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• A listing of my office hours is available on-line.

• The following online material covering the history of ocean science is good background material and preparation for Exam 1:

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/history/history_oe.html
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bloceanography.htm
 
• The following ebook chapter over plate tectonics will suffice until you get a textbook. You should consult it for both the first quiz (over plate tectonics and the Caribbean) and the first exam. 

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/oceansci2_ebook_demo/
 
• I've also prepared  a list of Caribbean tectonic and geologic features with hyperlinked maps to help you study for your quiz and Exam 1.

 
• The recommended reading for Caribbean tectonics is available on-line in portable document format (.pdf). To read this article, you need a copy of Adobe Acrobat. Download a free copy now from Adobe.

[Note: The download time for both Adobe Acrobat and the recommended reading will be quite long if you are using a modem. I suggest that you use a computer on campus to access this file. You can then print out a paper copy.]
 
• The GSA format bibliographic citation for the Caribbean tectonics article is:

Dillon, W.P., Edgar, N. T., Scanlon, K. M., and Klitgord, K. D., 1987, Geology of the Caribbean: Oceanus, vol. 30, no. 4, p. 42-52.
 
• I have prepared a web-friendly (html) version of "Weather Fundamentals." This contains significant improvements and expanded content compared to the older version discussed below.

 
• An older version of the recommended reading entitled "Weather Fundamentals"   is available on-line in portable document format (.pdf). I suggest that you read the updated .html version (see above) instead. However, if you choose to read this article instead, you need a copy of Adobe Acrobat. Download a free copy now from Adobe.

[Note: The download time for both Adobe Acrobat and the recommended reading will be quite long if you are using a modem. I suggest that you use a computer on campus to access this file. You can then print out a paper copy.]
 
• I've prepared a web-based version of the "Climate distribution" handouts that we went over in class on Thursday, Feb. 13 -- just in case you should need them. To access the files, click on the links below.
1. Generalities of climate distribution
2. Climate distribution on a hypothetical planet (I-III)

 
• I've prepared a list of web-based resources for learning more about coral reef ecology. They come from a variety of sources and are good background material for a thorough understanding of this topic.

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