1MAR 105 -

Introduction to Oceanography

Dr. Anastasia

1Dr. Jean R. AnastasiaEmail: anastaj@sunysuffolk.eduHome page: www2.sunysuffolk.edu/anastaj

Office Hours: Mon 12:30-1:30Tues online 3:30-4:30Wed 12:30-1:30Thursday 9:45-10:45Friday 9:45-10:45

1Attendance

• All students are expected to attend every class session of each course for which they are registered.

• Cannot miss lab• Students are responsible for all that

transpires in class whether or not they are in attendance.

1Textbook

• Essentials of Oceanography, 11th edition, Trujillo and Thurman. Prentice Hall. 2014.

• Options for e-book or rental• Let me know if you have another text

• Lab Manual at Bookstore

1Grading

 Lecture:3 lecture exams will be given Lowest grade will be dropped ONLY

IF all exams have been takenNo- make-up exams2 highest grades combine to make

up 45% of your course grade

 

1Grading

 Laboratory:35% of your course grade

  lab exercisesfield trips2 lab exams

1Grading

Final Exam:–A cumulative final exam will

constitute 20% of your course grade. It will be given on the last day of class

 

1Extra Credit

• 10 current, oceanography-related articles and an in-depth analysis/ summary of each article

• Due by Dec 13th– NO LATE JOURNALS WILL BE ACCEPTED

1Field Trips

• This course includes field trips that will take the place of lab periods.

• Attendance on these field trips is expected.

1MAR 105 LAB SCHEDULEFall 2013Friday Topic Weekend Trips** These dates are tentative and subject to change**

Lab Schedule

9/13 Introduction9/20 Scientific Method & Density 9/27 Plate Tectonics & Ocean Profile I10/4 Ocean Profile II10/11 Salinity, Temp & Density10/18 Ocean Circulation10/25 FLAX POND - Meet at 11:3011/1 LAB QUIZ 1: No Lab activity11/8 Waves11/15 Beach trip11/22 Sediment Analysis11/29 THANKSGIVING - NO

CLASS/LAB

12/6 Size Matters Sat 12/7 11:00 am:Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead

12/13 Marine Pollution and LAB QUIZ 212/20 No lab activity

1Lecture

Schedul

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9/9 Introduction, What is Oceanography? Introduction : xxvii-xxxi

Ch1:1.1; 1.3(p3-7,13-16)

9/13 Structure of the Earth, Plate Tectonics Ch 1: 1.4-1.5(p16-23

Ch 2

9/16 Plate Tectonics continued

9/20, 9/23 Structure of the Ocean Floor: Continental Margins &

Deep Ocean Basins

Ch 3

9/27 Ocean Floor Continued

Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of Water Ch 5

9/30 Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of Water continued

Properties of Seawater

Temperature, Salinity, Density in the Ocean

Ch 5

10/4 Film and Review for Exam

10/7 Exam # 1

10/11 Coriolis Effect and Winds Ch 6:6.1-6.4 (p162-177)

10/14 Atmospheric Circulation Continued

Ocean Circulation: Surface Currents Ch 7

10/18, 10/21 Ocean Circulation

Surface Currents continued & Deep Circulation

Ch 7

10/25 Flax Pond Trip

10/28 Deep Circulation continued

Waves Ch 8

11/1 Waves continued Ch 8

11/4 Film & Exam Review (if time allows)

11/8 Exam #2

11/11 Tides Ch 9

11/15 Tides continued

Coastal Features Ch 10

11/18 Marine Biology Intro Ch 1: 1.6 (p23-28)

Ch 12

11/22 Pelagic Zone: Plankton Ch 13:13.1-13.4 (p387-412)

Ch 14 p427-429

11/25 Pelagic Zone: Nekton Ch 14

11/27 (Wed) Benthic Zone

Ch 15

11/29 Thanksgiving Break

12/2 Film and Review (if time allows)

12/6 Exam # 3

12/9 Marine Environmental Problems

Pollution & Waste Disposal, Global Change

Ch 11:11.5-11.6 (p335-354)

Ch 16

12/13 Marine Environmental Problems Continued

Fishery Management Problems

Ch 13:13.5 (p413-420)

12/16 Film and Review

12/20 Final Exam

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The Ocean

Ocean Facts:• Covers 71% of the earth’s surface• Accounts for 97% of the water on earth

(rest in land ice, groundwater, lakes & rivers)

• Average depth = 3,796 meters (12,451 feet) (deepest = Mariana trench 11,022 m or 36,163 ft)

• Average temp = 3.9oC (only 39oF)

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Fig. 1-1b, p. 2

Most of Earth’s Water is Salt Water

14 Plus 1 Major Oceans of the World

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1Walsh and Piccard took the Trieste to the bottom of the

Mariana Trench in 1960: 10,912 meters or 35,800ft)

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In March of 2012, James Cameron set the record for the deepest solo dive by going to the bottom on the Mariana Trench

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2tm40uMhDIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX8cTtOEEyI

1Local Saltwater…

Water Bodies of Long Island

Peconic B

ay

Moriches Bay

Shinnecock Bay

• Oceanography is the scientific study of the ocean by applying traditional sciences, such as physics, chemistry, geology, biology, and engineering, to all aspects of the ocean.

Oceanography: What Is It?

Subdisciplines of Oceanography

• Geological Oceanography- – Composition of ocean floor and the earth

• Physical oceanography- – Movement of water (waves, currents…)

• Chemical Oceanography- – Ocean’s dissolved solids and gases

• Marine biology (Biological Oceanography)- – marine organisms, the impact of human

activities on these organisms

1Lecture

Schedul

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9/9 Introduction, What is Oceanography? Introduction : xxvii-xxxi

Ch1:1.1; 1.3(p3-7,13-16)

9/13 Structure of the Earth, Plate Tectonics Ch 1: 1.4-1.5(p16-23

Ch 2

9/16 Plate Tectonics continued

9/20, 9/23 Structure of the Ocean Floor: Continental Margins &

Deep Ocean Basins

Ch 3

9/27 Ocean Floor Continued

Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of Water Ch 5

9/30 Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of Water continued

Properties of Seawater

Temperature, Salinity, Density in the Ocean

Ch 5

10/4 Film and Review for Exam

10/7 Exam # 1

10/11 Coriolis Effect and Winds Ch 6:6.1-6.4 (p162-177)

10/14 Atmospheric Circulation Continued

Ocean Circulation: Surface Currents Ch 7

10/18, 10/21 Ocean Circulation

Surface Currents continued & Deep Circulation

Ch 7

10/25 Flax Pond Trip

10/28 Deep Circulation continued

Waves Ch 8

11/1 Waves continued Ch 8

11/4 Film & Exam Review (if time allows)

11/8 Exam #2

11/11 Tides Ch 9

11/15 Tides continued

Coastal Features Ch 10

11/18 Marine Biology Intro Ch 1: 1.6 (p23-28)

Ch 12

11/22 Pelagic Zone: Plankton Ch 13:13.1-13.4 (p387-412)

Ch 14 p427-429

11/25 Pelagic Zone: Nekton Ch 14

11/27 (Wed) Benthic Zone

Ch 15

11/29 Thanksgiving Break

12/2 Film and Review (if time allows)

12/6 Exam # 3

12/9 Marine Environmental Problems

Pollution & Waste Disposal, Global Change

Ch 11:11.5-11.6 (p335-354)

Ch 16

12/13 Marine Environmental Problems Continued

Fishery Management Problems

Ch 13:13.5 (p413-420)

12/16 Film and Review

12/20 Final Exam

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