CHAPTER OUTLINES for OCEANOGRAPHY 101

Based on Trujillo and Thurman: Essentials of Oceanography

All chapter outlines are in .pdf format. You should be able to view the outlines in your web browser as long as your browser is up-to-date. Alternatively, you can download the .pdf files to your computer and open them with Adobe Reader (free download from the Internet). Compiled by Professor Keith Meldahl

CH 1- Introduction to Planet “Earth” CH 2 - Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor CH 3 - Marine Provinces CH 4 - Marine Sediments CH 5 - Water and Seawater CH 6 - Air-Sea Interactions CH 7 - Ocean Circulation CH 8 - Waves and Water Dynamics

CH 9 - Tides CH 10 - Beaches and Coastal Processes CH 11 - The Coastal Ocean CH 12 - Marine Life and the Marine Environment CH 13 -- Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer CH 14 - Animals of the Pelagic Environment CH 15 - Animals of the Benthic Environment CH 16 - The Oceans and Climate Change