COURSE MATERIALS:

Papers to read and reports to write will be assigned during the semester. These will cover  physical oceanographic topics concerning local coastal regions.

General References:

• Aagaard, K., D. Darby, K. Falkner, G. Flato, J. Grebmeier, C. Measures, and J. Walsh, 1999. Marine Science in the Arctic: A Strategy. Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS). Fairbanks, AK. 84 pp. This workshop report summarizes important aspects of Arctic oceanographic research.  A PDF version is available at http://www.arcus.org/Marine_Science/plan.html . Chapter 1, on "The Arctic in Global Climate" is a useful initial reference.
• Rintoul, S. R., J. Church, E. Fahrbach, M Garcia, A. Gordon, B. King, R Morrow, A. Orsi, K. Speer (2001). Monitoring and Understanding Southern Ocean Variability and its impact on Climate: A Strategy for Sustained Observations. In:  Observing the Ocean for Climate in the 21'st  Century , C. Koblinsky and N. Smith (Eds.), Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia. A PDF version is available at http://www.ocean.fsu.edu/~www/Facultyhome/speer.html .

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
 
 This course is a hands-on laboratory class to learn about the physical oceanography of the coastal
zone around Appalachicola Bay and other areas within reach of the FSU Marine Lab research boats. Peter Lazarevich will be
co-teaching this class. We expect students to carry out bibliographic and other research to find and discuss the major issues and to
determine the feasibility of investigating them with available resources. These resources will be outlined early in the semester.
Then, proposals will be written to address a selected question or problem and time will be allotted to sample the coastal waters from
a small research boat. Findings will be written up in a final report.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

In this course, you will gain an appreciation for current research topics of local oceanographic interest and the procedure for carrying out
field work.  

GRADING/EVALUATION:

Grading will be based on participation in each of the parts of the class:

1) Literature search: a writtin reference list and summary of key papers.

2) Project definition: a written proposal.

3) Field work

4) Final report. A written summary of project, field work and results.

ASSIGNMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reading assignments will be given 1 week in advance for each topic.

COURSE CONTENT AND OUTLINE:

Week 1 (08/28): Organizational meeting.

Week 2 (09/04): Arctic: Ice cover of the Arctic Ocean.

• Johannessen, O. M., E. Shalina, and M. W. Miles (1999) Satellite evidence for an Arctic sea ice cover in transformation, Science, 286, pp. 1937-1939.
• Rothrock, D. A., Y. Yu and G.A. Maykut (1999) Thinning of the Arctic sea-ice cover, Geophysical Resesearch Letteres , 26(23), pp. 3469-3472.
  
• Vinnikov, K.Y., A. Robock, R.J. Stouffer, J.E. Walsh, C.L. Parkinson, D.J. Cavalieri, J.F.B. Mitchell, D. Garrett and V.F. Zakharov (1999) Global warming and northern hemisphere sea ice extent, Science, 286, pp. 1934-1937.

Week 3 (09/11): Arctic: The Arctic Ocean and climate.

Week 4 (09/18): Arctic: Climate continued.

Week 5 (09/25): Arctic: Large scale circulation and hydrography.

Week 6 (10/02): No Class.

Week 7 (10/09): Arctic: Deep convection in the Greenland-Icelandic-Noregian (GIN) Seas .

Week 8 (10/16): Arctic: Tides, internal waves, and mixing

Week 9 (10/23): Antarctic:  Southern Ocean Climatology 

Week 10 (10/30):  Antarctic: Sea ice and polynas

Week 11 (11/06): Antarctic: The ACC

Week 12 (11/13): Antarctic: ACC continued

Week 13 (11/20): Antarctic: The Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea

Week 14 (11/27): Antarctic: Meridional Overturning and the Deacon Cell

Week 15 (12/04): Antarctic: Paleostudies

ACADEMIC HONOR CODE:

Students are expected to uphold the Academic Honor Code published in The Florida State University Bulletin and the Student Handbook. The Academic Honor System of The Florida State University is based on the premise that each student has the responsibility (1) to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity in the student's own work, (2) to refuse to tolerate violations of academic integrity in the university community, and (3) to foster a high sense of integrity and social responsibility on the part of the university community.

Please see the following web site for a complete explanation of the Academic Honor Code. http://www.fsu.edu/Books/Student-Handbook/codes/honor.html

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:

Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should: (1) register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability  Resource Center; (2) bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation and what type. This should be done during the first week of class.

For more information about services available to FSU students with disabilities,
contact the Student Disability Resource Center

Dean of Students Department
08 Kellum Hall
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4400
(850) 644-9566 (voice)
(850) 644-8504 (TDD)
SDRC@admin.fsu.edu
http://www.fsu.edu/~staffair/dean/StudentDisability

SYLLABUS CHANGE POLICY:

This syllabus is a guide for the course and is subject to change with advanced notice.

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