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Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Continuing Professional Education Courses

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Water Resources Related Courses at Rutgers University

 

 

Social
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*Professors listed may not currently be teaching. Some courses are not offered every year.

01:220:332 Environmental Economics New Brunswick
 

This course uses economics to analyze public policies for environmental protection. The course discusses the role of environmental policy in a market economy, conventional and incentive-based approaches to environmental policy, and tools for evaluating environmental policies. We will study examples of policies from the U.S. and international environmental policy.

This course requires a background in Economics. Student will have to complete specific prerequisites to enroll. Visit the Economics Dept. website for more information.

taught by:

H. Sigman

01:450:491:03 16:450:510 Water Resource Management New Brunswick
  In light of global water-scarcity problems and given the fact that the flow of water is imbued with social power relations, the question becomes: who is actually facing water scarcity? Is water scarcity a natural or social phenomenon? Or both? Why does water often flow uphill towards power and wealth? What can be done to rectify this situation? This course examines these broad questions.

taught by:

T. Birkenholtz

11:372:444 Watershed Management New Brunswick
  Problems and challenges of watershed management with respect to particular New Jersey watersheds. Review of current comprehensive watershed management and storm water management policy.

taught by:

J.M. Hartman

11:374:308 Human Ecology of Maritime Regions New Brunswick
  The study of sociocultural factors affecting marine resource use, management, and conservation.

taught by:

B. McCay

11:374:314 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management New Brunswick
  Application of theory and methods of social science, particularly the study of common property theory, to problems in natural resource management. Focus on water use, forestry, rangelands, and fisheries.

taught by:

B. McCay

11:375:101 Introduction to Environmental Science New Brunswick
  This course is intended to serve two audiences: non-science majors who wish to improve their basic scientific literacy while better familiarizing themselves with the science underlying environmental problems, and potential science majors who are considering Environmental Sciences as a major. The course fulfills a science requirement for some non-science majors.

taught by:

P. Strom
C. Phelps

11:375:302 Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment New Brunswick
  Introduction to unit operations that constitute the state of the art of water and wastewater treatment.

taught by:

D. Fennell

16:375:504 Water and Wastewater Treatment New Brunswick
 

(Graduate section) Chemical, physical, and biological factors affecting development of water supplies; water quality; municipal and industrial water treatment processes consisting of removal of particulate matter, softening, disinfection, corrosion control, iron and manganese removal, aeration, deaeration, and taste and odor removal.

sister course to 11:375:302 Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment

taught by:

D. Fennell

 

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Biological
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*Professors listed may not currently be teaching.

11:127:414
Unit Processes in Bioenvironmental Engineering II
New Brunswick
Biological principles and operations, including microbial ecology, stoichiometry and kinetics of organic contaminant degradation and biomass growth, modeling of ideal biochemical reactors, design criteria for several named biochemical operations used for wastewater treatment.

taught by:

D. Fennell

11:127:424 Bioenvironmental Engineering Unit Processes Lab II New Brunswick
 

Demonstration and investigation of biological processes used in the treatment of wastewater, including: natural biological processes in biotreatment ponds; biodegradability and biodegradation kinetics; activated sludge reactors; anaerobic digestion for bioenergy production; use of laboratory methods and analytical equipment to assess biological processes; and introduction to activated sludge simulation software.

co-requisite: 11:127:414 Unit Processes in Bioenvironmental Engineering II

taught by:

D. Fennell

11:370:402 Aquatic Entomology New Brunswick
  Class covers: Classification, Evolution, Morphology, Generic Identification for Genera Important for Conservationists, Taxonomists, and Ecologists, Ecology, Life Cycles, Habitats, Aquatic Adaptations, Rearing Techniques, Identification Labs and Collecting Field Trip Included! Course includes a Saturday fly-fishing trip to Pequest Hatchery. This trip is GREAT for anyone interested in learning how to flyfish and you do not need equipment nor a license.

taught by:

Carle

11:375:101 Introduction to Environmental Science New Brunswick
  This course is intended to serve two audiences: non-science majors who wish to improve their basic scientific literacy while better familiarizing themselves with the science underlying environmental problems, and potential science majors who are considering Environmental Sciences as a major. The course fulfills a science requirement for some non-science majors.

taught by:

P. Strom
C. Phelps

11:375:201 Biological Principles of Environmental Science New Burnswick
  This course covers: Hydrologic, carbon, nitrogen, sulfer and phosphorus cycles; environmental contaminants; bioaccumulation and biomagnification; water pollution; wastewater treatment; toxicity testing; effects of pollutants; biotransformation and biodegradation.

taught by:

P. Strom (course coordinator)

11:375:302 Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment New Brunswick
  Introduction to unit operations that constitute the state of the art of water and wastewater treatment.

taught by:

D. Fennell

16:375:504 Water and Wastewater Treatment New Brunswick
 

(Graduate section) Chemical, physical, and biological factors affecting development of water supplies; water quality; municipal and industrial water treatment processes consisting of removal of particulate matter, softening, disinfection, corrosion control, iron and manganese removal, aeration, deaeration, and taste and odor removal.

sister course to 11:375:302 Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment

taught by:

D. Fennell

11:375:312
16:375:512

Environmental Microbiology Laboratory New Brunswick
 

Hands-on introduction to microbiological techniques related to environmental issues. Bacterial growth and nutrition, nutrient cycles, waste treatment, and water quality testing.

16:375:512 Graduate Section

taught by:

C. Phelps

11:704:324 Invertebrate Zoology New Brunswick
  This course examines the diversity of non-vertebrate animals from evolutionary, ecological, and physiological perspectives.

taught by:

D. Howe

Limnology
New Brunswick
Interactions of biological, physical, and chemical factors in lakes and streams. Emphasis is biological.

taught by:

D. Howe

Wetland Ecology
New Brunswick

Ecology, management, and utilization of wetlands. Basic aspects of wetland ecosystems and the nature of major types. Issues and problems of wetlands management and use.

16:375:519 - Graduate section

taught by:

J. Ehrenfeld

16:215:506 Estuarine Ecology

Newark
New Brunswick

  (Graduate section) During the semester, each student will conduct an independent research project. A research report will be prepared in the style of a journal article. You will need to begin your report within the first two weeks of the semester, and plan to finish all of the field work by the middle of October. An abstract of the report will be distributed to all students prior to an oral presentation. In addition, we will be reading selected papers that deal with contemporary issues in estuarine ecology. Students will be required to lead discussions of these papers. All presentations will be evaluated by your peers and the instructors.

taught by:

K. Able
G. Taghon

 

16:375:531
Biological Waste Treatment New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Advanced topics in biological waste treatment, particularly activated sludge, focusing on microbial ecosystems.

taught by:

P. Strom

 

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Chemical
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11:127:413 Unit Processes in Bioenvironmental Engineering I New Brunswick
  Physical and chemical processes and operations commonly applied for water and wastewater treatment, including coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, adsorption, ion exchange, membrane separation, precipitation, oxidation, and disinfection; principles of chemical reaction kinetics, modeling of ideal and non-ideal batch and flow-through reactors.

taught by:

W. Huang

11:127:423
Bioenvironmental Engineering Unit Processing Laboratory I
New Brunswick

Demonstration of physicochemical operations used in the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater, including coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, carbon adsorption, chemical oxidation, heat transfer, oxygen transfer, and residence time distribution.

co-requisite: 11:127:413 Unit Processes in Bioenvironmental Engineering I

taught by:

W. Huang

11:375:202 Chemical Principles of Environmental Sciences New Brunswick
  Biogeochemical cycles: mass balances within and among environmental reservoirs; importance of water; chemical properties of water and aquatic chemistry.

taught by:

J. Reinfelder

11:375:302 Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment New Brunswick
  Introduction to unit operations that constitute the state of the art of water and wastewater treatment.

taught by:

D. Fennell

16:375:504 Water and Wastewater Treatment New Brunswick
 

(Graduate section) Chemical, physical, and biological factors affecting development of water supplies; water quality; municipal and industrial water treatment processes consisting of removal of particulate matter, softening, disinfection, corrosion control, iron and manganese removal, aeration, deaeration, and taste and odor removal.

sister course to 11:375:302 Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment

taught by:

D. Fennell

11:375:360 Soils and Water New Brunswick
  Physical and chemical properties of soils, soil-water interactions, erosion, etc. Soil properties important to environmental planning. Soil survey interpretation and use.

taught by:

D. Gimenez

11:375:423 Environmental Fate & Transport New Brunswick
  The fate and transport of chemicals to determine chemical exposures in aquatic systems and predict future conditions. Emphasis on water quality problems introduced by addition of nutrients, metals, and toxic organic chemicals to water, soil, and air.

taught by:

C. Uchrin

11:375:444 Water Chemistry New Brunswick
  Chemistry of natural and polluted waters; water quality; equilibrium models for several chemical systems in natural waters; stability of organic compounds.

taught by:

J. Reinfelder

16:375:517 Applications of Aquatic Chemistry New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Chemistry of natural and polluted waters; water quality; equilibrium models for several chemical systems in natural waters; stability of organic compounds.

taught by:

J. Reinfelder

16:375:527 Environmental Process Dynamics New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) This course covers fundamentals of process dynamics analysis and modeling in natural and engineered environmental systems. Major topics include chemical reaction thermodynamics and reaction kinetics, transport processes (advection and dispersion), molecular diffusion process at the particle scale, interphase mass transfer (rate and equilibrium), and reactor design. Reactions in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, air stripping, gas-liquid absorption, liquid-solid adsorption processes, and particle-particle interactions for water and air quality control are also discussed.

taught by:

W. Huang

 

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Physical
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11:127:413 Unit Processes in Bioenvironmental Engineering I New Brunswick
  Physical and chemical processes and operations commonly applied for water and wastewater treatment, including coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, adsorption, ion exchange, membrane separation, precipitation, oxidation, and disinfection; principles of chemical reaction kinetics, modeling of ideal and non-ideal batch and flow-through reactors.

taught by:

W. Huang

11:127:423
Bioenvironmental Engineering Unit Processing Laboratory I
New Brunswick

Demonstration of physicochemical operations used in the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater, including coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, carbon adsorption, chemical oxidation, heat transfer, oxygen transfer, and residence time distribution.

co-requisite: 11:127:413 Unit Processes in Bioenvironmental Engineering I

taught by:

W. Huang

11:127:494 Land and Water Resources Engineering New Brunswick
 

Engineering aspects of land and water conservation: basic hydrology, soil-water-plant relationships, groundwater, surface and subsurface drainage, irrigation, and flood control.

co-listed with 16:375:509 - Groundwater Pollution

taught by:

C. Uchrin

14:180:382 Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering New Brunswick
  Basic concepts of viscous flows; conservation laws (mass, momentum, and energy); pipe flows and open-channel flows; water distribution systems; hydraulic modeling (stream and marine pollution); air, stream, and marine pollution problems. Computer applications.  

14:180:387 14:650:312

Fluid Mechanics New Brunswick
 

14:180:387 Fluid properties, Statics and kinematics; Concepts of system and control volume; mass, momentum, and energy conservation principles; Laminar and turbulent flows in conduits and channels; Boundary layer theory; drag and lift; ideal fluid flow.

14:650:312 Control volume concepts of mass, momentum, and energy transport. Hydrostatics, Euler's equations, potential flow, Navier Stokes equations, turbulence, and boundary layer theory.

(180:387) taught by:

Q. Guo

14:180:430 Water and Wastewater Engineering New Brunswick
  Design principles for water and wastewater engineering systems, water supply and distribution, wastewater collection and disposal, water treatment, and wastewater treatment.

taught by:

K. Lee

16:180:561 Advanced Water Supply and Sewerage New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Development of sources of water supplying information analysis; design of collection, transmission, and distribution systems. Hydraulics and design of sewers.

taught by:

S. Medlar

16:180:562 Design of Water and Wastewater Treatment New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Functional study of plant loadings in relation to degree of treatment desired layout, analysis, and design of treatment process units; mechanical and thermal energy requirements and equipment.

taught by:

S. Medlar

16:180:563 Advanced Hydrology New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Hydrologic processes and modeling evapotranspiration, infiltration, precipitation and snow melt, overland flow subsurface and surface flow relations, channel and watershed routing hydraulic flood routing, numerical methods; watershed modeling; stochastic processes in hydrology; flood and drought risks, flood plain analysis and management.  
16:180:566 Sediment Transport New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Erosion, transport, and deposition of sediment within a watershed and, especially, the fluvial network; flow resistance in natural channels; suspended load, bed load, and total load; noncohesive vs. cohesive sediment; sedimentation; sediment transport as an index of pollutant movement; numerical modeling and field monitoring.

taught by:

Q. Guo

16:180:567 Analysis of Receiving Water Quality New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Introduction to mathematical modeling of water quality well- versus partially-mixed water bodies; turbulent diffusion, velocity-induced dispersion; reaction kinetics; biological processes, growth kinetics, BOD, dissolved oxygen, photosynthesis; development of water quality models.

taught by:

Q. Guo

16:180:574 Groundwater Engineering New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Porous media; fundamental equations of groundwater flow; confined flow; unconfined flow; hydraulics of wells; numerical methods; groundwater contamination; investigation; remediation and clean-up; monitoring computer applications.

taught by:

K. Lee

16:180:590 Coastal Engineering New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Generation and propagation of tides; salinity intrusion, pollutant flushing, and sedimentation in estuaries; circulation in the coastal ocean; coastal water quality modeling; coastal wetlands; gravity waves; coastal erosion; coastal structure design.

taught by:

Q. Guo

11:375:302 Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment New Brunswick
  Introduction to unit operations that constitute the state of the art of water and wastewater treatment.

taught by:

D. Fennell

16:375:504 Water and Wastewater Treatment New Brunswick
 

(Graduate section) Chemical, physical, and biological factors affecting development of water supplies; water quality; municipal and industrial water treatment processes consisting of removal of particulate matter, softening, disinfection, corrosion control, iron and manganese removal, aeration, deaeration, and taste and odor removal.

sister course to 11:375:302 Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment

taught by:

D. Fennell

11:375:360 Soils and Water New Brunswick
  Physical and chemical properties of soils, soil-water interactions, erosion, etc. Soil properties important to environmental planning. Soil survey interpretation and use.

taught by:

D. Gimenez

11:375:444 Water Chemistry New Brunswick
  Chemistry of natural and polluted waters; water quality; equilibrium models for several chemical systems in natural waters; stability of organic compounds.

taught by:

J. Reinfelder

11:372:442 Applied Principles of Hydrology New Brunswick
  Basic hydrologic concepts and processes and related quantitative techniques appropriate to planning, management, and design considerations; hydrologic cycle, hydrology as a quantitavtive science, probability and statistics, the drainage basin, precipitation, infiltration, evaporation and evapotranspiration, surface water, hydrographs, soil moisture, groundwater, and managing water and watersheds.

taught by:

G. Nieswand

16:375:509 Groundwater Pollution New Brunswick
 

(Graduate section) Engineering aspects of land and water conservation: basic hydrology, soil-water-plant relationships, groundwater, surface and subsurface drainage, irrigation, and flood control.

co-listed with 11:127:494 - Land and Water Resources Engineering

taught by:

C. Uchrin

16:375:527 Environmental Process Dynamics New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) This course covers fundamentals of process dynamics analysis and modeling in natural and engineered environmental systems. Major topics include chemical reaction thermodynamics and reaction kinetics, transport processes (advection and dispersion), molecular diffusion process at the particle scale, interphase mass transfer (rate and equilibrium), and reactor design. Reactions in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, air stripping, gas-liquid absorption, liquid-solid adsorption processes, and particle-particle interactions for water and air quality control are also discussed.

taught by:

W. Huang

16:375:555 Soil Physics New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Study of transport processes of energy and matter through soils. Relationships between the movement of water, the transport of heat, gas, and solute, and the physical properties of soils

taught by:

D. Gimenez

11:460:414
11:670:414

Hydrologic Processes New Brunswick
  Introduction to physical principles of water cycling through the Earth’s atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere, with emphasis on water storage, flux, and flow pathways among the various reservoirs near the land surface.

taught by:

Y. Reinfelder

01:460:204 The Water Planet New Brunswick
  Characteristics of water: hydrologic cycle; runoff and erosion; river systems; past and present climates. Environmental impact; resources of water; political and economic aspects of water.

taught by:

Y. Rosenthal

01:460:428
21:460:428

Hydrogeology

New Brunswick
Newark

  Groundwater flow, Darcy's Law, hydraulic conductivity and permeability, aquifers, storage, recharge, infiltration, and flow nets.

taught by:

Y. Reinfelder
L. Slater

01:460:528 Groundwater Modeling New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Procedures of setting up a numerical model of groundwater flow and transport using Visual Modflow and GMS Femwater.

taught by:

Y. Reinfelder

21:460:206:01 Environmental Geology Newark
  This course is intended to provide you with a scientific overview of geology as it relates to human activities, termed “Environmental Geology”. In particular, we will investigate (a) the physical constraints imposed on human activities by the near-surface and surface geological processes that are continually shaping the environment that we live in, and (b) the resources that we utilize to sustain our lives on Earth.

taught by:

L. Slater

 

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Marine
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Marine Biology
Newark
This is a four-credit advanced course for biology majors, usually juniors and seniors. The course consists of lectures and lab and three mandatory class field trips. There will be a midterm exam, a final exam, and a term paper. For the laboratory, there will be lab reports written for some of the laboratories. The last two weeks of laboratory will consist of student presentations of their term paper topics. There is an additional field trip to be taken, on your own, to the American Museum of Natural History in NYC.

taught by:

J. Weis

01:460:209 Exploration of the Oceans New Brunswick
  Geological and geophysical exploration techniques; deep sea drilling; continental shelves; deep ocean basins; plate tectonics; coral reefs; offshore petroleum exploration; marine archaeological discoveries; Monitor, Titanic.

taught by:

P. Rona

 

01:460:451
01:460:541

Marine Geology New Brunswick
  Structure and oceanographic setting, marine sediments, evolution of ocean basins and margins.

taught by:

K. Miller
J. Wright

01:460:525 Marine Sedimentology New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Examination of the physical processes of sedimentation on the continental shelf and continental slope environments. The interrelationship between organisms and sediment as well as environmental problems.

taught by:

G. Ashley

11:628:110 Topics in Marine Sciences New Brunswick
 

Offered in cooperation with the Marine Academy of Science and Technology at Sandy Hook, an introduction to marine biology, chemistry, and mathematical physics, with opportunities for field and laboratory experience.

Please visit the IMCS course webpage to find out when this course is being offered.

 

11:628:111
11:628:211

Topics in Marine Sciences New Brunswick
 

11:628:111 Offered in cooperation with Brookdale Community College, an introduction to oceanography.

11:628:211 Offered in cooperation with Brookdale Community College, an introduction to marine biology or coastal zone management.

Please visit the IMCS course webpage to find out when these courses are being offered.

 

11:628:120 01:460:120

Introduction to Oceanography New Brunswick
  Plate tectonics, properties and motion of the ocean (waves, tides, currents), ocean resources (food, energy, minerals), and related marine environmental issues changing our understanding of the planet and its impact on our lives.

taught by:

P. Rona

11:628:300-310 Topics in Marine Sciences New Brunswick
 

Offered each term by faculty members in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Topics, prerequisites, schedule, and credits vary with the topic/instructor.

Please visit the IMCS course webpage to find out when this course is being offered.

 

 

Aquaculture
New Brunswick
Aquaculture production methods, fish and shellfish growth and reproduction, nutrition, genetics, disease control, economics, environmental consequences, and public policy issues.

taught by:

X.Guo
D. Bushek

Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems
New Brunswick
Fundamental processes in the marine environment, with emphasis on interdisciplinary linkages in the functioning of marine ecosystems: dynamics in the physics, chemistry, and biology of the oceans.
11:628:340 Identification of Marine Invertebrates New Brunswick
  Please visit the IMCS Course webpage for updates about this class.

taught by:

Petrecca
F. Grassle

Hydrothermal Vents
New Brunswick
Composition and dynamics of deep-sea hydrothermal vent communities and the geology of seafloor spreading centers.

taught by:

R. Lutz
M. Kennish

11:628:342 Marine Conservation New Brunswick
  Heterogeneity, complexity, and diversity of coastal ecosystems and their increasingly concentrated human populations.  Conservation issues and tools.  Linkages between science and policy.  Case studies examined and developed.

taught by:

J. Grassle

11:628:364 Oceanographic Methods and Data Analysis New Brunswick
  A field and laboratory course in the analytical tools of ocean- ography. A three-hour laboratory each week and two field trips, one of which is overnight at the Rutgers Field Station at Tuckerton.

taught by:

O. Schofield
Kahl
D. Bushek

11:628:401 Science in Shoreline Management New Brunswick
  Examination of coastal environments based on the use of science in the management of shoreline resources, culminating in a student project evaluating the conversion of shoreline by direct and indirect human action.

taught by:

K. Nordstrom

11:628:451 Physical Oceanography New Brunswick
  Principles of ocean physics. Mass, momentum, heat, and freshwater conservation and atmospheric exchange. Influence of Earth's rotation. The ocean's role in climate. Tides, waves, and currents. Effects of ocean circulation on its biology and chemistry.

taught by:

R. Chant
J. Miller

Ocean Ecology
New Brunswick

Biological and ecological processes in the ocean, emphasizing interactions with physical and chemical processes. Factors controlling the production and utilization of organic matter. Food web structure, biogeochemical cycles, structure and composition of marine communities.

cross-listed with 16:712:522 Biological Oceanography

taught by:

G. Taghon

 

11:628:472
16:712:540

Chemical Oceanography New Brunswick
 

Chemical description of the sea and how the distributions of chemical species in the world ocean are related to physical, chemical, biological, and geological processes.

(Graduate section) Chemical description of the ocean and its major chemical cycles; salinity and the elements of seawater; nutrients; the carbonate system; marine organic matter; radioisotopes; hydrothermal processes and ocean evolution.

taught by:

R. Sherrell
B. Gaas

R. Sherrell
Y. Rosenthal

16:712:502 Large-Scale Ocean and Atmospheric Dynamics New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) The theoretical basis for the observed large-scale, atmospheric and ocean circulation is presented. Topics include: derivation of the three-dimensional equations of motion; vorticity and energy; the planetary boundary layer; synoptic-scale motions; linear waves; hydrodynamic instability; the general circulation on the sphere; the effects of boundaries on large-scale horizontal flow; and vertical structure and motion.

taught by:

D. Haidvogel
J. Levin

16:712:503 Coastal Ocean and Estuarine Dynamics New Brunswick
  (Graduate section) Observation basis and theoretical foundation of coastal ocean dynamics; tides; rotation; Kelvin and vorticity waves; fronts and plumes; upwelling; estuaries and buoyancy forcing; effects of boundaries and topography; biogeochemical implications.

taught by:

J. Wilkin

16:712:522 Biological Oceanography New Brunswick
 

Interactions among biological, physical, and chemical components of the marine environment, including primary production and secondary production, biogeochemical cycles, food web interactions, and ecosystem analysis of selected marine ecosystems. Habitats considered include the open ocean, coastal waters, kelp beds, coral reefs, estuaries, the deep sea, and hydrothermal vent environments.

cross-listed with 01/11:628:462 - Ocean Ecology

taught by:

L. Kerhof
C. Vetriani
M. Gorbunov

 

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