Oceanography at Palomar College Oceanography at Palomar College
Palomar College's Oceanography Program emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of ocean processes and focuses on local oceanographic phenomena. The program is part of the Earth, Space, and Aviation Sciences Department and consists of three full-time and several adjunct instructors. At least 10 sections of Oceanography 100 Lecture and six sections of Oceanography 100 Lab are taught each semester. The combined lecture/lab course, Oceanography 101, is also taught each semester.
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If you missed
a previous guest speaker, click the following links for information: |
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Dr. David Sandwell's talk "Exploring Earth from Mars" at Palomar College February 7, 2006 streaming video (Play time: 50:37): |
Dr. Bob Guza's talk "Waves, Surf Zone Currents, and Beach Erosion" at Palomar College April 20, 2006 streaming video (Play time: 57:43; Windows Media format only): |
Topics of Special Interest
| Patty Deen's Home Page | Dr. Lisa Yon's Home Page | |
| Glen Foss' Home Page |
Tonya Huff's Course Information on Palomar College Blackboard |
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The 9th Edition of Essentials of Oceanography (Pearson Education © 2008) is co-authored by Al Trujillo and Hal Thurman. The text features a suite of 38 geoscience animations (including five specifically designed for this edition), which are state-of-the-art computer animations that have been created by Al Trujillo and a panel of geoscience educators to help students visualize some of the most challenging oceanographic concepts. Other improvements are detailed in What's New in the 9th Edition, including specific chapter-by-chapter changes. The text also features an Online Study Guide written by Al Trujillo (for a student access code, see the "Your Access to Success" card inside the front cover of each textbook). |
Tide Pools Field Trip Report:
View
an example field trip report for the amazing sea cucumber (PDF)
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Links for the El Niño Exercise - Oceanography Lab Manual, 6th Edition |
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Links for the Ocean Waves Exercise - Oceanography Lab Manual, 6th Edition |
Links for the Birch Aquarium Report on Marine Reserves
and Shifting Baselines
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Is this an El Niño/La Niña year?
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| Link for the IODP Videos about Ocean Drilling |
Link for the Oceanography Lecture Seawater Assignment:
- "Why is the Ocean Salty?" by Herbert Swenson, U.S. Geological Survey
Links for the Internet Assignment on Coastal Pollution Link for the Oceanography Lecture Ocean Surface Currents Assignment:
- Coastal Zone Color Scanner Images of the Arabian Sea
Link for "Historical Overfishing and the Recent Collapse of Coastal Ecosystems" Jeremy Jackson, et al, in Science, July 27, 2001
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