HYDROSPHERE

the ocean world
marine life
coastlines
the water cycle and water quality
freshwater ecosystems

GEOSPHERE

  inside the earth
plate tectonics
modeling the earth
earthquakes
volcanoes
avalanches
living at risk
planning for hazards

ATMOSPHERE

  the earth system
paleoclimates
the global carbon cycle
modeling the climate
global warming
el niño & la niña
climate & biodiversity
climate & society

Course Content
Hydrosphere: The Ocean World

ILLUSTRATED LECTURES

Hydrovolcanic Processes
Richard V. Fisher, Volcano Information Center, University of California at Santa Barbara

Introduction to Physical Oceanography
Robert H.Stewart, Department of Oceanography, Texas A & M University

An Introduction to Physical Oceanography
Mathias Tomczak, School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia)

The Remarkable Ocean World
Sean Chamberlin, Earth Science Department, Fullerton College

The Water Planet
Simon Brassell, Department of Geological Scienes, Indiana University

IMAGE BANKS, VIDEOS, AND INTERACTIVE RESOURCES

Earth Update: Hydrosphere
Public Connection, Rice Space Institute and Houston Museum of Natural Science

Expeditions to the Sea Floor
Dive and Discover, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

NewsOne Video
ABC News

Seafloor Images
Karen Grove, Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State University

EXERCISES AND LABS

Basic Exercises in Physical Oceanography
Matthias Tomczak, School of Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Sciences, Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia)

Exploring Our Oceans
Paulette Joyce Byer Silkoff, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute

Ocean Systems Assignments: Weather, El Niño, and Greenhouse Warming
David Barnes, Western Michigan University

Oceanography: Internet Labs (Navigation, Earth's Radiation Budget)
Roger Hart, Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University

The Physics of Underwater Diving
Project Aquarius, National Undersea Research Center, National Ocean and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)

Shipmates
Annette deCharon, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (West Boothbay Harbor, Maine)

Seafloor and Ocean Currents: Voyage and Questions
Karen Grove, Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State University

Submarine Expeditions
REVEL (Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration, and Life) Project, University of Washington

Topography of the Ocean Floor
Simon Brassell, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University

Underwater Earthquake Expeditions
New Millennium Observatory (NeMO), Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory (Seattle, Washington)

Visit to an Ocean Planet: Life
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Visit to an Ocean Planet: Oceans
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

RESEARCH & POLICY

A Voyage of Discovery
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australian National Oceans Office

Ensuring the Health of the Oceans and other Seas
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment Canada

Joint Oceanographic Institutions Deep Earth Sampling (JOIDES) Journal

Marine Reserves: A Tool for Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Stephen Palumbi, Stanford University; Pew Oceans Commission

Project ALERT: Ocean Resources
Ames Research Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA; California State University System

The Status of Natural Resources on the High-Seas
World Wildlife Fund; World Commission on Protected Areas; The World Conservation Union

Turning to the Sea: America's Ocean Future
Public and Constituent Affairs, NOAA

1972: Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), as amended in 1988 by the Ocean Dumping Ban Act
United States Congress

1987: Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act
United States Congress