EES 170 - BLUE PLANET: INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

Survey of oceanography, including the geologic evolution of the ocean floor; composition and dynamics of ocean water; interaction of lithosphere with hydrosphere; ocean-atmosphere interaction and oceanic controls on climate dynamics; marine life and ecosystems; impact of human activity on marine ecosystems.

Meets UK Core: Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Approved for Distance Learning.