OCEAN OBSERVING (CZMT-0686; CRN:41081)
The President's Commission on Ocean Policy has recommended the immediate implementation of the Integrated and Sustained Ocean
Observing System (IOOS) for the Unites States. It is envisioned that IOOS will be akin to the National Weather Service and will
be designed to provide real-time oceanographic data, services, and products (http://www.ocean.us).
The Ocean Observing course sets the stage for this new program. It is intended to give students a broad view to how the
physical and biological factors are governing the distribution of the marine life and how the ocean influences climate
variability. Human activities impact the orderly functioning of the ocean (and other components of the Earth system) by
altering cycling rates and disturbing the equilibrium of biochemical cycles. Students will learn how society is attempting to
minimize these impacts, remediate past damage, and avoid future problems. Answers to these and other questions require
observational data on the ocean's properties and processes.
Instructor:
Dr. Carmen Acero-Schertzer
Adjunct Professor
Email: "Ocean Observing" <de-oceanobs_1 barney mail fred ocean fred nova fred edu>