1/5: Introduction: Class structure and expectations. Observed hypoxia/anoxia in Puget Sound, Chesapeake, Long Island Sound, Baltic. PPT

Fun reading: Oysters

1/7: Residence time basic definition. Tidal processes of water replacement and dispersion. Three Tree Point. PDF, Drifter Movie

Useful PS maps: PDF

1/9: Tides: Physics and Phenomena

Background PDF

RQ#1 Due on Mofjeld & Larsen (1984)

Ref: Lavelle et al. (1988)

1/12: Basins and Sills, Rivers, Stratification, and Mean Currents. PPT

Reference: Cokelet et al. (1990)

1/14: The Knudsen relation, and the physical origin of the exchange flow. PPT

Reference: Cannon (1983)

1/16: Discussion of RQ#2. Time-dependent Knudsen relation.

RQ#2 Due on Babson et al. (2006)

1/21: Primary Production: basic concepts - rate curves and the Sverdrup Critical Depth

Background on phytoplankton: chapters from Richard Strickland's book "The Fertile Fjord" LINK (esp. Ch. 3)

Lecture PDF

1/23: Primary Production - discussion

RQ#3 Winter et al. (1975)

1/26: Primary Production: patterns of productivity, nutrients, and stratification around Puget Sound and Georgia Strait

Lecture PDF

1/28: Zooplankton and their behavior

Lecture PDF

1/30: Zooplankton

RQ#4 Roman et al. (2005)

2/2: More patterns of Primary Production: Global to Estuarine

Lecture PPT

2/4: Nutrient Sources, Hypoxia and Anoxia

Lecture PPT

2/6: The Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Project (a video of Dr. Newton is at the upper right of this link)

RQ#5 Newton et al. (2007)

Guest: Dr.Jan Newton, UW APL

2/9: Zoopl. Response to Hypoxia

Lecture PDF

2/11: Estuarine Turbidity Maximum (ETM)

Lecture: physics PPT & bio PDF

2/13 (no PM): Geological setting

Reading (no RQ) Mitchell (2005) and USGS data

Guest: Dr. Ben Sheets, UW MG&G

Lecture: PPT

2/18 (no JK): Intertidal Processes

Special Guests: Dr. Stefan Talke (UW/CEE) and Dr. Neil Banas (UW/APL)

Banas PDF - Talke PPT

Optional Background Reading:

• Talke & Stacey (2003) ECSS

• Talke & Stacey (2008) CSR

• Banas et al. (2007) MEPS

2/20 (no JK): Climate Change

RQ#6 Moore et al. (2008)

Guest: Dr. Stephanie Moore, NOAA

2/23: Puget Sound Physical Model and Idealized Estuary Tank

** Meet at Old Ocean Building, marked "Oceanog" around K-17 on the map

2/25: Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) Part I

Lecture: PDF

Guest: Eva Dusek (SAFS)

2/27: HABs

RQ#7 Trainer et al. (2007)

Guest: Dr. Vera Trainer, NMFS

Lecture: PDF

Background Moore et al. (2009)

3/2: Invasive Species

Guest: Dr. Jeff Cordel, UW SAFS

Lecture PDF

3/4: Overview & Summary

• Overview PPT (will be handed out in class)

• Classification PPT

• Concepts (PPT)

3/6: TALKS

Dan Helman

Eric Rehm

3/9: TALKS

Eva Dusek

Jesse Port

Nick Ward

3/11: TALKS

Josh Chamberlin

Jess Beetz

Dan Nowacki

Sarah Heerhartz

3/13: TALKS

Amy Cash

Sam Gooch

Shuang Zhang

Maggie Avener