GLY-170-401: BLUE PLANET:

INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY

Thermohaline Circulation: This figure shows the circulation pattern for the modern deep ocean.

BLUE PLANET

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

Earth and Environ. Sciences

207 Slone Research Bldg.

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY 40506-0053

Phone: 859-257-2770

Email: hrowe@uky.edu

Office Hours: M 2:30-4:30

Teaching Assistant:

Ashley Williams

112 Slone Research Bldg.

Office Hours:

Email: Williams.Ashley4@uky.edu