Calendar GS 108  Oceanography PCC Rock Creek Fall 2010

PLEASE NOTE: This Schedule may change to meet the needs of this class!

Week

Dates

Topics

Reading*

1

9/21

1

Course Overview, Introductions, Course Mechanics                           Introduction to water as a fluid: How Level Is Sea Level?

9/23

2

Intro to Physical Properties of Water                                                     LAB 1 Pressure & Floating

Sect.5.3              Hand Out

2

9/28

3

Discuss Lab 1,  Introduction to Waves                                                LAB 2 Wave Properties

Chapter 8

9/30

4

Waves in the Ocean Surf & Wave Reports                                       Tides

3

10/5

5

Beach Processes                                                                                    LAB 3 Oregon Beaches and Coastline

Chapter 9

10/7

6

Tsunamis, Catch Up, Wrap Up & Review TEST 1                              Intro to Open Ocean & Navigation

Chapter 1; Sect. 2.7, 2.8, 2.13

4

10/12

7

TEST 1 Water, Waves & Beaches (Sect. 5.3, Chapt. 8 & 9, HOs)       Intro the Sea Floor

Chapter 1        77-84

10/14

8

Marine Geology                                                                                        LAB 4 Geology of Oregon Coast

Chapter 3

5

10/19

9

Introduction to Water                                                                                LAB 5 Water Properties

Chapter 5

10/21

10

Seawater;  Catch Up, Wrap Up & Review TEST 2                         Introduction to Ocean Circulation

10/23 or 10/24

Field Trip to Coast: Tillamook Bay

6

10/26

11

TEST 2 Ocean Geography, Geology & Chemistry (Chapt. 1, 3, 5, Sect 2.7, 2.8, 2.13;  p. 77-84)  LAB 6 Coriolis Force

10/28

12

Atmospheric Circulation & Wind Driven Oceanic Currents                     LAB 7: Ocean Circulation

Chapter 6 & 7

7

11/2

13

Deep Circulation

11/4

14

NO CLASS! Work on Poster Project!

8

11/09

15

El Nino/ENSO, PDO and the ocean-climate connection               Catch Up, Wrap Up & Review Test 3

11/11

14

NO CLASS!                                                                                         HOLIDAY VETRANS' DAY

9

11/16

15

TEST 3  Ocean Circulation (Chapt. 6, 7)                                              Life In the Oceans

11/18

16

Productivity in the Oceans

Chapter 10

10

11/23

17

Student  Poster Session: Marine Organisms

Chapter 11 & 12

11/25

NO CLASS!                                                                                      HOLIDAY THANKSGIVING

11

11/30

18

Ocean Sediments and Biological Productivity                                   LAB 8 Productivity & Sediments

84-98

12/2

19

Living with the Ocean                                                                           Catch Up, Wrap Up & Review Test 4

Hand Out

12

12/7

20

TEST 4 Life in the Oceans (Chapt. 10, 11, 12, p. 84-98)                                                                                        

*NOTE: Readings should be completed before coming to class.