OCEANOGRAPHY SYLLABUS

OCEANOGRAPHY

Depending on the needs of the student I can cover anyone, some, or all of the following oceanography subjects or units.

  1. Origins of Oceanography
    1. Ancient Seafarers
    2. Ancient European Knowledge of the Oceans
    3. Medieval Ocean exploration
    4. Chinese Ocean exploration
    5. American Ocean Exploration
  1. Earth and Its Ocean
    1. Formation of the Universe
    2. Origin of Planets
    3. Origin of Life
    4. Land and Ocean
    5. Atlantic Ocean
    6. Indian Ocean
    7. Southern Ocean
    8. Marginal Ocean Basins
  1. Plate Tectonics
    1. Interior Structure of the Earth
    2. Plate Tectonics
    3. Formation and Destruction of Ocean basins
    4. History of Ocean basins
  1. Seawater
    1. Molecular Structure of Water
    2. Salinity/Effects
    3. Density an Stability
    4. Dissolved Gases
    5. Acidity and Alkalinity
    6. Carbon Cycle
    7. Resources from sea water
  1. Sedimentation
    1. Sources
    2. Transport
    3. Sediment Deposits
    4. Beaches/Deltas
    5. History Recorded in Sediments
  1. Ocean and Climate
    1. Heat Exchange
    2. Depth Zones
    3. Sea Ice
    4. Oceanic Climate Regions
    5. El Ninos
  1. Currents
    1. Open-Ocean Surface Currents
    2. Boundary Currents
    3. Upwelling/Downwelling
    4. Thermohaline Ciculation
    5. Ancient Currents
  1. Waves
    1. Simple Waves/Causes
    2. Ocean Waves/Causes
    3. Shallow Water Waves
    4. Tsunamis
    5. Storm Surges
    6. Beach Waves
    7. Standing Waves
    8. Internal Waves
  1. Tides
    1. Type of Tides
    2. Forces Generating Tides
    3. Open Ocean Tides
    4. Tidal Currents
    5. Coastal Tides
  1.  Coasts, Coastal Oceans, and Large Lakes
    1. Shorelines
    2. Coastal Currents/Upwelling
    3. Coastal-Water Temperature/Salinity
    4. Estuaries and Fjords
    5. Lagoons
    6. Environmental Problems
    7. Great Lakes
    8. Enclosed Seas
  1.  Ocean and Environmental Changes
    1. Global Climate Change
    2. Tropical Storms
    3. Greenhouse Effect
    4. Pollution and Ecosystem Destruction
    5. Oceans and Ozone
  1.  Oceanic Life and Ecosystems
    1. Ecosystems and Habitats
    2. Food Chains and Food Webs
    3. Biodiversity
  1.  Plankton and Nekton
    1. Plankton
    2. Nekton
    3. Marine Mammals
    4. Seabirds
    5. Marine Reptiles
    6. Exotic Organisms
    7. Open-Ocean Life
  1.  Benthos
    1. Benthic Life
    2. Intertidal Zone
    3. Kelp
    4. Oyster Reefs
    5. Coral Reefs
    6. Deep Ocean Benthos
    7. Red Tides
  1.  Classification of Marine Organisms
    1. Taxonomy/Cladistics
    2. Phylum and Classes of Sea Organisms