background picture: South Padre Island, TX, taken by I. Csato, 2007
Introduction to Geology
Application of Geology to Environmental Issues
Physical and Geological Oceanography
Study of Natural Disasters
Study of the solid earth, oceans, atmosphere and universe

Geological and Physical Oceanography, Main Topics:

Origin of oceans, Plate tectonics
Marine sediments
Physical and chemical properties of ocean water
Physics of waves, currents and tides
Oceanic-atmospheric interactions, Hurricanes, El Nino-La Nina
Geomorphology of coasts
Flow regimes, Bedforms, Sediment transport
Sequence stratigraphy, Sea level changes
Mineral, energy resources in oceans


Oceanography boat trip aboard KATY research vessel of the University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute; Port Aransas, Texas, Sring break of 2007
pictures by M. Bacci

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