AOSC420

Physical Oceanography

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Prerequisite: MATH141 and PHYS141. Recommended: AOSC200. Also offered as: GEOL670, AOSC670. Credit only granted for: AOSC420, AOSC670, or GEOL670. Ocean observations. Water masses, sources of deep, intermediate, and surface water. Mass, heat, and salt transport, and the meridional overturning circulation. Geochemical tracers and cycles, including carbon. Western boundary currents, mixed layers, and processes maintaining the thermocline. Coastal and estuarine processes. Surface waves and tides. the ocean's role in climate.

Fall 2025

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James Carton

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.26 between 108 students*

AOSC420 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 24.07%
A: 23.15%
A+: 12.96%
B-: 6.48%
B: 4.63%
B+: 13.89%
C-: 0.93%
C: 5.56%
C+: 0.93%
D-: 0.93%
F: 0.93%
W: 5.56%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.