Estuary and Ocean Systems II

EBS 565/665  Estuary and Ocean Systems II
Credits: 4
Times: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00-4:40 p.m.
Location: Wilson Clark Center. Room WCC407

Instructors: Tawnya Peterson (lead), Margo Haygood, Antonio Baptista

Textbook: Recommended, not required:   Biological Oceanography (Wiley Blackwell 2004) by Charles B. Miller.  ISBN-10: 0632055367 ISBN-13: 978-0632055364

Course description: Physics and biology of estuaries and oceans. Second of two-course sequence. This fast-paced two-course sequence provides an advanced introduction to marine systems. The sequence covers multiple scales, from cells to ocean basins. It is structured in three discipline-centric segments (cross-scale circulation processes, marine biogeochemistry, and marine organisms). Estuaries and Ocean Systems I covers marine biogeochemistry and climate-scale ocean circulation, while Estuaries and Ocean Systems II (offered Winter quarter) covers marine organisms and estuary-plume-scale circulation.

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Registration begins: November 23
Class starts: January 4
Finals week: March 15-19