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Welcome to the Oceanography page! This wiki is a collaboration between current and former students at UC Davis, with Professor Tessa Hill. Content will include a broad survey of oceanography, including geological, chemical, physical and biological aspects, as well as significant content on major issues in Oceanography and human impacts on this environment.

OceanographyGeosciences
Author
Hill et al.
Publisher
University of California, Davis
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 114 sections
  1. 01: A Voyage of Discovery
  2. 1.1: Early Trade and Navigation
  3. 1.2: Explorers and Oceanographers
  4. 1.3: Voyages for Oceanography
  5. 1.4: Modern Ocean Science
  6. 02: Earth: Formation and Structure
  7. 2.1: Early Earth
  8. 2.2: Structure of the Earth
  9. 2.3: Continental Drift
  10. 2.4: Evidence for Plate Tectonics
  11. 2.5: Types of Plate Boundaries
  12. 2.6: Continental Margins and Ocean Basins
  13. 2.7: Summary
  14. 03: Sediments - the Memory of the Ocean
  15. 3.1: Sources and Types of Marine Sediment
  16. 3.2: Distribution of sediments around the world
  17. 3.3: The Lysocline and the CCD
  18. 3.4: Reconstructing Earth history
  19. 04: Properties of Water
  20. 4.1: Unique properties of water
  21. 4.2: Heat capacity the ocean and our weather
  22. 4.3: Light in the ocean
  23. 4.4: Pressure
  24. 05: Big Cycles... Salts Carbon Gases Heat and Nutrients
  25. 5.1: Influences on Salinity of the Ocean
  26. 5.2: Distribution and Solubility of Gases in Seawater
  27. 5.3: Non-Conservative Constituents - Nutrients
  28. 5.4: The Carbon Cycle
  29. 5.5: Distribution of Heat - The Engine of Atmospheric and Ocean Circulation
  30. 06: The Atmosphere in Motion
  31. 6.1: Seasonal and latitudinal variation in solar radiation
  32. 6.2: Idealized circulation on a non-rotating Earth
  33. 6.3: Coriolis Force
  34. 6.4: Idealized average global atmospheric circulation
  35. El Nino
  36. Intensification of storms due to climate change
  37. Special Topic: Drought
  38. Special Topic: Hurricanes
  39. Special Topic: Land Sea Breezes and Monsoons
  40. 07: Ocean Circulation
  41. 7.1: Effect of atmospheric circulation on water and coriolis effect
  42. 7.2: Major Gyres and Surface Currents
  43. Upwelling
  44. 7.3: Wind driven upwelling
  45. 7.4: Density Differences - Salinity and Temperature of Ocean
  46. 7.5: Summary
  47. 7.6: Thermohaline Circulation
  48. 08: Waves and Tides
  49. 8.1: Waves
  50. 8.2: Tides
  51. 8.3: Shallow Water Processes
  52. 09: Coastal Processes
  53. 9.1: Estuaries
  54. 9.2 Coastal Erosion
  55. Resources
  56. 9.3 Sea Level
  57. Estuaries and Estuarine Circulation
  58. 10: An Ocean Full of Life
  59. Distribution of Life in the Ocean
  60. Kingdoms of Life in the Ocean
  61. Physiological Impacts of Salinity Temperature Oxygen pH
  62. 11: Food Webs and Ocean Productivity
  63. 11.1: Primary Productivity
  64. 11.2: Primary Productivity by Season and Latitude
  65. 11.3: The Biological Pump
  66. 11.4: Food Chains and Food Webs
  67. 12: Marine Environments
  68. 12.1: Zones of Marine Environments
  69. 12.2 Coral Reef Ecosystems
  70. 12.3 Arctic Ecosystems
  71. 12.4 Deep Sea
  72. 12.5 Kelp Forest Ecosystems
  73. 12.6 Mangrove Ecosystems
  74. 12.7 Rocky Shore
  75. 12.8 Sandy Mudflat
  76. 12.9 Antarctic Ecosystems
  77. 13: Human Impacts on the Ocean
  78. 13.1: Pollution: Sources and Types
  79. 13.2: Noise in the Ocean
  80. 13.3: Diseases and Pathogens
  81. 13.4: Overfishing
  82. 13.5: Invasive Species
  83. 13.6: Climate and Carbon Cycle
  84. 13.7: Eutrophication
  85. 14: Special Topics - The Ocean in a Warmer World
  86. Anthropogenic Climate Change: Causes and Evidence
  87. Hypoxia
  88. Impacts on Ocean Circulation and Weather
  89. Impacts: Biological Environmental Social Economic
  90. Ocean Acidification
  91. 15: Special Topics - Fisheries Management
  92. 15.1 Fisheries Law Policy and International Issues
  93. 15.2 Marine Protected Areas
  94. 15.3: Whaling
  95. 15.4 Aquaculture
  96. 15.5 Human Factors
  97. 15.6 Climate Change
  98. 15.7 Management Mechanisms Catch Quotas
  99. 15.8 Population Dynamics
  100. 16: Special Topics - Energy From the Sea
  101. 17: Special Topics - Major Environmental Events
  102. 17.1: Fukushima
  103. 17.2: Indonesian Tsunami
  104. 17.3: Santa Barbara Oil Spill
  105. 17.4: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
  106. 17.5: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
  107. 17.6: Hurricane Katrina (and others)
  108. 17.7: Rachel Carson and DDT
  109. 17.8: Diadema in the Caribbean
  110. 17.9 Hurricane Katrina
  111. 18: Special Topics - Ocean Engineering
  112. OOS Programs
  113. ROV's AUV's and cool technology
  114. 19: Special Topics - International Cooperation and Managment