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Animation from NOAA Tsunami Research Program
 

Click here for animation showing propagation dynamics of the Sept. 29, 2009 tsunami in the western Pacific (Samoa)

Photo by Krista Miller, OCN 100 Lab, Fall 2000

Earth Science students, click here for materials for the Fall 2009 semester.

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Oceanography Students: Below you will find my teaching schedule and contact information.  There are also current versions of the syllabus and reading list for Oceanography 100 lecture. You will also find the Study Outlines and Review Questions for all of the Quizzes and the Final Exam.  All Assignments and Guidelines for Assignments are also listed.

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At the bottom of this web page, you will find a list of useful Internet Links.  Be sure you check this section regularly for up-dates related to current events in Oceanography and the Earth Sciences!

Teaching Schedule and Syllabi: Fall 2009 Teaching Schedule, Office Hours, and Contact Information - Revised Oceanography 100 - Section 70407 - Monday & Wednesday 9:30 AM Oceanography 101 - Section 70413 - Tuesday & Thursday 11:00 AM (note: includes Tuesday afternoon lab section) Oceanography 100 Lab - Section 70411 - Thursday 1:00 PM

	Earth Science 100 - Section 71549 - Monday & Wednesday 11:00 AM
	Earth Science 100 - Section 71693 - Tuesday & Thursday 9:30 AM

        In the News:

        Oceanography in the News

        PBS NOVA:  "Origins: How Life Began"

        Pluto is Demoted to "Dwarf Planet"

Study Outlines for Oceanography 100/101 Quizzes Study Outline and Review Questions for Quiz 1 Want to review the video "Restless Planet?" Click here for directions! Quiz 1 was given Sept. 15 for OCN 101; Sept. 16 for OCN 100

	Study Outline and Review Questions for Quiz 2 Quiz 2 was given Tues. Sept. 29 for OCN 101; Wed. Sept. 30 for OCN 100
	Study Outline and Review Questions for Quiz 3 Quiz 3 was given on Mon. Oct. 19 for OCN 100 and Tues. Oct. 20 for OCN 101
	Study Outline and Review Questions for Quiz 4 Quiz 4 was given on Mon. Nov. 2 for OCN 100 and Tues. Nov. 3 for OCN 101
	Study Outline and Review Questions for Quiz 5     Make your own ocean waves (PBS animated web site)     What causes tides? (PBS animated web site)
	Study Outline and Review Questions for Quiz 6
	Study Outline for the Final Exam

	Essentials of Oceanography (8th Edition) Companion Website
	Instructions for Earth Revealed video series

Assignments for Oceanography 100/101   Guidelines for Written Assignments Assignment #1: Plate Motions and Sea Turtles This assignment was due Tues., Sept. 22 for the T/Th section and Wed. Sept. 23 for the M/W section Assignment #2: Why is the Ocean Salty? This assignment was due Thurs. Oct. 1 for the T/Th section and Mon. Oct. 5 for the M/W section Assignment #3: Global Ocean Surface Currents This assignment was completed in class on Oct. 21 for the M/W section and is due on Oct. 22 for the T/Th section. A hand-out will be provided if you attend class. Assignment #4: Deep Ocean Circulation This assignment is being completed in class. Part I was handed out on Oct. 26 for the M/W section. Part II will be completed on Oct. 28 for the M/W section. The entire assignment was completed on Oct. 27 for the T/Th section. Assignment #5: Tsunami Waves (revised - new web link) This assignment is due on Nov. 9 for the M/W section and on Nov. 10 for the T/Th section

Internet Links Scanning the heavens for hues like ours could reveal other living planets Scientists Identify Oldest Known Solid on Earth Mountains under the Sea -      Ocean Floor Mapping and the Earth Science Revolution Listening to the Ocean's Temperature (info about ATOC) Urban Heat Islands Nature's Vicious Cycle: El Niño/La Niña (National Geographic) Up-dates about the Iron Fertilization Experiments     From ABC News     From CNN News Types of Coasts (USGS) Before and After Images from the Dec. 26, 2004 Tsunami (PowerPoint) Using Satellites to Study Ocean Productivity

Information about Careers in Oceanography & Marine Science

 

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