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OC 15 - Introduction to Oceanography

Dr. Anastasia

1Course Web Site

• www2.sunysuffolk.edu/anastaj

1Attendance

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

• Students are responsible for all that transpires in class whether or not they are in attendance.

1Field Trips

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

• Attendance on these field trips is expected.

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Grading 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 35% of your course grade

 

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Grading

 Laboratory:

35% of your course grade   lab exercises

field trips

capstone discussion essays

two lab reports

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Grading

Independent Field Trip Paper:

–5% of your course grade. A handout will be given to explain the details

 

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Grading

Final Exam:

–A cumulative final exam will constitute 25% 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 May 9th– NO LATE JOURNALS WILL BE ACCEPTED

1Lab Schedule

• PAY ATTENTION TO THE SCHEDULE

• LABS ARE CANCELLED BECAUSE OF WEEKEND FIELD TRIPS

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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)

• 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

• Marine Geology-

– Composition of ocean floor and the earth• Physical oceanography-

– Movement of water (waves, currents…)• Chemical Oceanography-

– Ocean’s dissolved solids and gases • Marine biology-

– marine organisms, the impact of human activities on these organisms

• Marine Engineers-

– Design and build oil platforms, ships, harbors etc. that enable us to use the ocean wisely