SCHEDULE

Week 1

• January 4:  Introduction. Chemistry, physics, and biology in the ocean. (Andersson)
• January 6:  Origins. How to build an ocean. (Andersson)
• January 8:  Origins. How to build an ocean. (Andersson - hw assigned)

• January 11:  Density of sea water. (Gille)
• January 13:  Heat input to the Earth and the greenhouse effect. Steric warming. Sea level rise. (Gille)
• January 15:  The Earth's energy budget, albedo, atmospheric circulation. Air-sea exchange: heat transfer across the air-sea interface. (Gille - hw assigned)

• January 18:  Holiday
• January 20:  Carbon cycle (Andersson)
• January 22:  Carbon cycle (Andersson - hw assigned)

• January 25:  Currents (Gille)
• January 27:  Tides (Gille - hw assigned)
• January 29:  Review session for midterm (Gille, Andersson)

• February 1:  Midterm (in class)
• February 3:  Developing hypotheses: What do we expect to find in tide pools? (Gille/Andersson) (Andersson - hw assigned)
• February 5:  Field trip to La Jolla Shores tide pools (Andersson/Gille)

• February 8:  Analysis: Science from the tide pools (Andersson)
• February 10:  Analysis: Science from the tide pools (Gille)
• February 12:  Changing ocean circulation in a changing climate (Gille)

• February 15:  Holiday
• February 17:  Upwelling and California Current processes (Andersson).
• February 19:  Coastal upwelling and the California Current (Gille - field trip paper due)

• February 29:  How to coordinate a group presentation (Gille/Andersson).
• March 2:  High-Nutrient Low Chlorophyll systems (Gille) .
• March 4:  High-Nutrient Low Chlorophyll systems (Gille).

• March 7:  Group presentations (Gille/Andersson).
reefs (Andersson).
• March 9:  Group presentations (Gille/Andersson).
• March 11:  Review session, final summary (Gille/Andersson).

• March 14:  3-6 pm, location TBD