Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Courses
lower-Division
87. Freshman Seminar (1) The Freshman
Seminar Program is designed to provide new students with the opportunity
to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small setting.
Topics vary from quarter to quarter. Enrollment is limited to 1520
students, with preference given to entering freshmen. (P/NP grades only.)
SIO Staff (F,W,S)
upper-Division
198. Directed Group Study (2-4) Directed
group study on a topic or in a field not included in the regular department
curricula, by special arrangement with a faculty member. (P/NP grades
only.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Staff (F,W,S)
199. Special Studies (2 or 4) Independent
reading or research on a problem by special arrangement with a faculty
member. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Graduate
200A. Computational Ocean Acoustics and Signal Processing I (4) Overview
of ocean acoustics. Acoustics Wave Equation with some analytic solution
techniques. Ray Methods. Introduction to Spectral and Normal Modes methods.
Introduction to beamforming including matched field processing. Computer
programs will be constructed on all subjects covered. Prerequisites:
basic physics and familiarity with differential equations and some linear
algebra. Kuperman (F)
200B. Computational Ocean Acoustics and Signal Processing II (4) Continuation
of SIO 200A. Range dependent propagation models including adiabatic
and coupled mode models and parabolic equations. More advanced topics
in matched field processing. Prerequisite: SIO 200A. Kuperman
(W)
200C. Computational Ocean Acoustics and Signal Processing III (4) Continuation
of SIO 200B. Modeling interference such as ambient noise. Time domain
methods. Matched field tomography, nonlinear optimization methods, and
geophysical inversion. Prerequisite: SIO 200B. Kuperman (S)
201. Geological Record of Climate Change (4) Introduction
to geological archives; the tools for paleoclimate reconstruction and
a sampling of important issues from the geological record, including
the development of greenhouse and icehouse worlds,
the origin and evolution of glacial cycles, and the origin of millennial
scale climate variability. Prerequisite: chemistry and physics
required for graduate admission to SIO, ERTH 101 or equivalent, or consent
of instructor. Charles (W)
202 A-B. Fundamentals of Wave Physics (4-4) This
two-quarter sequence is designed to introduce a broad background of
students to basic principles of wave physics, including generation,
propagation, dispersion, refraction, diffraction, reflection, waveguides,
etc. A variety of wave motions of environmental relevance, including
acoustic, ocean surface and internal (SIO 202A), optical and seismic
(SIO 202B) are used to illustrate these principles. In-class experiments,
data collection, and analysis exercises are incorporated. Prerequisites:
calculus and partial differential equations. Buckingham, Kuperman,
Stramski, Melville, Hildebrand, Dorman (W)
203A-B-C. Methods of Applied Analysis (4-4-4) Methods
of analysis with emphasis on physical applications, including: complex
analysis, Fourier methods, Sturm-Liousville theory, boundary value problems
and Greens function techniques, Frobenius method, special
functions, steepest descents, multiple scales, WKB methods, asymptotic
expansions, variational methods, Wiener-Hopf techniques, Galerkin methods.
Prerequisites: Math. 110 and 120A, or consent of instructors. Cessi,
Ierley, Young (F,W,S)
204A. Advanced Acoustics I (4) Boundary
value problems in vibrating systems, wave propagation in strings, bars,
and plates. Fundamentals of acoustical transducers. Prerequisite:
concurrent registration in ECE 145AL recommended. Hildebrand (F)
204B. Advanced Acoustics II (4) Theory
of radiation, transmission and scattering of sound with special application
to ocean acoustics. Prerequisites: concurrent registration in ECE
145BL recommended; SIO 204A or consent of instructor. Buckingham
(W)
204C. Advanced Acoustics III (4) Signal
processing in underwater acoustics. Theory and hardwave embodiments.
Prerequisites: concurrent registration in ECE 145CL recommended;
SIO 204B or consent of instructor. Buckingham (S)
205. Applied Nonparametric Statistics (4) Methods
of nonparametric statistical analysis. sampling, and experimental design
with emphasis on those procedures particularly useful in field studies.
Designed to supplement an introductory parametric statistics course.
Offered in alternate years. Prerequisites: elementary statistics
or consent of instructor. Venrick (S)
207A. Digital Signal Processing I (4) Sampling:
A/D and D/A conversion, discrete linear system theory, z-transforms;
digital filters, recursive and nonrecursive designs, quantization effects;
fast Fourier transforms, windowing, high speed correlation and convoluting;
discrete random signals; finite word length effects. Prerequisite:
ECE 109, 153, or consent of instructor.(S/U grades permitted.) Hodgkiss
(F)
207B. Digital Signal Processing II (4) Power
spectrum estimation; homomorphic signal processing; applications to:
speech, radar/sonar, picture, biomedical, and geophysical data processing.
Prerequisite: SIO 207A or consent of instructor. (S/U grades
permitted.) Hodgkiss (W)
207C. Digital Signal Processing III (4) Single
and multichannel data processing in a time varying environment; adaptive
filters; high resolution spectral estimation; linear prediction; adaptive
beamforming. Prerequisite: SIO 207A-B or consent of instructor.
(S/U grades permitted.) Hodgkiss (S)
207D. Array Processing (4) The coherent
processing of data collected from sensors distributed in space for signal
enhancement and noise rejection or wavefield directionality estimation.
Conventional and adaptive beamforming. Sparse array design techniques.
Applications to ocean acoustics and marine geophysics. Prerequisite:
SIO 207A or equivalent. (S/U grades permitted.) Hodgkiss, Dorman
(F)
208. Seminar in Applied Ocean Sciences (1) Topics
in applied ocean sciences. One hour seminar. (S/U grades only). Staff
(F,W,S)
209. Special Topics (1-4) Within the
next few years, lectures on various special subjects will be offered
by members of the staff. The emphasis will be on topics that reveal
the interdependence of the biological, chemical, geological, and physical
processes operating in the oceans. (S/U grades permitted.) Staff (F,W,S)
210. Physical Oceanography (4) Physical
description of the sea; physical properties of seawater, methods and
measurements, boundary processes, regional oceanography. Prerequisites:
the mathematics and physics required for admission to the graduate curriculum
in the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (see text), or consent of
instructor. Hendershott, Talley (F)
211A-B. Ocean Waves (4-4) Propagation
and dynamics of waves in the ocean including the effects of stratification,
rotation, topography, wind, and nonlinearity. Prerequisites: for
SIO 211B, SIO 211A and SIO 214A, or consent of instructor. Guza,
Hendershott, Melville, Salmon, (W,S)
212A-B. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (4-4) The
equations of motion for rotating stratified flow and their application
to the atmospheric and oceanic dynamics; Ekman layer dynamics, potential
vorticity dynamics, the quasigeostrophic approximation, theories of
the wind-driven oceanic circulation, theories of the atmospheric Hadley
circulation, geostrophic adjustment, and baroclinic instability. Prerequisite:
SIO 214A or consent of instructor. Cessi, Young (W,S)
213. Ocean Turbulence and Mixing (4) Mixing
mechanisms, their identification, description, and modeling. Introduction
to turbulence, semi-empirical theories, importance of coherent structures,
effects of stratification and rotation on turbulent structure, entrainment
and mixing. Cross-listed with MAE 214B. (S/U grades permitted.) Armi
(S)
214A. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (4) A
survey of classical problems in fluid mechanics and approximate techniques
of analysis. Topics include conservation equations, straight laminar
flows, low and high Reynolds number laminar flow, stability of laminar
flows, turbulent flow. Prerequisite: partial differential equations.
Winant, Melville, Young, Armi (F,W)
214B. Environmental Fluid Dynamics (4) Single-layer
flows with a free surface, two-layer flows including exchange flows
in harbors, estuaries, seas, and buildings. Continuously stratified
flows with meteorological and oceanographic applications. Topographic
effects, plumes, jets, and thermals. Cross-listed with MAE 224. Prerequisite:
introductory graduate level course in fluid mechanics. (S/U grades
permitted.) Armi (F)
215. Introduction to Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (4) Introduces
elementary concepts in electromagnetism and quantum mechanics to explain
scattering, absorption and emission by gases, aerosols, and clouds.
Elegant analytical solutions to the transfer equation will be employed
in conjunction with satellite and laboratory measurements to consider
phenomena such as the CO2 greenhouse effect, albedo effect of clouds,
color of the skies, and atmospheric radiative cooling. Prerequisites:
undergraduate courses in physics and differential calculus. Ramanathan
(S)
216. Introduction to the Physics of Complex Systems (4) Emergent
complex behavior in nonlinear, dissipative, open dynamical systems will
be investigated by studying fundamental properties and their manifestation
in examples drawn from the physical and biological sciences. Topics
to include fractals, chaos, self-organization, artificial life, and
neural networks. Prerequisites: basic solid and fluid mechanics,
mathematics through PDEs, and computer programming skills. (S/U
grades permitted.) Werner (W)
217A. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences I (4) Thermodynamics
and statics of dry and moist air, atmospheric composition, Earth radiation
budget, vertical structure of the atmosphere, global energy balance,
thermodynamic feedbacks in the climate system. Prerequisites: undergraduate
general physics and mathematics through differential equations. (S/U
grades permitted.) Somerville (F)
217B. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences II (4) Structure
of midlatitude synoptic systems; equations of motion, scale analysis,
elementary applications and wave solutions; baroclinic instability theory;
atmospheric general circulation and energetics; tropical dynamics; relationships
between atmospheric dynamics, CO2 clouds, precipitation, and other weather
and climate phenomena. Prerequisite: SIO 217A. J. Norris (W)
217C. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences III (4) Physical
and dynamical processes that determine climate and climate change; role
of aerosols; water vapor; CO2 and other greenhouse gases; cloud-radiative
interactions; atmospheric general circulation; role of convection; tropical
climate including El Niño. Prerequisites: SIO 217A and 217B
or equivalent background. Ramanathan (S)
219. Special Topics in Physical Oceanography (1-4) Example
topics are case histories and methods in physical oceanography, theories
of the ocean circulation, numerical methods in large-scale ocean and
atmospheric models, and natural electromagnetic phenomena in the earth
and the oceans. (S/U grades permitted.) Staff (F,W,S)
220. Observations of Large-Scale Ocean Circulation (4) General
circulation of the oceans; tropical, subtropical, and high-latitude
current systems of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans and marginal
seas; ocean heat flux and thermohaline circulations; observational basis
of large-scale dynamics. Prerequisite: SIO 210. (S/U grades permitted.)
Roemmich (S)
221A. Analysis of Physical Oceanographic Data (A) (4) Fundamental
elements of analysis of geophysical and oceanographic time series, including
sampling problems, least squares techniques, spectral analysis, interpretation
of series, design of experiments. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Guza, Pinkel (F)
221B. Analysis of Physical Oceanographic Data (B) (4) Techniques
for analysis of physical oceanographic data involving many simultaneous
processes including probability densities, sampling errors, spectral
analysis, empirical orthogonal functions, correlation, linear estimation,
objective mapping. Prerequisite: SIO 221A or consent of instructor.
(S/U grades permitted.) Davis, Rudnick (W)
222. Underwater Bioacoustics (4) Introductory
course to familiarize a broad spectrum of participants to underwater
sound and its relationship to underwater animals. Basic physics of sound
propagation. use of sound to study underwater animals and, the sounds
made by the animals themselves for echolocation and communication will
be covered. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grades
permitted Jaffe (W)
223. Geophysical Data Analysis (4) Design
of geophysical experiments and analysis of geophysical measurements,
interpretation of geophysical time series; sampling, least squares,
spectrum analysis. Staff (W)
224. Internal Constitution of the Earth (4) An
examination of current knowledge about the composition and state of
the earths interior revealed by geophysical observations. Seismic
velocity and mass density distributions; equations of state; phase changes;
energy balance and temperatures; constraints on composition from extraterrestrial
samples and exposed rocks; spherical and aspherical variations of properties.
Prerequisites: calculus and differential equations, basic chemistry
and physics, or consent of instructor. Staff (S)
225. Physics of Earth Materials (4) Mathematics
and physics of continuous media, focusing on geophysical problems. Topics
include deformation, stress, conservation laws, elasticity, attenuation,
viscoelasticity, fracture mechanics, and porous media. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. Staff (F)
226. Introduction to Marine Geophysics (4) Methods
of exploration geophysics with emphasis on those useful at sea. Magnetic
and gravitational potential field methods, multi-beam echo sounding
reflection and refraction seismology will be covered. Recent papers
from the literature will also be read and discussed. Prerequisites:
differential equations; at least one geology course. (S/U grades
permitted.) Dorman, Hildebrand (W)
227A. Introduction to Seismology (4) Introduction
to seismometers and seismograms; stress and strain; potentials and the
wave equation; geometrical ray theory and travel times in layered media;
representation of seismic sources; WKBJ and synthetic seismograms; seismic
hazards and other applications of seismology. Prerequisite: consent
of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.) Staff (F)
227B. Advanced Seismology I (4) Introduction
to low-frequency digital data; continuum mechanics and the equations
of motion; free oscillation solutions; construction of Earth models;
excitation of free-oscillations and source mechanism retrieval; array
processing of long-period data; modelling aspherical structure; surface
waves. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
Staff (W)
227C. Advanced Seismology II (4) High-frequency
wave propagation; methods for computing synthetic seismograms including
WKBJ, reflectivity and finite differences; body-wave spectra; attenuation
of body waves; source physics; reflection and refraction seismology;
seismic tomography. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U
grades permitted.) Staff (S)
229. Gravity and Geomagnetism (4) Introduction
to potential theory, with applications to gravity and geomagnetism.
Topics include the geoid, spherical harmonics, Laplaces equation,
the Dirichlet problem on a sphere, and Fourier methods. Gravity anomalies
and geomagnetic field modeling and sources are discussed; also paleomagnetic
observations. Prerequisites: advanced calculus, differential equations,
complex variables, and familiarity with Maxwells equations, or
consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.) C. Constable, Parker
(F)
230. Introduction to Inverse Theory (4) Solution
of linear and nonlinear inverse problems in geophysics by optimization
techniques such as norm minimization and linear programming. Construction
of models by regularization; inference by bounding functionals. Illustrations
from gravity, geomagnetism, and seismology. Prerequisite: consent
of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.) Parker (W)
232. Environmental Geophysics (4) A field-based
course on the geophysical techniques employed in modern environmental
surveys for ground water studies, contaminant and hazard assessment,
soil and foundation evaluation, and archaeology. Includes shallow seismic,
electrical, and ground penetrating radar methods. Seminars describing
equipment and procedures will be followed by field trips, and the resulting
data reduced and interpreted under supervision. Prerequisite: consent
of instructor. S. Constable, Harding (S)
234. Geodynamics (4) A general course
on the dynamics and kinematics of the solid earth based on the text
of Turcotte and Schubert. Topics include plate tectonics, heat flow,
lithospheric cooling, flexure, viscous flow, global gravity, crustal
structure, and other related topics. Prerequisite: familiarity with
partial differential equations and Fourier transforms. (S/U grades
permitted.) Sandwell (W)
235. Geodesy (4) An introduction to the
science and technology of determining the Earths shape and gravity
field with emphasis on applying this knowledge to geophysical problems.
We will discuss both terrestrial measurement methods and the newer space-geodetic
techniques. Additional topics include geometric and gravimetric geodesy,
geodetic astronomy, and adjustment procedures, with special attention
to the determination of crustal deformation. Prerequisite: consent
of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.) Agnew, Bock (W)
236. Satellite Remote Sensing (4) A general
course on physical principles of remote sensing based on the text by
Rees. Topics include: orbit geometries and platforms; propagation, reflection,
and emission of electromagnetic waves; electro- optical systems; passive
microwave systems, ranging systems; and scattering techniques such as
SAR. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
Sandwell (F)
237A. Introduction to Ocean Optics (4) Overview
of ocean optics. Concepts in radiometry. Inherent and apparent optical
properties. Radiative transfer equation. Light absorption and scattering
by seawater constituents. Optics of air-water interface. Light fields
within and leaving the ocean. Optics of marine particles. Measurement
methods and instrumentation. Prerequisites: basic physics and differential
calculus, or consent of instructor. Stramski (F)
237B. Ocean Color Remote Sensing (4) Overview
of ocean color satellite missions. Concepts in radiometry. Inherent
and apparent optical properties. Radiative transfer equation. Solar
radiation and elements of atmospheric optics. Propagation of light across
the sea surface and within the ocean. Light absorption and scattering
by seawater. Water-leaving radiance and remote-sensing reflectance.
Ocean color algorithms and applications. Prerequisites: basic physics
and differential calculus, or consent of instructor. (S/U grades
permitted.) Stramski (F)
237C. Optical-Biological Interactions in the Ocean (4) A
discussion class with emphasis on the interaction of light with marine
plankton. Topics will include light absorption, fluorescence, and scattering
by phytoplankton and effects of growth conditions on phytoplankton optical
properties. Classic and contemporary papers dealing with these topics
will be discussed. Prerequisites: basic physics and biology, or consent
of instructor. (S/U grades only.) Stramski (F)
239. Special Topics in Geophysics (1-4) Special
course offerings by staff and visiting scientists. Example topics are
seismic source theory, geophysical prospecting methods, dislocation
theory and seismic mechanisms, tectonic interpretation of geodetic data,
and dynamo theory. (S/U grades permitted.) Staff (F,W,S)
240. Marine Geology (4) Introduction
to the geomorphology, sedimentation, stratigraphy, vulcanism, structural
geology, tectonics, and geological history of the oceans. Prerequisites:
the physics and chemistry required for admission to the graduate curriculum
in SIO, and ES 101 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Staff
(W)
241. Seminar in Hydrogeology and Tectonics (2) Introduction
to the role that fluids play in the physical development of active tectonic
systems. Discussions will focus on the nature of the processes controlling
fluid flow through the Earths crust and the dynamic interaction
of fluid migration and faulting. Prerequisite: ES 101 or equivalent.
(S/U grades permitted.) Brown (S)
243. Marine Paleoecology (4) Paleoecology
of marine plankton, nekton, and benthos. Patterns and changes in marine
communities and ecosystems over geological time in relation to changes
in the physical, chemical, and geological environment and biotic interactions.
The preservation filter and inference of ecological processes from fossils
and biogeochemical proxies. Biotic interchanges, incumbency, escalation
and trends, mass extinctions, and recovery. Lectures, seminar discussion,
laboratory, and field trips. Prerequisites: bachelors degree
in science or consent of instructor; open to undergraduates with completion
of ERTH 104 and either BIEB 130 or BIEB 140, or equivalent. Jackson,
Staff (W)
244. Shape and Structure of the Ocean Floor (4) Description
and explanation of the structural geomorphology of oceanic crust, and
of the tectonic and volcanic processes responsible for it. Description
and interpretation of deep-sea sedimentary landforms (e.g., deep-sea
fans, drifts, bedforms) and of the bottom currents that shape them.
Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: any previous graduate/undergraduate
earth science or geology course. Lonsdale (S)
245. Seminar in Marine Sediment Geochemistry (2) Chemical
paleoceanography will be the focus, emphasis, on seawater and/or sediment
chemical and isotopic records; discussions will concentrate on some
of the following istopic systems: Li, B, C, O, S, Sr, and Nd, and on
select chemical tracers such as Cd and Ir; on the marine phases that
most reliably record seawater chemical and isotope compositions; and
on diagenetic problems, how to identify and deal with them. Prerequisite:
SIO 260 and consent of instructor. (Offered in alternate years.)
(S/U grades permitted.) Kastner (S)
246. Global Tectonics and Basin Formation (4) Plate
tectonics of the crust and upper mantle, examining a variety of environments
from ridge crests to continental margins, including plate interiors,
with an emphasis on basin formation in these tectonic settings. Prerequisite:
graduate standing. Cande, Driscoll (F)
247. Rock Magnetism and Paleomagnetism (4) Rock
magnetism and acquisition of magnetic remanence in geological materials
as well as laboratory procedures and data analysis (isolating remanence
components and statistical approaches). The paleomagnetic literature
will be used to illustrate applications in geological and geophysical
problems. Prerequisites: one year each of college-level physics and
geology; mathematics through calculus. (S/U grades permitted.) Tauxe
(W)
249. Special Topics in Marine Geology (1-4) Special
course offerings by staff and visiting scientists. (S/U grades permitted.)
Staff (F,W,S)
252. Isotope Geochemistry (4) Radioactive
and stable isotope studies in geology and geochemistry, including geochronology,
isotopes as tracers of magmatic processes, cosmic ray produced isotopes
as tracers in the crust and weathering cycle, isotopic evolution of
the crust and mantle. Offered in alternate years. Conjoined with ES
144. Prerequisite: SIO entrance requirements or consent of instructor.
(S/U grades permitted.) Macdougall, Lal (S)
256A. Introduction to Field Geology (4) Mapping
and interpretation of geologic units and structures in the field. Field
observations at the surface are related to theory and extrapolated to
three dimensions. Field work is done on weekends in local areas; field
data are discussed and evaluated through applicable geologic principles
in the laboratory. Conjoined with ERTH 162A. Prerequisites: consent
of instructor; to be taken concurrently with SIO 256L. Brown, Castillo
(W)
256L. Structural Analysis for Field Geology (4) Principles
of stratigraphy and structural geology applicable to field geologic
studies. Discussion and laboratory exercises. Conjoined with ERTH 162L.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor; to be taken concurrently with
SIO 256A. Brown, Castillo (W)
257. Seminar in Petrology (4) Discussion
of current research in petrology and mineralogy. (S/U grades permitted.)
Hawkins (W)
259. Atmospheric Geochemistry (4) Topics
in this introductory course include: structure and composition of the
atmosphere; chemistry and isotopes of natural and man-made carbon-,
nitrogen-, and sulfur-bearing trace gases; ozone and hydroxyl radical;
halogenated gases; air-sea exchange; aerosols; climatic effects. (S/U
grades permitted.) Wahlen, Weiss (W)
260. Marine Chemistry (4) Chemical description
of the sea; the distribution of chemical species in the world oceans,
and their relationships to physical, biological, and geological processes.
Aluwihare, Barbeau, R. Keeling (W)
261. Energetics and Kinetics in Marine Systems (4) This
course teaches the physical chemical principles that control chemistry
in marine systems. After a basic introduction to thermodynamics and
its application to an understanding of the marine environment, the emphasis
will be on the study of a variety of kinetic processes. Prerequisites:
undergraduate chemistry equivalent to UCSD Chemistry 6 sequence, SIO
260. Dickson (S)
262. Seminar in Marine Natural Products (1) Students
will give seminars on current research topics in marine natural products
chemistry. Prerequisite: consent of instructors. (S/U grades
only.) Fenical (F,W,S)
263. Aqueous Chemistry (4) This course
emphasizes the chemical principles that control basic aqueous chemistry
in marine systems. The focus will be to show that the geochemistry of
the various elements in sea water and biological systems can be understood
as a consequence of basic general chemical concepts such as electron
structure, chemical bonding, and group and periodic properties. Prerequisite:
undergraduate chemistry equivalent to UCSD Chemistry 6 sequence.
Dickson (F)
265. Chemical Ecology of Marine Organisms (4) An
outline of the organic chemicals from marine organisms with special
reference to their function in the marine environment. The differences
between terrestrial and marine natural products will be stressed. Prerequisite:
basic organic chemistry. Fenical (W)
268. Seminar in Geochemistry and Marine Chemistry (1) Student
seminars on topics related to geochemistry and the chemistry of the
marine environment. (S/U grades only.) Dickson (W)
269. Special Topics in Marine Chemistry (1-4) Special
course offerings by staff and visiting scientists. (S/U grades permitted.)
Staff (F,W,S)
270. Pelagic Ecology (4) An analysis
of the concepts and theories used to explain the biological events observed
in the water column. Alternate years. Prerequisites: SIO 210, 280,
or consent of instructor. Checkley, Ohman (S)
270A. Fisheries Oceanography (4) Aspects
of marine ecology relevant to the reproduction, survival, and distribution
of commercially important marine species. Alternate years only. Prerequisites:
SIO 210 and 280, or consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.) Checkley
(S)
271. Marine Zooplankton (4) Lectures
and laboratories treating the morphological, behavioral, and life history
variations of the principal phyla of planktonic invertebrates and heterotrophic
protists. Constraints of life at low Reynolds numbers; principles of
allometry; growth processes of heterotrophic organisms. Prerequisite:
SIO 280 or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.) Ohman
(S)
272. Biogeography (3) A lecture course
concerning the origin, development, and perpetuation of distributional
patterns with emphasis on benthic marine organisms. Newman (W)
273A. Professional Ethics in Science (2) A
seminar on the historical and contemporary ethics and ethos of scientific
research, based on published documents. Given in alternate years. Dayton
(S)
273B. Science and Marine Environmental Policy (2) Lectures
by the instructor, visiting lecturers, and class discussions focusing
on how scientists can help policy makers transform scientific understanding
into policy. Topics will emphasize conservation, fisheries management,
and pollution issues. Given in alternate years. Dayton (S)
274. Marine Arthropods (5) Lectures and
laboratories on the natural history, morphology, taxonomy and phylogeny
of arthropods with emphasis on marine forms. Alternate years. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. Hessler, Newman (W)
275A. Benthic Ecology (4) Evolution and
maintenance of benthic communities from the terrestrial margins to the
deep sea. Special emphasis will be placed on physical and biological
scaling and processes determining patterns of distribution and abundance;
interrelationships between community structure and population phenomena,
including trophic relationships, reproductive and recruitment patterns,
succession, and life history biology. Offered in alternate years with
SIO 275B. Prerequisite: consent of instructor; open to undergraduates.
(S/U grades permitted.) Levin, Dayton, Sala (S)
275B. Natural History of Coastal Habitats (4) Two
three-hour laboratories per week, three four-six day field trips to
sites from Mexico to Monterey Bay. Several one-day field trips to local
habitats including lagoons, sand and rock intertidal habitats, areas
of marine fossils, and areas with migrating birds. Format of course
variable depending on student interests. Alternate years with 275A.
Prerequisites: open to undergraduates with consent of instructor
and completion of BIEB 130, Introductory Marine Ecology. (S/U grades
permitted.) Dayton (W)
276. Quantitative Theory of Populations and Communities (4) An
introduction to the quantitative tools and conceptual issues underlying
the study of the dynamics and structure of ecological systems. Prerequisite:
calculus (three quarters) or consent of instructor. (S/U grades
permitted.) Sugihara, Deriso (F)
277. Deep-Sea Biology (4) The ecology,
zoogeography, taxonomy, and evolution of deep-sea organisms, with emphasis
on the benthos. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: consent of
instructor. (S/U grades only.) Levin, K. Smith j (W)
278. Seminar in Ocean Biosciences (2) Presentations
of reports, review of literature, and discussion of current research
in the marine biological and oceanographic sciences. (S/U grades permitted.)
Staff (F,W,S)
279. Special Topics in Biological Oceanography (1-4) (S/U
grades permitted.) Staff (F,W,S)
280. Biological Oceanography (4) The
biology and ecology of marine plankton, nekton, and benthos. Emphasis
will be on processes regulating species, community, and ecosystem patterns
and changes, including productivity, trophic relationships and species
interactions with the physical, chemical, and geological environment.
One or more field trips. Prerequisite: bachelors degree in
science or consent of instructor. Franks or Checkley, Levin (F)
281. Environmental Physiology and Biochemistry of Marine Organisms
(4) Biochemical mechanisms of adaptation
of organisms to the marine environment. Special emphasis is on the effects
of pressure, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and light on the physiology
and biochemistry. Conjoined with BIBC 130. Prerequisites: adequate
training in biochemistry and biology and consent of instructor.
Felbeck (W)
282. Phytoplankton Diversity (4) Molecular,
biochemical, ecological, and evolutionary perspectives on the diversity
of eukaryotic and prokaryotic phytoplankton. Prerequisite: consent
of instructor. Palenik (W)
283. Marine Biodiversity (4) The origins,
maintenance, collapse and restoration of diversity in the sea, discussed
from both ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted). Knowlton (S)
284. Invertebrate Zoology (5) Invertebrate
zoology covering all of the major and minor phyla: phylogeny, anatomy,
physiology and natural history. Lecture and laboratory demonstrations.
Prerequisite: consent of instructors; no audits. Holland, Hessler
(W)
285. Physical-Biological Interactions (4) Physical
and biological processes affecting growth and patchiness of plankton.
Concepts and equations from physical oceanography will be presented
and explored in a biological context. Ideas will be treated both theoretically
and with examples from the literature. Prerequisites: introductory
calculus and SIO 210, or consent of instructor. Franks (S)
287A. Marine Microbial Ecology (4) Recent
developments in the study of marine bacteria. Emphasis will be on biochemical
and physiological adaptations of marine bacteria to the ocean environment.
Bacterial metabolism, growth, and death will also be discussed in the
context of trophic interactions and flows of material and energy in
marine ecosystems. Molecular biology techniques used in the study of
bacterial ecology will also be discussed. Prerequisite: consent of
instructor. (S/U grades permitted.) Azam (F)
287B. Microbial Physiology (4) Prokaryotic
microbial physiology will be discussed primarily from a biochemical
standpoint with emphasis on mechanism. Topics will vary from year to
year but will include the following themes: Central Metabolism. Bioenergetics,
Biosynthesis, Regulation, Differentiation. Prokaryotic Structure-Function
Relationships, Prerequi-sites: BiBC100 or BIBC 102 or equivalent. Haygood,
Saier (S).
288. Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (4) This
course emphasizes advanced techniques and theory in environmental microbiology.
Students will perform experiments concerning (a) enrichment of diverse
microbes (b) microbial enumeration and identification (c) metabolic
and physiochemical adaptations, and (d) biotechnology, along with an
independent project. Prerequisite: consent of instructors. Bartlett,
Brahamsha, Haygood, Tebo (S)
289. Introduction to Quantitative Marine Ecology and Evolution (4) An
introduction to basic questions and problems in quantitative ecology
with emphasis on marine organisms: spatial and temporal patterns, population
dynamics and the behavior of higher order systems, multispecies populations
and communities, and population genetics and life histories. Prerequisites:
some undergraduate mathematics and ecology will be assumed; or consent
of instructor. Burton, Jackson, Sala, Sugihara
290. Marine Biology (4) An introduction
to the field of marine biology, especially to the diversity of marine
organisms at all taxonomic levels and their adaptations to the marine
environment. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Palenik and Staff
(W)
291. Biology Graduate Research Presentations (1) Graduate
students in the biological sciences present their research in a seminar
or poster format. Class participants and instructors provide written
feedback on the presentations. Required of third-year and beyond marine
biology curricular group students during spring quarter. Open to all
SIO graduate students. (S/U grades only.) Tebo, Haygood, Latz (S)
292. Scientific Communication (2) Forms
of scientific communication, practical exercise in scientific writing
and short oral communication and in criticism and editing; preparation
of illustrations, preparation of proposals; scientific societies and
the history of scientific communication. Examples from any field of
science, most commonly biology, marine biology, ecology, and neuroscience.
Prerequisite: graduate status in science. (S/U grades only.)
Yayanos, Staff (S)
294. Biology of Fishes (5) The comparative
evolution, morphology, physiology, and ecology of fishes. Special emphasis
on local and deep-sea and pelagic forms in laboratory. Prerequisite:
graduate standing or consent of instructor. Hastings (S)
296. Special Topics in Marine Biology (1-5) Example
topics are reproduction in marine animals, adaptation to marine environments,
larval biology, marine fisheries, macromolecular evolution, physical
chemical topics in physiology, philosophy of science. (S/U grades permitted.)
Staff (F,W,S)
297. Marine Biology Seminar (1) Lectures
given by visiting scientists and resident staff and students. (S/U grades
only.) Staff (F,W,S)
298. Special Studies in Marine Sciences (1-4) Reading
and laboratory study of special topics under the direction of a faculty
member. Exact subject matter to be arranged in individual cases. Prerequisite:
graduate standing. (S/U grades permitted.) Staff (F,W,S)
299. Research (1-12) (S/U grades permitted.)
Staff (F,W,S)
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