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Courses - Spring 2025
MEES
Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences Department Site
Open Seats as of
11/21/2024 at 07:30 AM
MEES661
Physics of Estuarine and Marine Environments
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed one year of physics coursework; and must have completed one year of calculus coursework. Or permission of instructor.
General introduction to the physical oceanography of estuarine and marine systems. Physical characteristics of seawater, heat and mass transport, major ocean currents, basic dynamical oceanography, surface waves, tides, turbulence, sediment transport, estuarine circulation.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.