (Gille).
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- February 27: High-Nutrient Low Chlorophyll systems (Andersson).
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- March 1: High-Nutrient Low Chlorophyll systems (Gille).
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Week 9
- March 4: Upwelling regions (Gille).
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- March 6: Upwelling regions (Andersson).
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- March 8: El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (Gille).
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Week 10
- March 11: Chemistry in the tropics and coral
reefs (Andersson).
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- March 13: Group presentations (Gille/Andersson).
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- March 15: Group presentations (Gille/Andersson).
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Final Exam
- March 18: 3:00-5:59 pm, HSS 1128A
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