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1 Welcome to Oceanography 10 Spring 2019 OCEANOGRAPHY 1. Geological Oceanography: Sea Floor Topography, Tectonics / Santa Cruz Harbor Mouth November 26th, Biological Oceanography: Birds & Mammals, Reptiles, Ichthyology = Study of Fishes, Phycology = Study of Plants, Invertebrates, Plankton & Primary Production 200 Kilometers 400 Kilometers 4,555 ft 200 Kilometers 400 Kilometers 1

2 Manganese Nodules North central Pacific, 5157 meters Figure 3.21b O C E A N O G R A P H Y 1. Geological Oceanography: Sea Floor Spreading / Tectonics / 4. Biological Oceanography: Birds & Mammals, Reptiles, Ichthyology = Study of Fishes, Phycology = Study of Plants, Invertebrates, Plankton & Primary Production Figure 4.1 How old is seawater? How are salts added & removed? Molecule: the smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds. 2

3 OCEANOGRAPHY Part 3: General Surface Current Patterns Ekman Spiral & Transport, Gyres, Zones of Divergence and Convergence, Upwelling and Downwelling, Geostrophic Flow, & Boundary Currents 1. Geological Oceanography: Sea Floor Spreading / Tectonics / 4. Biological Oceanography: Birds & Mammals, Reptiles, Ichthyology = Study of Fishes, Phycology = Study of Plants, Invertebrates, Plankton & Primary Production Teahupoo Tahiti cho-poo Brazilian surfer Savio Carneiro rides a tidal bore during a competition on Brazil's Mearim River. The event took place ~18 miles (30 kilometers) inland in the Amazon jungle, near the northern Brazilian city of Arari. Tidal Bore on the Qiantang River, East China Sea Level History Monterey Canyon, ~20,000 years before present 3

4 O C E A N O G R A P H Y 1. Geological Oceanography: Sea Floor Spreading / Tectonics / 4. Biological Oceanography: Birds & Mammals, Reptiles, Ichthyology = Study of Fishes, Phycology = Study of Plants, Invertebrates, Plankton & Primary Production Ecology, Ocean Food Webs, Primary Production Marine Nekton All belong to Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda; Squid Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia: Mammals Class Reptilia: Reptiles Class Aves: Birds Class Chondrichthyes: cartilaginous fish, fish with a flexible skeleton made of cartilage instead of bone Class Osteichthyes: bony fish, the largest class of vertebrates with over 29,000 species 4

5 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY Cabrillo College, Spring Semester, 2019 Instructors: David Schwartz & Lauren Hanneman LECTURE TOPICS (FIRST HALF) TEXT ASSIGNMENTS 1. Introduction To Oceanography History Of Oceanography... Prologue 3. Bathymetry & Sea Floor Topography... 3 (83 92) 4. Sea Floor Spreading; "The Origin Of Ocean Basins Marine Sediment... 3 (92 109) 6. Shoreline and Coastal Processes Seawater Chemistry... 4 & 5 MIDTERM on Thursday 3/21: includes all lecture material, the text book and labs 1 through 4 NEW: Pass/Non Pass Grade Option Deadline = 10/6 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY LECTURE TOPICS (SECOND HALF) TEXT ASSIGNMENT 8. Winds, Currents and Ocean Circulation... Portions of 6 & 7 9. Waves Tides Sea Level Changes... Lecture only 12. Marine Ecology Life In The Water; Plankton & Nekton & Ocean Resources & Pollution 15. COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM is 5/21 (Tues) 10 a.m. - 12:50p.m. in Room 450 REQUIRED TEXTS: Both required books are available at the Cabrillo College Bookstore. 1. Investigating Oceanography, Sverdrup, K. and Kudela, R., 2016, McGraw Hill, 2nd Edition 2. Introduction To Oceanography Lab Manual, Schwartz, D., Bloechl, W., & Olin, C., 2018, 8th Edition OCEAN 10 LAB PROJECTS The following six lab projects are worth points: 1. Bathymetric Map & Cross Section: Lab 2, 10 points 2. Tectonic Map & Earthquake Plots from first 5 Labs: Lab 4, 20 points 3. Beach Sand Chart: Lab 5, 10 points 4. Tide Plot: Lab 8, 10 points 5. Plankton: Lab 9, 10 points 6. Mystery Beach: Lab 10, 10 points (Required only if you are not Beach Profiling.) The following are other required lab and field activities. Information from these labs will be covered on quizzes, the midterm and final exams. English / Metric Conversions & Sea Floor Geography (Lab 1) Nautical Charts (Lab 3) Materials of the Seafloor (Lab 6) Waves (Lab 7) Optional Research Reports and Activities (extra credit) Beach Profile Research Report (35 extra points) Beach Debris Surveying & Training Program (35 extra points) Internet Research Report (35 extra points) Can only do ONE of the above Community Activities (open to EVERYONE) (15 extra points) 42 nd Bi-Annual Corcoran Lagoon and Coastal Cleanup Please get involved and communicate with us! Student Services: Tutorial Center Clean Oceans International Beach Plastic Debris Surveying & Training Program Caution: This project is for extremely reliable, mature and responsible students only!!! We are looking for students who will enjoy the course and students who like to work in groups. Attendance at all 6 meetings is required. INTRO MEETING: Tuesday February 19 3:55pm in room 705 at Cabrillo College February 19 th MEETING DATES AT New Brighton Beach Wednesday February 20 3:55pm Wednesday March 20 3:55pm Wednesday April 17 3:55pm Tuesday May 14 3:55pm FINAL MEETING: Wednesday May 15 3:55pm in room 705 at Cabrillo College. Final Projects due

6 Cabrillo College Oceanography s 31st Coastal Cleanup November 9th, people, 1,145 lbs of trash Thank you Everyone HISTORICAL GEOLOGY 20 IS OPEN LEC M/W 8:00AM 9:0AM, RM 705 ONLY 6 FRIDAY AM LABS 4 UNIT LAB TRANSFER SCIENCE CLASS 3 Local Field trips: Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay Coastal Walk & North Coast Learn about the Geologic History of California and Western North America. Study Minerals, Rocks, Fossils, Volcanoes, and Mass Extinction! Explore how earthquakes, volcanoes, shallow seas and continental drift have shaped and formed California's diverse landscape and rocks. What to do now: Solve Eng/Metric conversion problems in Lab #1, Read Chap 1 History, highlights from Chapter 2: Field Geology 27: Geology of The Pinnacles National Park 1 unit of Science Elective Preliminary Intro Meeting on Sat 4/13 in Rm 705 at 9:00am A weekend Camping field trip is Fri eve Sun The Pinnacles! 5/3 5/5 Grade based on participation and take home final Figure 1.12 Annual transfer rates in thousands of cubic kilometers (103 km 3) Figure

7 66 million 251 million 542 Million 4.6 Billion 7

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