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2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

SCI 585 - Physical Oceanography for Educators

Credits 3
Physical and chemical oceanographic concepts, formation and evolution of Earth’s ocean and coastal zone. Students will take an Earth system approach to study the ocean as a dynamic system linking the geosphere, atmosphere and biosphere over billions of years of Earth history with special attention paid to the formation and evolution of oceanic basins and biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus through open-ocean and coastal systems including connections between terrestrial and oceanic systems in estuaries and beach environments in an environment of climate change. This course is directed toward pre and in-service K-12 teachers, general education and science students.
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