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Physical Oceanography (Boston)

Professor: GARDNER, GEORGE B.
EEOS 650, 3 credits.
Core: Physical Oceanography
Course Webpage: n/a

This course is not currently available for registration.

Supports the following Option Areas:

  • MASMA - Marine and Atmospheric System Modeling and Analysis
  • CSS - Coastal Systems Science
  • MBEC - Marine Biogeochemistry and Environmental Change
  • Abstract:

    This course introduces the physical processes active in the ocean environment, including coastal and estuarine regions, and investigates the connection between those processes and observed physical characteristics of the ocean.
    Prerequisites: Physics or calculus, and admission to the program; or permission of instructor.