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Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Course Info
Corpus Christi, Texas
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ESCI 4360
Physical Oceanography
(3:0) Physical description of the sea, physical properties of seawater and sea ice, methods and measurements, wind-driven ocean circulation, thermohaline ocean circulation, boundary processes, waves, tides and mixing. Seasonal and interannual variability such as El Nio/Southern Oscillation phenomena. Implications for marine biology, marine geology, human impacts, other topics
Units: 3.0
Prerequisites:
PHYS 2425 - University Physics I
or
PHYS 1401 - General Physics I