Physical oceanography is the study of the physics of marine systems. It includes the distribution of temperature and salinity, water mass formation and movement, ocean currents, interior and ...

Description: Introduces descriptive and dynamical physical oceanography, focusing on the nature and dynamics of ocean currents and their role in the distribution of heat and other aspects of ocean ...

Changes in ocean physics and chemistry also directly impact natural hazards ... Students wishing to specialize in the Oceanography track will enroll in courses that satisfy the core curriculum ...

Physical Oceanography (PO) Physical Oceanography deals with the ... Geophysics emphasizes the application of general principles of mathematics and experimental physics to fundamental problems of the ...

Biological Oceanography (BO) Two years of chemistry, including general and organic chemistry, and a year of general biology are required. Physical chemistry requiring calculus may be substituted for ...