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OCN 620 - Physical Oceanography

Credits: 3

Introduction to properties of seawater, oceanographic instruments and methods, heat budget, general ocean circulation, regional oceanography, waves, tides, sea level. Formation of water masses, dynamics of circulation.

Prerequisites: MATH 242 (or concurrent), or consent.
Repeatable: 1 time