GEOOC 103 Exploring the Deep: Geography of the Worlds Oceans

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GEO/OC 103Exploring the DeepGeography of the
Worlds Oceans
Todays Tune from the soundtrack of The Life
Aquatic with Steve Zissou

• Lectures MWF
• 100 - 150 p.m.
• Gilfillan Auditorium
• 4 credits

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Oregon State Oceanography

• One of the best in the nation
• Research productivity
• National/international reputation
• COAS ranked as high as 5th nationally
• Biological, chemical, geological, physical,
  geophysical, marine resource management (MRM),
  atmospheric sciences
• Climate Change Research Institute

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OSU Oceanography cont.

• Hatfield Marine Science Center
• Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
• Consortium on Ocean Leadership
• National Center for Atmospheric Research
• National Academy of Sciences Ocean Studies Board
• National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration or
  NOAA!
• www.coas.oregonstate.edu/marineportal

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Required Books

• Invitation to Oceanography
• (4th edition)
• by Paul Pinet
• Exploring the Deep
• GEO/OC 103 Lab Manual
• Both available in OSU Bookstore

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Labs( labs start NEXT week in Educ 126 )

• Teaching Assistants
• Evan Bing-Sawyer
• Tiffany Gregg
• Wendy Kelly
• Andrew McFadden
• Colleen Weiler
• Check course site or catalog for your lab time!
• Learn your TAs name from schedule, introduce
  yourself at first meeting

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Key Locations

• Gilfillan / Wilk
• COAS Admin
• Education 126
• NO LABS THIS WEEK

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in Lab . . .

• Work with real oceanographic data

Work with a geographic information system (GIS),
a hot technology!
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Lab 9Required Field Trip to Oregon Coast

• Saturday, May 30, 2009

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Bookmark this site!!!

• http//dusk.geo.orst.edu/oceans
• And please read your syllabus !!!

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What Will I Learn?

• NOT very much about whales and fishes!
• Formation of the worlds oceans and ocean basins
• Tsunamis and major earthquakes along the Oregon
  coast
• Volcanic activity in the Cascades and just off
  the Oregon coast
• Currents and ocean circulation

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What Will I Learn?

• Chemistry of sea water and underwater hot springs
• Waves and tides
• El Niño and La Niña
• Biology of the oceans, from one-celled organisms
  to whales
• Protecting the oceans and coasts
• Climate change, global warming and more!

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This class may NOT be for you if you can answer
YES to any of the following

• I dont expect to attend class very often.
• Large, general education classes should not
  require me to study very hard.
• I am a graduating senior, am really tired of
  school, and need one last, easy science
  requirement.
• Science is lame! Im just doing this to satisfy
  a requirement.
• I hate the computer and dont think its worth
  learning how to use. Professors should not
  require students to use a computer.

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This class will be GREAT for you if you can
answer YES to many of the following

• Im really interested in the Earth and am
  willing to apply myself to learn about it.
• Im scared of math, but willing to try.
• I am willing to read the book, attend lectures,
  and go to every lab section, because I know that
  I will learn more if I do.
• Im worried about the future of the environment
  and would like to know how to interpret the
  claims of scientists.
• I appreciate professors who use computer and
  communications technology because it improves the
  class.

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You should certainly take this class if you can
answer YES to any of the following

• Im really worried, concerned, or even angry
  about
• marine pollution
• global warming, hurricanes, tsunamis
• over-fishing of important fish species
• the Earths physical resources being over-used

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A Good Learning Environment

• Class attendance is KEY!
• Class attendance for the ENTIRE class period is
  KEY!
• Please dont hold conversations or walk out in
  the middle of class
• This class is not only about oceanography
• Training for life and work AFTER college
• Atmosphere of mutual respect

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A Special Note to Athletes . . .

• Its from my father, Manning says, he
  instilled a work ethic in me. I think he meant it
  for academics, not football, because he never
  pressured me in that direction. I just translated
  it to football.
• ESPN.com, The Son Also Rises, article by Dave
  Goldberg, Associated Press

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Lecture Format

• notes provided as text and as PPT
• text that appears on slides w/ SOME supplements
• facility with web browser a plus
• curse blessing
• info all there but dont space out
• challenge yourself us w/questions and
  discussion
• Different learning styles

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GEO/OC 103 Da Rules

• Attend class (on time) and stay the entire class
  period.
• Read assignments before they are to be discussed
  in class and come prepared to lecture and to lab.
• Save eating for spaces outside the classroom (and
  clean up).
• Participate. If you dont understand something,
  ask. I can guaranteeabsolutely that if you
  dont understand something, there are a dozen
  other people in the room, at least, that share
  that confusion.
• Be respectful of the other people in the
  room..(no phones, no newspapers, no
  conversations, careful with laptops!)
• Remember that while you paid tuition for this
  class, so did the people around you.
• Its a community.

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GEO/OC 103 Da Rules (cont.)

• In-class work only gets done that day, we dont
  make it up.
• Labs show up, ask questions, complete the work
  if you have a conflict and MUST attend another
  section, let your teaching assistant know. Note
  only 8 of the 9 labs will count.
• Exams We will schedule a make-up only if you
  make prior arrangements with us. An email or
  voicemail saying you cant make it wont do..you
  need an answer from us or need to talk to us
  directly.
• Honesty, ethics, cheating and plagiarism (do, do,
  dont, dont).
• Final exam is already scheduled. Plan for it.
  We will not be able to give the exam early
  (unless you have the three exam conflict
  situation).
• Rules aside.if you struggle, if things are
  wrong, tell one of us or your teaching
  assistants. Well work on solutions.

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Exams Grades
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Exams Grades (cont.)

• Test 1 (W, Apr. 22) 15
• Test 2 (M, May 18) 15
• Final (Thurs, Jun. 11) 30
• 200-400 p.m.
• Labs (inc. field trip) 40

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GEO/OC 103 Grades

• Weighted Percentage
• 95-100 A
• 90-94 A-
• 85-89 B
• 80-84 B
• 75-79 B-
• 70-74 C
• 65-69 C
• and so on

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Mandatory Field Trip to Oregon CoastMay
30thAll Exams take place HEREFinal ExamJune
11th200-400 p.m.
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Questions??
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Dr. Dawn Wright
114 Wilkinson Hall dawn_at_dusk.geo.orst.edu http//d
usk.geo.orst.edu twitter.com/deepseadawn Office
Hours Mondays/Wednesdays 150 - 250 p.m. or by
appointment
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Who Am I?

• B.S. in Geology
• Wheaton College in Illinois
• M.S. in Oceanography
• Texas AM
• Ph.D. in Physical Geography Marine Geology
• UC-Santa Barbara

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Who Am I? (cont.) Dr. Deepsea Dawn

• Benthic terrain classification of coral reefs
• Seafloor-spreading / subduction
• volcanic, tectonic, hydrothermal processes
• analysis and interpretation of bathymetric, towed
  camera, submersible data

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Who Am I ? (cont.)

• Application and analytical issues in GIS for
  oceanographic data

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Other Interests

• Snoopy, Calvin and Hobbes comics
• Building Legos
• Competitive cycling
• Animation / Art House films
• Pasta
• Lydia (my dog)
• Silversun Pickups, Arcade Fire, Dandy Warhols,
  U2, Erasure, Moby, Celtic music

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Dr. Bob Duncan
COAS Admin Building (across the
street) rduncan_at_coas.oregonstate.edu 737-5189 Off
ice Hours by appointment
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Up until now.

• Undergraduate degree in Geology (Princeton)
• Masters degree in Geophysics (Stanford)
• Ph.D. in Geochemistry (Australian National)
• U.S. Geological Survey
• OSU faculty since 1977

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Main research interests

• Plate tectonics and ocean crustal rocks
• Hotspots and flood basalts
• Mass extinctions and catastrophic volcanism
• Tectonics and climate change
• Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)

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Other interests

• Family wife, Environmental Policy researcher at
  OSUson and daughter, both OSU graduates
• Soccer coachingold farts indoor
  soccerLiverpool USA in the World Cup 2010

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A lot of science is observing

• A way of looking at the world using
• Observations
• Hypotheses (models)
• Repetition
• Prediction

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Theres a lot you can tell by observing and a lot
that can be confusing

• Number of observations what would seeing these
  two humans tell you about the species?
• (would you guess they were the same species?)

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Why do you have to take a science course anyway?
The Ocean is central to understanding Climate
system (water, storms, temperature) Loss of
species diversity Feeding humanity Our political
system depends on informed citizens -- thats
YOU!
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Exploration of the oceans --Why go there?

• John F Kennedys speech on space exploration

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Questions??
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Dont Let This be You !!!
I need to talk to you about my grade.