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4000.03 — Oceans and Global Change

Prerequisites: OCEA 3001.03, OCEA 3002.03, OCEA 3003.03, OCEA 3004.03 or permission of Instructor
This course examines the role and response of the Oceans to global change, including alterations in currents and circulation, increases in sea level and storm surges, changes in ocean chemistry, modification to the types and patterns of sediment deposition, alterations in the abundances and distributions of organisms, and overall productivity. The course will discuss means of predicting these changes and their effects.

Instructors:
Markus Kienast — Associate Professor
Helmuth Thomas — Associate Professor
Katja Fennel — Associate Professor