GEOS 412A - Ocean Sciences

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Homework assignment

Assigned
Due
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1. Ocean basins and bathymetry Jan. 18 Jan. 25 If you cannot print maps, let Jessica or I know and we can print them (by Jan 19 please!!)
2. Marine Sediments Jan 25 Feb. 1 You'll need to attend an out-of-class session to look at the materials for this assignment. See or email Jessica if this is news to you!
3. Chemical oceanography Feb. 1 Feb. 8

You will need the following resources:

1. deVilliers and Nelson 1999 paper
2. Dataset in Excel or as html or tabbed text file that displays onscreen for copy/paste (same data, different formats)

4. Regional ocean circulation Feb 13 Feb. 20 You will also need this paper by Webster et al. 1999.
5. Iron fertilization of the ocean March 8 March 22 You will also need papers by Boyd, Coale, and Martin.
6. Paleoceanography from sediment and coral data March 22 March 29  
7. Invertebrates March 29 April 5 Note that the first several questions require that you attended class on March 29. You'll also need the article by Barry et al., linked here.
8. Fisheries April 10 April 17  You will also need the paper by Pauly et al., linked here.
9. Field trip writeup April 21

May 1