1 MAR Introduction to Oceanography Dr. Anastasia

1 Dr. Jean R. Anastasia Home page: www2.sunysuffolk.edu/anastaj Office Hours: Mon 12:30-1:30 Tues online 3:30-4:30 Wed 12:30-1:30 Thursday 9:45-10:45 Friday 9:45-10:45

1 Attendance All students are expected to attend every class session of each course for which they are registered. Cannot miss lab Students are responsible for all that transpires in class whether or not they are in attendance.

1 Textbook Essentials of Oceanography, 11th edition, Trujillo and Thurman. Prentice Hall Options for e-book or rental Let me know if you have another text Lab Manual at Bookstore

1 Grading Lecture: 3 lecture exams will be given Lowest grade will be dropped ONLY IF all exams have been taken No- make-up exams 2 highest grades combine to make up 45% of your course grade

1 Grading Laboratory: 35% of your course grade lab exercises field trips 2 lab exams

1 Grading Final Exam: – A cumulative final exam will constitute 20% of your course grade. It will be given on the last day of class

1 Extra Credit 10 current, oceanography-related articles and an in-depth analysis/ summary of each article Due by Dec 13th– NO LATE JOURNALS WILL BE ACCEPTED

1 Field Trips This course includes field trips that will take the place of lab periods. Attendance on these field trips is expected.

1 MAR 105 LAB SCHEDULE Fall 2013 FridayTopicWeekend Trips ** These dates are tentative and subject to change** Lab Schedule 9/13Introduction 9/20Scientific Method & Density 9/27Plate Tectonics & Ocean Profile I 10/4Ocean Profile II 10/11Salinity, Temp & Density 10/18Ocean Circulation 10/25FLAX POND - Meet at 11:30 11/1LAB QUIZ 1: No Lab activity 11/8Waves 11/15Beach trip 11/22Sediment Analysis 11/29 THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS/LAB 12/6Size MattersSat 12/7 11:00 am: Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead 12/13Marine Pollution and LAB QUIZ 2 12/20No lab activity

1 Lecture Schedule 9/9Introduction, What is Oceanography? Introduction : xxvii-xxxi Ch1:1.1; 1.3(p3-7,13-16) 9/13Structure of the Earth, Plate Tectonics Ch 1: (p16-23 Ch 2 9/16Plate Tectonics continued 9/20, 9/23 Structure of the Ocean Floor: Continental Margins & Deep Ocean Basins Ch 3 9/27 Ocean Floor Continued Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of WaterCh 5 9/30 Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of Water continued Properties of Seawater Temperature, Salinity, Density in the Ocean Ch 5 10/4Film and Review for Exam 10/7Exam # 1 10/11Coriolis Effect and WindsCh 6: (p ) 10/14 Atmospheric Circulation Continued Ocean Circulation: Surface CurrentsCh 7 10/18, 10/21 Ocean Circulation Surface Currents continued & Deep Circulation Ch 7 10/25Flax Pond Trip 10/28 Deep Circulation continued WavesCh 8 11/1Waves continuedCh 8 11/4Film & Exam Review (if time allows) 11/8Exam #2 11/11TidesCh 9 11/15 Tides continued Coastal FeaturesCh 10 11/18Marine Biology Intro Ch 1: 1.6 (p23-28) Ch 12 11/22Pelagic Zone: Plankton Ch 13: (p ) Ch 14 p /25Pelagic Zone: NektonCh 14 11/27 (Wed)Benthic Zone Ch 15 11/29Thanksgiving Break 12/2Film and Review (if time allows) 12/6Exam # 3 12/9 Marine Environmental Problems Pollution & Waste Disposal, Global Change Ch 11: (p ) Ch 16 12/13 Marine Environmental Problems Continued Fishery Management Problems Ch 13:13.5 (p ) 12/16Film and Review 12/20Final Exam

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The Ocean Ocean Facts: Covers 71% of the earth’s surface Accounts for 97% of the water on earth (rest in land ice, groundwater, lakes & rivers) Average depth = 3,796 meters (12,451 feet) (deepest = Mariana trench 11,022 m or 36,163 ft) Average temp = 3.9 o C (only 39 o F)

1 Fig. 1-1b, p. 2 Most of Earth’s Water is Salt Water

1 4 Plus 1 Major Oceans of the World

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1 Walsh and Piccard took the Trieste to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1960: 10,912 meters or 35,800ft)

1 In March of 2012, James Cameron set the record for the deepest solo dive by going to the bottom on the Mariana Trench

1 Local Saltwater… Water Bodies of Long Island Peconic Bay Moriches Bay Shinnecock Bay

Oceanography is the scientific study of the ocean by applying traditional sciences, such as physics, chemistry, geology, biology, and engineering, to all aspects of the ocean. Oceanography: What Is It?

Subdisciplines of Oceanography Geological Oceanography- –Composition of ocean floor and the earth Physical oceanography- –Movement of water (waves, currents…) Chemical Oceanography- –Ocean’s dissolved solids and gases Marine biology (Biological Oceanography)- –marine organisms, the impact of human activities on these organisms

1 Lecture Schedule 9/9Introduction, What is Oceanography? Introduction : xxvii-xxxi Ch1:1.1; 1.3(p3-7,13-16) 9/13Structure of the Earth, Plate Tectonics Ch 1: (p16-23 Ch 2 9/16Plate Tectonics continued 9/20, 9/23 Structure of the Ocean Floor: Continental Margins & Deep Ocean Basins Ch 3 9/27 Ocean Floor Continued Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of WaterCh 5 9/30 Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of Water continued Properties of Seawater Temperature, Salinity, Density in the Ocean Ch 5 10/4Film and Review for Exam 10/7Exam # 1 10/11Coriolis Effect and WindsCh 6: (p ) 10/14 Atmospheric Circulation Continued Ocean Circulation: Surface CurrentsCh 7 10/18, 10/21 Ocean Circulation Surface Currents continued & Deep Circulation Ch 7 10/25Flax Pond Trip 10/28 Deep Circulation continued WavesCh 8 11/1Waves continuedCh 8 11/4Film & Exam Review (if time allows) 11/8Exam #2 11/11TidesCh 9 11/15 Tides continued Coastal FeaturesCh 10 11/18Marine Biology Intro Ch 1: 1.6 (p23-28) Ch 12 11/22Pelagic Zone: Plankton Ch 13: (p ) Ch 14 p /25Pelagic Zone: NektonCh 14 11/27 (Wed)Benthic Zone Ch 15 11/29Thanksgiving Break 12/2Film and Review (if time allows) 12/6Exam # 3 12/9 Marine Environmental Problems Pollution & Waste Disposal, Global Change Ch 11: (p ) Ch 16 12/13 Marine Environmental Problems Continued Fishery Management Problems Ch 13:13.5 (p ) 12/16Film and Review 12/20Final Exam

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