Probe the ocean depths in this intriguing course that explores what we know about the world's oceans from the tidal zones to the deepest points on the ocean floor.
Oceanography: Exploring Earth's Final Wilderness
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Diving In-The Ocean Adventure
- 02: Explorers, Navigators, Pioneering Scientists
- 03: Ocean Basics and Ocean Basins
- 04: Mapping the Sea-Soundings to Satellites
- 05: Habitats-Sunlit Shelves to the Dark Abyss
- 06: The Spreading Sea Floor and Mid-Ocean Ridges
- 07: The Plunging Sea Floor and Deep-Sea Trenches
- 08: The Formation of the Earth and Its Ocean
- 09: The Early Ocean and the Origins of Life
- 10: Marine Sediments-Archives of the Ocean
- 11: Offshore Oil and Gas-Resources and Risks
- 12: The Enduring Chemistry of Seawater
- 13: How the Physics of Water Controls the Ocean
- 14: Waves-Motion in the Ocean
- 15: Rogue Waves and Tsunami
- 16: Tides in Theory and Practice
- 17: Marine Life, Energy, and Food Webs
- 18: Tiny Plankton-The Most Abundant Life on Earth
- 19: Soft-Bodied Life in the Dark, Open Depths
- 20: Swimming-The Many Fish in the Sea
- 21: Marine Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals
- 22: Whaling, Fisheries, and Farming the Ocean
- 23: Where Sea Meets the Land and Why Coasts Vary
- 24: Where Rivers Meet the Sea - Estuaries and Deltas
- 25: Coastal Erosion-Beaches and Sea Cliffs
- 26: Tidal Life, Sea Forests, and Coral Reefs
- 27: Deep Bottom Life and Hydrothermal Vents
- 28: Trade Winds-The Circulation of Heat and Wind
- 29: Heavy Weather-Storms and Hurricanes
- 30: The Gulf Stream to Gyres-Vast Surface Currents
- 31: Upwelling, Downwelling, and El Nino
- 32: The Deepest, Slowest River-Polar Bottom Water
- 33: The Ocean and Global Climate
- 34: The Warming, Rising Sea
- 35: Marine Pollution-The Impact of Toxins
- 36: The Future Ocean
Taught by
Harold J. Tobin, Ph.D.
