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Oct 29, 2025
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MAR 350 - Introduction to Ocean Physics
This course focuses on a set of fundamental concepts in physical oceanography, which include: heat budget and greenhouse effect, air-sea exchange and stratification, ocean water properties, global observing systems, surface and thermohaline circulation, surface gravity waves, planetary waves and tides, coastal processes, climate change, and ocean technology (e.g., ocean green energy). This course also addresses the importance of the oceans to society as well as the anthropogenic impacts on the oceans. Not for credit in addition to MAR 352 .
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): ENS 119 /PHY 119 or PHY 121 or PHY 125 or PHY 131 or PHY 141 ; MAT 126 or MAT 132 or 142 or AMS 161
SBC: TECH
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