Corequisite: Meto610 or equivalent.  Physical oceanography is the study of the fluid dynamics and physics of the world ocean.  This course presents a broad introduction to physical oceanography covering the observed ocean and forces governing the general circulation.   Topics include: ocean observations, water masses, sources of deep water, coastal and estuarine processes, mass, heat, and salt transport, and geochemical tracers.  The dynamics of western boundary currents, processes maintaining the main thermocline.  Surface waves and tides.  Ocean climate and the ocean's role in the global carbon budget.

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