1 MAR Introduction to Oceanography Dr. Anastasia

1 Dr. Jean R. Anastasia Office: M 211 Phone: Home page: www2.sunysuffolk.edu/anastaj Office Hours: Mon 12:30-1:30 Tues online 3:30-4:30 Wed 9:45-10:45 Thursday 1:45-2:45 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, 10th 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 quizzes

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 10th– 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 2012 Friday TopicWeekend Trips ** These dates are tentative and subject to change** 8/31Introduction 9/7Scientific Method & Density 9/14Plate Tectonics & Ocean Contours I 9/21Ocean Contours II 9/28NO LABSat 9/29 11:00 am: Fire Island Lighthouse 10/5FLAX POND - Meet at 11:30 10/12Salinity, Temp & Density 10/19LAB QUIZ 1: No Lab activity 10/26Ocean Circulation 11/2Waves 11/9Smith Point Field Trip- after Lecture (meet at 12:45) 11/16 Sediment Analysis 11/23THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS/LAB 11/30PlanktonSun 12/2 11:00 am: Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead 12/7Marine Pollution 12/14LAB QUIZ 2: No lab activity Semester Over Lab Schedule

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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

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1 Figure Plus 1 Major Oceans of the World

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