MSC 111- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 125 pages long!)

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Marine Science
• Course: MSC 111
• Professor: Peterson Larry

Document Summary

What is oceanography study of nature and all its aspects. Marine bio/ bio oceanography, chemistry, physical, geological, marine affairs/policy/ economics/law/archeology, ocean engineering/applied marine physics bioceanography- look at organisms in the whole context. Marine biology- focused on one animal/area of interest describe, understand, predict, utilize the ocean for research and applied uses. Deep sea diversity chemosynthetic hydrothermal vent communities discover whole benthic ecosystem that relies on chemosynthesis ocean color the amount of chlorophyll/plankton/productivity all at once dark blue = less chlorophyll = marine deserts iron, microbes, productivity. Ocean"s role in climate change and co2 system- ocean chemistry changes and has a rollover effect circulation and mixing of water. Achievements in marine geology and geophysics plate tectonics revolutionized perception of the earth. Sea floor mineralization- ores form from sea volcanoes that discharge sulfide deposits reconstruction of paleoclimates- history of past ocean climates. Sailors uses system of coordinates bc earth is an oblate sphere. Circumference at equator is 40075 km (max radius)