SIO 119: Physics and Chemistry of the Ocean

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SCHEDULE

Week 1

  • January 5:  Introduction. Density of sea water. (Gille)
  • January 7:  Heat input to the Earth and the greenhouse effect. Steric warming. Sea level rise. Air-sea exchange: heat transfer across the air-sea interface. (Gille - hw assigned)
  • January 9:  The Earth's energy budget, albedo, atmospheric circulation. (Gille)

Week 2
  • January 12:  Origins. How to build an ocean. (Andersson)
  • January 14:  Origins. How to build an ocean. (Andersson - hw assigned)
  • January 16:  Origins. How to build an ocean. (Andersson)

Week 3
  • January 19:  Holiday
  • January 21:  Currents (Gille - hw assigned)
  • January 23:  Tides (Gille)

Week 4
  • January 26:  Carbon cycle (Andersson)
  • January 28:  Carbon cycle
  • January 30:  Developing hypotheses: What do we expect to find in tide pools? (Gille/Andersson) (Andersson - hw assigned)

Week 5
  • February 2:  Field trip to La Jolla Shores tide pools (Andersson/Gille)
  • February 4:  Analysis: Science from the tide pools (Andersson)
  • February 6:  Catch up/midterm review (Gille/Andersson - midterm assigned as take home)

Week 6
  • February 9:  Analysis: Science from the tide pools (Gille)
  • February 11:  Changing ocean circulation in a changing climate (Gille)
  • February 13:  Midterm due. Coastal upwelling and the California Current (Gille - midterm due; homework is field trip paper )

Week 7
  • February 16:  Holiday
  • February 18:  Upwelling and California Current processes (Andersson).
  • February 20:  Field trip term paper dueBiological pump, macronutrients (Andersson - hw assigned).

Week 8
  • February 23:  High-Nutrient Low Chlorophyll systems (Gille) .
  • February 25:  High-Nutrient Low Chlorophyll systems (Gille).
  • February 27:  High-Nutrient Low Chlorophyll systems (Gille - hw assigned).

Week 9
  • March 2:  How to coordinate a group presentation (Gille/Andersson).
  • March 4:  Acidification (Andersson).
  • March 6:  Acidification (Andersson).

Week 10
  • March 9:  Chemistry in the tropics and coral reefs (Andersson).
  • March 11:  Group presentations (Gille/Andersson).
  • March 13:  Group presentations (Gille/Andersson - write up due).

Final Exam
  • March 16:  3-6 pm, location TBD