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Welcome to Palomar College Oceanography!<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As humans, we are all uniquely connected to the vast, body of water that covers ~70% of Earth\u2019s surface\u2014the  Ocean. Living in Southern California, the Ocean influences everything from our climate, temperature regulation, and economic resources (e.g., beach tourism, agriculture, renewable energy resources). Ultimately, most of everything we do links back to the Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increasingly, people are turning to the ocean as a source of food, energy, and other resources making the ocean a focus of local, national, and international political policy debates. Instead of ‘Planet Earth’, we might consider calling our home ‘Planet Ocean’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is oceanography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Oceanography is the scientific study of Earth’s oceans, including the processes, systems, and history. Oceanography can be subdivided into four main disciplines: Geological<\/strong> Oceanography, Physical<\/strong> Oceanography, Chemical<\/strong> Oceanography, and Biological<\/strong> Oceanography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oceanography Program Overview<\/strong> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oceanography Courses Offered <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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