This is part of our Campus Spotlight on the Global Water Initiative at the University of Virginia.
Studies the physical properties, processes, and structure of the oceans; mass and energy budgets; methods of measurements; and the nature and theory of ocean currents, waves, and tides in the open sea, near shore and in estuaries.
Books:
Ocean Circulation, Angela Colling (Ed.), The Open University*
Waves, Tides and Shallow-Water Processes, 2nd Edition, The Open University*
*Please note, these books are out of print and therefore the bookstore does not have them. However, they are widely available online.
Schedule:
| Week of: | Topic: | Readings: |
| 22 Jan | Introduction: Earth-ocean-atmosphere system | Ch. 1, Ocean Circulation |
| 29 Jan | The atmosphere and the ocean | Ch. 2, Ocean Circulation |
| 5 Feb | Ocean currents | Ch. 3, Ocean Circulation |
| 12 Feb | The major current systems | Ch. 4-5, Ocean Circulation |
| 19 Feb | Global fluxes and deep circulation | Ch. 6, Ocean Circulation |
| 26 Feb | Waves | Ch. 1, Waves and Tides |
| 5 March | Spring recess (no classes) | covers Ch. 1-6, Ocean Circ. |
| 3 Mar | Tides | Ch. 2, Waves and Tides |
| 10 Mar | Mid-term exam | |
| 17 Mar | Shallow water environments | Ch. 3, Waves and Tides |
| 24 Mar | Sediment transport | Ch. 4, Waves and Tides |
| 31 Mar | Beach dynamics | Ch. 5, Waves and Tides |
| 7 Apr | Estuaries and coral reefs | Ch. 6, Waves and Tides |
| 14 Apr | Deltas | Ch. 7, Waves and Tides |
| 21 Apr | Shelf seas | Ch. 8, Waves and Tides |
| 28 Apr | Review session for final exam | |
| 4 May |
Published on December 11, 2018.
