GEOL 3220 OCEAN SYSTEMS

Vocabulary
Chapter 1 and Appendix 3&4
ocean scientific method oceanography longitude
world ocean observation physical latitude
Celsius scientific hypothesis biological super nova
meter scientific theory geological map projection
kilometer scientific law chemical meridian
physical state
engineering

Chapter 2
big bang solar nebula nuclear fusion super nova
world ocean planetary accretion outgassing solar system
density density stratification life
 Oxygen Revolution
photosynthesis red giant
atmosphere

Chapter 3
core ~ 13 g/cm3  seismology continental drift Pacific ring of fire
mantle ~ 4.5 g/cm 3 P-wave plate tectonics lithospheric plate
crust S-wave supercontinent divergent
elastic shadow zone transform convergent
plastic compressional earthquake subduction
lithosphere shear glacier plate boundary
asthenosphere isostasy mid-ocean ridge polar reversal
basalt - 2.9 g/cm3 granite - 2.7 g/cm 3 volcanism magnetic stripes

Chapter 4
hypsographic curve erosion mid ocean ridge geiod
shelf deposition transform fault  satellite altimetery
slope bypass fracture zone multibeam echo sounder
shelf break orogen
 abyssal plain
submarine canyon island arc abyssal hills
rise trench guyot
turbidity current prism seamount
passive margin active margin hot spot


Chapter 5
terrigenous turbidite hydrothermal vent Neritic
cosmogenous sorting
 manganese nodule  Pelagic
biogenous ooze red clay CCD
hydrogenous diatom  stratigraphy metalic sulfide
sand radiolarian paleo-oceanography
silt foraminifera carbonate ooze
clay coccolithoforid silicate ooze


Chapter 17 ( Physical Resources)
hydrocarbon natural resource metalliferous sediment vent communities
methane (gas) hydrate renewable resource manganese nodule  hydrothermal
porosity gas
evaporite
permeable oil platform  seismic imaging
trap source seal



Chapter 18 (chemical pollution)
pollutant  harmful algal bloom (HAB)
 synthetic organic biological amplification  DDT
dichloro diphenyl trichloro ethane
toxicity eutrophication biodegradable  hydrothermal PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl
persistence heavy metal hypoxia bioremediation CFC
chloro fluoro carbon



Chapter 6
element
covalent bond
temperature
deep zone
cohesion
atom
hydrogen bond
heat
reflection
thermostatic
proton
ionic bond
heat capacity
refraction
accessory pigment

electron
 solvent

latent heat
 thermocline 
 photic zone
ion
 molecule
 sensible heat
  halocline
 aphotic zone
nucleus
 compound
 Celsius
 pycnocline
 absorption
polar molecule
  Periodic table
  Fahrenheit
 mixed (surface) zone
 sofar layer 


Chapter 7
Nansen Bottle salinity photosynthesis pH
messenger saturated  respiration acid
mixture supersaturated parts per thousand base
conductivity  undersaturated trace element residence time
buffer solute conservative element mixing time
 parts per thousand
(% 0 )		 solvent principle of constant proportion

 

Chapter 8
humidity orbital inclination Ferrel Cell extra tropical storm hurricane
dew point Coriolis effect Polar Cell  low pressure storm surge
wind Trade Winds Hadley Cell high pressure eye
convection Polar Easterlies ITCZ horse latitudes
 monsoon
oblate Westerlies doldrums








Chapter 9
driving forces Sverdrop upwelling  downwelling eddies
transverse current western boundary current western boundary current Antarctic Circumpolar Current thermohaline circulation
gyre countercurrent El Niño west wind drift water mass
Ekman Spiral  undercurrent La Niña deep water global conveyor belt

bottom water ENSO surface water drogue
    

Chapter 18 
Greenhouse Effect Global Warming ozone
black body feedback:
positive & negaitve		 Troposphere
greenhouse gas
 source Stratosphere
albedo
 sink ozone hole
infra red
polar stratospheric clouds
ultra violet
  catalyist

Chapter 10 
crest capillary waves shoal breaking wave
trough sea longshore drift curl
wavelength fetch longshore current spill
wave height swell internal wave surf
period deep water wave refraction disturbing force
frequency shallow water wave   velocity restoring force
 wave base interference tsunami  storm surge
seiche




Chapter 11
inertia tractive forces  tide
neap tide
center of mass
tidal bulge
spring tide
diurnal tides
tidal range
equilibrium theory of the tides tidal bore amphidromic point


Chapter 12
erosional fringing reef headland beach sand spit
ria barrier reef sea cliff bar bay mouth bar
glacial atoll sea cave foreshore lagoon
moraine mangrove sea stack backshore estuary
fjord biological coast sea arch   berm barrier island
 delta coastal cell wave cut platform longshore current rip current
groin
 beach replenishment
breakwater
longshore drift
tombolo
 

Chapter 13
life ocean climate pelagic Eukaryote
Limiting Factor
 nutrient benthic Prokaryote
plankton
 viscosity neritic Protista
nekton
 turbulence littoral Animalia
cyanobacteria oceanic
 sublittoral Plantae
trophic pyramid autotroph
 supralittoral chemosynthesis
herbivore
 heterotroph evolution
 photosynthesis
carnivore
 euphotic zone
respiration
 
 

Chapter 14

phytoplankton sublittoral
 accessory pigment
microbial loop
 zooplankton supralittoral
 copepod
auxospore
 diatom
 blade foraminifera
picoplankton
 coccolithophore
 alga
 jelly fish
cyanobacteria
 dinoflagellate
 air bladder 
 kelp
coraline algae
 angiosperm hold fast
 mangrove

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Chapter 16
community population growth curve rocky intertidal zone ecology
 mutualism
niche J-shaped growth curve littoral deep scattering layer
 commensalism 
habitat S-shaped growth curve steno- / eury symbiosis
 parisitism
limiting factor carying capacity biodiversity biological competition  climax community


Chapter 17/18
aquaculture maximum sustainable yield
 exclusive economic zone
 over fishing
 algin
renewable resources J-shaped growth curve drift net
 commercial extinction
 bykill