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2017-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ESS 220 - Oceanography Credits: 3


Comprehensive study of the ocean and surroundings. Main topics include origin of the ocean basins; water of the sea; physiography of the sea floor; plate tectonics; marine sediments; chemical properties of the sea; ocean circulation; waves, tides, beach, and shoreline processes; estuaries and life of the ocean.

Prerequisite(s): ESS 110   or ESS 210   or CHM 103   or CHM 105   or HON 244   or HON 196   or permission of instructor



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