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2002-2003 Graduate Catalog 
    
2002-2003 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SMS 402 - Advanced Oceanography and Marine Biology


Stresses the interdisciplinary nature of marine science by focusing on comprehensive oceanographic and marine biological processes that reinforce geological, chemical, physical and biological principles and their linkages. Variability in processes at a range of spatial and temporal scales are considered. Topics may include interplay of seasonal productivity and nutrient cycling, particle dynamics and sedimentation, hydrothermal vent systems, marine food webs, adaptations of organisms to life in complex environments, upwelling systems and productivity, current systems and transport of biota, air-sea interactions and climate change. Lec 1.

Prerequisites & Notes
SMS 302 or equivalent.

Credits: 3