Marine Science 301

Spring 2006

Instructors:

Course Resources:

• Syllabus
• Reading Schedule
• Class Texts:
  • Ocean Circulation - Open University
  • Waves, Tides and Shallow Water Processes - Open University
  • Introduction to Physical Oceanography - Knauss (on Reserve)
  • Introduction to Physical Oceanography - Stewart (on-line)
• Master Formula List
• WebAssign
• Learning Styles Assessment and Explanation

Readings:

• pp 1-7
• pp 18-30
• pp 31-38,55-58
• pp 39-48
• pp 80-92
• pp 95-99
• pp 105-117
• pp 122-133

Learning Objectives:

• General Course Learning Objectives
• Specific Learning Objectives by Topic

Activities:

• Density Profiles Lab and Density Profiles Spreadsheet
  • Levitus Climatology Browser at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
• Wave Velocities
• Hurricane Waves Lab
  • Wave Height and Period data for stations ILM2 and ILM3
  • Wave Height Spectra Plots for stations ILM2 and ILM3
• Tides Lab
  • NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS Water Level Browser: Observations | Predictions | Astronomical Data | Harmonic Constituents + definitions
• Heat Flux Lab I
  • Solar Radiation Data
• Heat Flux Lab II
• Remote Sensing Lab
• T-S diagrams
  • Image 1 and Image 2
• El Nino
• Hurricanes
• Geostrophy
  • Link 1 - Real Time Gulf Stream SST's
  • Link 2 - Real Time Gulf Stream surface topography
  • Gulf Stream Data 1
  • Gulf Stream Data 2
  • Gulf Stream Data 3
  • Gulf Stream Data 4
• Gulf Stream
• Hurricane effects on Rivers
  • UNCW River Run site

In-class Powerpoint Presentations:
The presentations require Java. If they do not work on your computer, download the latest version of Java here. The handouts are in PDF format.

• Introduction and Physics Review
• Properties of Seawater + handouts
• Waves + handouts
• Tides + handouts
• Global Heat Fluxes + handouts
• Thermohaline Circulation + handouts
• Instruments handouts
• NAO and ENSO + handouts
• Hurricanes + handouts
• Continuity + handouts
• Equations of Motion + handouts
• Vorticity + handouts
• Ocean Circulation + handouts
• Gulf Stream + handouts
• Planetary Waves
• Estuaries + Handouts

Exams:

• Exam 1 2003
• Exam 2 2003
• Exam 3 2003

Local Animations:

• The Physical Oceanography Animations page
• Potential Temperature Calculator
• Insolation as a function of incident angle
• Traveling Wave
• Standing Wave
• Superposition of Waves
• First order seiche in a lake - by Matthias Tomczak
• Second order seiche in a lake - by Matthias Tomczak
• First order seiche in an open harbor - by Matthias Tomczak
• Sidereal and Solar Days
• Animation of complete Lunar tide
• Animation of the Lunar Day
• Animation of the Earth/Moon rotation, with tides - Interactive Physics
• Motion in a Rotating Reference Frame - Interactive Physics
• Estuarine Circulation

Links to Oceanographic Sites: