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Essentials of Oceanography

This text introduces knowledge and broadens understanding of the oceans and their role in climate, coastal processes, and life within the fluid Earth. Students will gain insight into the physical and chemical processes that determine properties of the ocean and govern interactions between the ocean, atmosphere, groundwater, and the fluid/solid Earth. Topics will reinforce fundamental scientific principles.

OceanographyGeosciences
Author
Eliza Richardson
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 70 sections
  1. 01: The Water Planet: Earth and the Goldilocks Principle
  2. 1.01: Lesson 1 Introduction
  3. 1.02: Venus Earth and Mars
  4. 1.03: Ocean Origins
  5. 1.04: Coevolution of Oceans and Life
  6. 1.05: Activity 1: Plot Post and Discuss
  7. 1.06: Activity 2: Writing Assignment
  8. 1.07: Additional Resources
  9. 1.08: Summary and Final Tasks
  10. 02: Living on an Island: Origin of Ocean Basins and Sea Floor Morphology
  11. 2.01: Lesson 2 Introduction
  12. 2.02: Overview
  13. 2.03: Plate Motion and Activity 1
  14. 2.04: Activity 2 Motion Under the Ocean Hot Spots
  15. 2.05: Activity 3: Discussion about recent hot spot research papers
  16. 2.06: Additional Resources
  17. 2.07: Summary and Final Tasks
  18. 03: From Rock to Salt
  19. 3.01: Lesson 3 Introduction
  20. 3.02: Ice Water and Vapor
  21. 3.03: Salt as a Commodity
  22. 3.04: Latent Heat and Heat Capacity
  23. 3.05: Water as the Universal Solvent
  24. 3.06: Why the Sea is Bitter
  25. 3.07: It's All About Cycles
  26. 3.08: Geochemical Residence Time
  27. 3.09: Seawater Properties Activity
  28. 3.10: Additional Resources
  29. 3.11: Summary and Final Tasks
  30. 04: The Global Thermostat. The Ocean-Atmosphere-Climate Connection
  31. 4.01: Lesson 4 Introduction
  32. 4.02: Overview Solar Energy Pressure and Wind Belts
  33. 4.03: Redistributing Earth's Heat Wind and Currents
  34. 4.04: Coriolis and Ekman Transport
  35. 4.05: Ocean Circulation: Surface Water and Deep Water
  36. 4.06: Gyres and Surface Currents
  37. 4.07: Additional Resources
  38. 4.08: Summary and Final Tasks
  39. 05: The Sea is Rising the Sea is Rising
  40. 5.01: Lesson 5 Introduction
  41. 5.02: Buying Beach Property
  42. 5.03: The Sea Also Rises--global change
  43. 5.04: Sea Level--what do we know about the past and future
  44. 5.05: Not All Sea Level Change is Bad (or Is It)
  45. 5.06: The Sea Also Rises--or Does It
  46. 5.07: Consequences of Sea Level Rise
  47. 5.08: Additional Resources
  48. 5.09: Summary and Final Tasks
  49. 06: Tides Turning and the Planetary Connection
  50. 6.01:Lesson 6 Introduction
  51. 6.02: Tides in two easy pieces
  52. 07: Environmental Issues: Coral Reefs Imperiled The Dead Zone
  53. 7.01: Lesson 7 Introduction
  54. 7.02: Marine Ecology: What Will the Future Bring
  55. 7.03: Is Chesapeake Bay Dying a Slow Death
  56. 7.04: Dead Zones of the Gulf of Mexico and other Maladies
  57. 7.05: Red Tides: Don't Eat Seafood in Months without an R
  58. 7.06: Health Care for Corals
  59. 7.07: Another Big Whammy for Coral Reefs: Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
  60. 7.08: Ocean Acidification and Coral Reefs
  61. 7.09: Additional Resources
  62. 7.10: Summary and Final Tasks
  63. 08: The Secret Lives of Fishes and the Great Meal Deal
  64. 8.01: Lesson 8 Introduction
  65. 8.02: The Secret Lives of Fishes and the Great Meal Deal
  66. 8.03: Aquaculture and the future of marine fisheries
  67. 8.04: Fisheries and Issues of Global Catch Activity 1
  68. 8.05: Empty Oceans Empty Nets Activity 2
  69. 09: Capstone Project
  70. 9.01: New Page