SIO 119: Physics and Chemistry of the Ocean

SCHEDULE

Week 1

  • January 6:  Introduction. Oceans and climate. Heat input to the Earth and the greenhouse effect. (Gille)
  • January 8:  Air-sea exchange: momentum, heat and gas across the air-sea interface. (Gille)
  • January 10:  Density of sea water; steric warming; sea level rise (Gille)

Week 2

  • January 13:  Origins. How to build an ocean. (Andersson)
  • January 15:  Origins. How to build an ocean. (Andersson)
  • January 17:  Origins. How to build an ocean. (Andersson)

Week 3

  • January 20:  Holiday
  • January 22:  Tides and currents (Gille)
  • January 24:  Metabolic pathways; carbon cycle (Andersson)

Week 4

  • January 27:  Carbon cycle (Andersson)
  • January 29:  Developing hypotheses: What do we expect to find in tide pools? (Gille/Andersson)
  • January 31:  Field trip to La Jolla Shores tide pools (Andersson/Gille)

Week 5

  • February 3:  Analysis: What did we measure in the tide pools? (Gille)
  • February 5:  Analysis: More science from the tide pools (Andersson)
  • February 7:  Catch up/midterm review (Gille/Andersson)

Week 6

  • February 10:  Midterm (Gille)
  • February 12:  Changing ocean circulation in a changing climate (Gille)
  • February 14:  Coastal upwelling and the California Current (Gille)

Week 7

  • February 17:  Holiday
  • February 19:  Field trip term paper due Upwelling and California Current processes (Andersson).
  • February 21:  Upwelling (Gille).

Week 8

  • February 24:  Acidification (Andersson).
  • February 26:  Acidification (Andersson).
  • February 28:  Acidification (Andersson).

Week 9

  • March 3:  High-Nutrient Low Chlorophyll systems (Gille).
  • March 5:  High-Nutriend Low Chlorophyll systems (Gille).
  • March 7:  El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (Gille).

Week 10

  • March 10:  Chemistry in the tropics and coral reefs (Andersson).
  • March 12:  Group presentations (Gille/Andersson).
  • March 14:  Group presentations (Gille/Andersson).

Final Exam

  • March 17:  3:00-5:59 pm, location TBD