Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Course Detail

MAR 501 Physical Oceanography
Examines physics of ocean circulation and mixing on various scales with strong emphasis on profound effects of Earth's rotation on motions and distribution of properties An introduction to physics of estuaries and other coastal water bodies.
Corequisite: MAR 555 or permission of instructor
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 502 Biological Oceanography
A broad treatment of energy and nutrient cycling in coastal and open ocean environments. Introduction to organisms and habitats. Includes a student lab project to develop research skills.
Prerequisite: Enrollment in Marine Environmental Sciences program or permisslon of instructor
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 503 Chemical Oceanography
Introduction to chemical oceanography. Topics include origin and history of seawater, major and minor constituents, dissolved gases, the carbon dioxide system, distribution of properties in the world ocean, isotope geochemistry, and estuarine and hydrothermal vent geochemistry.
Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Marine Environmental Sciences program or permission of instructor
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 506 Geological Oceanography
An introduction to the geological oceanography of the world ocean with emphasis on the coastal environment; discussions of the physical processes controlling the structure and evolution of the ocean basins and continental margins, the distribution of marine sediment, and the development of coastal features.
Prerequisite: Enrollment in Marine Environmental Sciences program or permission of instructor
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 510 Modeling Techniques in Chemical Oceanography
Derivation of solutions to advection- diffusionreaction equations for marine sediments and waters. One- and multi- dimensional models are developed for dissolved and solid-phase substances in cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates. Effect of imposing multiple layers on these systems will be examined.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 511 Benthic Ecology
This course focuses on the ecological interactions of benthic organisms and their habitat.  Topics include life histories, the roles of competition, predation and disturbance, feeding adaptations and food webs, interactions between benthic organisms and water motion, sediment chemistry, and other abiotic factors, and evolutionary history of benthic ecological processes.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
Spring, alternate years, 2 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 512 Marine Pollution
Review of the physical and chemical characteristics and speciation in the marine environment of organic pollutants, metals and radionuclides including bioavailability, assimilation by marine organisms, toxicity, and policy issues. Crosslisted with CEY 512.
Prerequisites: MAR 502, MAR 503
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 514 Marine Management
The course discusses waste management issues particularly affecting the marine environment. Topics include ocean dumping, sewage treatment fish kills, beach pollution, and nuisance algal blooms. Techniques for managing the waste stream are presented.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 515 Phytoplankton Ecology
The biology and ecology of marine phytoplankton. Covered are life cycles, growth, nutrient uptake, grazing, and the effects of environmental factors on growth and survival of phytoplankton. The characteristics of various classes are examined, and are related to environmental conditions.
Prerequisites: General biology
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 516 Larval Ecology
This course will examine (1) physical, chemical, and biological processes that regulate timing of reproduction, larval dispersal, and larval settlement, (2) selective forces in the plankton that shape life histories, and (3) ecological and evolutionary consequences of complex life cycles.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 517 Waves
Theory and observations of surface waves, internal waves, and planetary waves; wave-wave, wave-current, and wave-turbulence interactions; surface wave prediction; beach processes.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 518 Environmental Engineering
A technical, legal, and regulatory review of various aspects of environmental engineering. Problems of and solutions for managing water resources and air quality in an urban/suburban coastal environment are discussed. Crosslisted with CEY 505.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 519 Geochemistry Seminar
This course will explore topics in low-temperature geochemistry as chosen by the instructors and participants. The seminar series will be organized around a theme such as early diagenesis, estuarine geochemistry, or aquatic chemistry. Students will be required to lead one of the seminars and to participate in discussions.
Prerequisite: MAR 503 or permission of instructor
Fall, 1 credit, ABCF grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 520 New Production and Geochemical Cycles
Consideration of oceanic new production for a variety of ecosystems. Quantitative examination of the impact of new production on the transport and cycling of major and minor elements and pollutants.
Pre- or corequisites: MAR 502, 503
Spring, alternate years, 2 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 521 Groundwater Problems
Discussion of the hydraulic processes and technologies that are central to the management and monitoring of groundwater resources including special problems of coastal hydrology and saltwater intrusion, as well as the fate of contaminants. Remediation approaches are also examined. Crosslisted as MAR 521 or HPH 673.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Summer, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 522 Environmental Toxicology and Public Health
Principles of toxicology and epidemiology are presented and problems associated with mjaor classes to toxic chemicals and radiation to humn and environmental health are examined in a case study format. Crosslisted with HPH 674.
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 524 Organic Contaminant Hydrology
There are a host of chemical, biological, and physical processes that affect the transport and fate of organic chemicals in natural waters. This course will beconcerned with understanding these processes and the structure- activity relationships that are available for predicting their rates. The major focus of this class will be on contaminant hydrology of soil and aquifer environments, and will include the principles behind remediation and containment technologies. This course is offered as both MAR 524 and GEO 524.
Prerequisite: GEO 526 or MAR 503, or permission of instructor
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 525 Environment and Public Health Engineering/Sanitation
Review of the interactions of humans with the atmosphere and water resources, especially in the Long Island coastal community. An introduction is provided to the field of environmental health and the public health engineering and sanitation practices relevant to an urban/surburban and coastal setting. Crosslisted as HPH 675 and CEY 509.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 526 Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms
The course is intended for students who already have some background in marine pollution. Biochemical and physiological responses of marine organisms to chemical contaminations will be addressed through lectures and directed readings and discussion of the current literature on the topic.
Fall, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 527 Global Change
The course examines the scientific basis behind questions of global change and some of the policy implications of changes to the region and country. Topics include evidence and courses of past climatic changes, greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect, analogues with other planets, the Gaia hypothesis, climate modeling, and deforestation and the depletion of ozone.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, 2 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 528 Ocean Atmosphere Interactions
This course discusses the fundamental physical mechanisms through which the ocean and atmosphere interact. These principles are applied to the understanding of phenomena, such as the El Nino Southern Oscillation, the effects of sea surface temperature on the distribution of low-level winds and development of tropical deep convection, and the effects of tropical deep convection and mid-latitude storms on the ocean's mixed layer. Both modeling and observational aspects are discussed. Material will be taken from selected textbooks, as well as recent literature.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 529 Isotope Geochemistry
This course deals with the use of both radio and stable isotope applications to the earth sciences. Nomenclature, kinetics, and uses within marine, atmospheric, and climate studies will be covered.
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 530 Organic Geochemistry
Introduction to the organic chemistry of the earth, oceans, and atmosphere. Topics include production transformation and fate of organic matter; use of organic biomarkers and stable and radioisotopes; diagenesis in recent sediments; oil and coal production and composition; dissolved and particulate organic matter in seawater.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 533 Instrumental Analysis
Fundamental principles of instrumental chemical analysis and practical applications of molecular spectroscopy and atomic spectroscopy. These two instruments are widely used in environmental problem solving. Lectures cover basic concepts of chemical analysis and the fundamental principles of the analytical techniques to be used. In the laboratory, students gain hands-on experience both by performing a series of required basic chemical determinations (nutrients and trace metals in sediments and in river water) and by undertaking special projects. Students prepare written reports describing the methods, the theory underlying those methods, results, and figures of merit. Students also present their results orally in brief presentations.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 534 Aquaculture
Biological, economic, practical, social, and legal aspects of culturing marine and freshwater organisms, including plants, molluscs, crustaceans, and finfish. Basic principles of aquaculture and successes and failures with selected species. Field trips and the preparation and evaluation of aquaculture proposals.
Fall, 2 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 535 Physiological Ecology of Marine Organisms
An introduction to the physiological adaptations of marine organisms to environmental changes. Specific topics to be covered include responses to stress, temperature adaptation, genetic basis of physiological daptation, resource pantitioning, bioenergetics, and feeding models and resource limitation.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate courses in biology, particularly ecology, inventebrate zoology, and/or physiology
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 536 Environmental Law and Regulatlon
This course covers environmental law and regulations from inception in common law through statutory law and regulations. The initial approach entails the review of important case law giving rise to today's body of environmental regulations. Emphasis is on environmental statutes and regulations dealing with waterfront and coastal development and solid waste as well as New York State's Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Crosslisted as MAR 536 or HPH 676.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 538 Modern Methods of Data Analysis in Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences - Part I
An introduction to basic statistical concepts and their applications to analysis of data in atmospheric and marine sciences. The topics include distribution, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, linear and nonlinear regression analysis and basics of experimental design. In depth class discussions of the theoretical concepts are accompanied by extensive applications to data sets supplied by the instructor and the students.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading
May be repeated once for credit

MAR 540 Marine Microbial Ecology
An historical perspective of the field, aspects of nutrition and growth, microbial metabolism, and trophodynamic relationships with other organisms. Emphasis on roles of microorganisms in marine environments such as salt marshes, estuaries, coastal pelagic ecosystems, and the deep sea, as well as microbial contribution to geochemical cycles. Contemporary and classical methodologies covered.
Prerequisite: MAR 502 or permission of instructor
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 541 Foundations of Atmospheric Sciences I
This course will first give an overview of the atmosphere and the climate system, including weather systems and atmospheric general circulations. It then introduces atmospheric thermodynamics and dynamics at the level appropriate to all students in atmospheric sciences.
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 542 Foundations of Atmospheric Sciences II
This course introduces cloud physics, atmospheric chemistry, boundary layer turbulence, and atmospheric radiation.  This is the second course in a two-course series taught at the level appropriate to all students in atmospheric sciences.
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 544 Atmospheric Radiation
Discussion of the composition and radiative components of planetary atmospheres. Blackbody and gaseous radiation with emphasis upon the respective roles of electromagnetic theory and quantum statistics. Derivation of the equation of transfer and radiative exchange integrals, with application to energy transfer processes within the atmospheres of Earth and other planets.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 545 Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
The course will provide an extensive overview of the methods used in paleoclimate research and an examination of important climate events during the Late-Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras.  We will discuss proxies used to create paleoclimate reconstructions forcing mechanisms on interannual to million year time scales, climate effects on geological and biological processes, and the  modeling of present climate and extrapolation to past and future climates
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, 3 credits

MAR 546 Marine Sedimentology
Study of sedimentology in the marine environment including an introduction to fluid mechanics, sediment transport theory, quantitative models of sedimentation, and dynamic stratigraphy.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 547 Dynamical Oceanography I
The first course in a two-course series on basic methods and results in dynamical oceanography. This course emphasizes unstratified fluids. Topics covered include but are not limited to basic conservation equations, effects of rotation, geostrophy, potential vorticity conservation, Ekman layers, and Ekman pumping.
Prerequisites: MAR 501 or permission of instructor
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 548 Dynamical Oceanography II
Continuation of Dynamics I. Course covers some of the basic effects of stratification. Topics include potential vorticity for baroclinic motion and baroclinic instability.
Prerequisite: Dynamical Oceanography I
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 549 Current Topics in Atmospheric Sciences
This course will discuss current research topics in atmospheric sciences and their connections with advanced course materials.
0-2 credits, S/U grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 550 Topics in Marine Sciences
This is used to present special interest courses, including intensive short courses by visiting and adjunct faculty and courses requested by students. Those given in recent years include Nature of Marine Ecosystems, Science and Technology in Public Institutions, Plutonium in the Marine Environment, and Problems in Estuarine Sedimentation.
Fall and spring, 1-4 credits, ABCF grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 551 Special Topics in Management
This course involves in-depth examination and assessment of one or two topical problems and issues in the management of fisheries in the mid- Atlantic region. Fisheries management encompasses a diversity of disciplines and interests: biology, ecology, mathematics, law, policy, economics, analytical modeling, sociology, and anthropology. The class conducts a detailed and thorough review of one or two key fisheries management problems that incorporate component issues spanning this range of disciplines. Students form several teams, each team focusing on one aspect of the overall problem and preparing a report detailing that aspect and making recommendations on how management decisions can be improved.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, 1-4 credits, ABCF grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 552 Directed Study
Individual studies under the guidance of a faculty member for MS students. Subject matter varies according to the needs of the students.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, spring, and summer, 1-12 credits, ABCF grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 553 Fishery Management
Survey of the basic principles of and techniques for studying the population dynamics of marine fish and shellfish. Discussion of the theoretical basis for management of exploited fishes and shellfish, contrasting management in theory and in practice using local, national, and international examples Includes lab exercises in the use of computer-based models for fish stock assessment.
Prerequisite: Calculus I or permission of instructor
Spring, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 555 Introduction to Mathematics for Marine Scientists
Course is designed to assist non-math/physics majors who take required core courses as well as advanced courses in our program. Topics covered are differential equations, differential and integral calculus, (minimum) partial differential equations. Discussions include formulation of practical problems, i.e., application of differential equations.
Prerequisite: Calculus I or permission of instructor
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 556 Biology of Fishes
Lectures and laboratories on comparative evolution, morphology, physiology, and ecology of fishes with emphasis on marine and estuarine forms.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 558 Remote Sensing
Theory and application of remote sensing and digital image analysis to marine research. Students will use standard software and PCs for digital filtering, enhancement, and classification of imagery.
Prerequisite: MAR 501, 502, 503, 506, or permission of instructor
Spring, 2 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 559 Risk Analysis Error and Uncertainty
This seminar style course will explore error estimation, uncertainty propagation, risk analysis, model validation, and decision analysis.
Fall, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 560 Ecology of Fishes
Introduction to current research in the ecology of fishes. Topics such as population regulation, migration, reproductive strategies, predator-prey interactions, feeding behavior, competition, life history strategies, and others will be discussed.
Prerequisite: Familiarity with concepts of ecology or biological oceanography
Spring, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 562 Early Diagenesis of Marine Sediments
The course treats qualitative and quantitative aspects of the early diagenesis of sediments. Topics include diffusion and adsorption of dissolved species; organic matter decomposition and storage; and diagenesis of clay materials, sulfur compounds, and calcium carbonates. The effects of bioturbation on sediment diagenesis are also discussed. This course is offered as both MAR 562 and GEO 562.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 563 Early Diagenesis of Marine Sediments II
The basic principles and concepts of diagenetic processes developed in MAR/GEO 562 are used to examine in detail early diagenesis in a range of sedimentary environments. These include terrigenous and biogenic sediments from estuarine, lagoonal, deltaic, open shelf, hemipelagic, oligotrophic deepsea, and hydrothermal regions.
Prerequisite: MAR/GEO 562
Spring, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 564 Atmospheric Structure and Analysis
Real world applications of basic dynamical principles to develop a physical understanding of various weather phenomena. Topics include the hypsomatric equation, structure and evolution of extratropical cyclones, fronts, hurricanes and convective systems, surface and upper air analysis techniques, radar and satellite interpretation, and introduction to operational products and forecasting.
Prerequisite: 1 year of calculus
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 565 Global Atmospheric Change
An application of chemical principles to the analysis and prediction of climate changes on Earth. The course analyzes climates that have occurred in the Earth's past and uses this information to infer climate changes that are likely to occur in the near and distant future. Topics covered include atmospheric chemistry, paleoclimates, greenhouse warming, ozone changes, and urban pollution. Prerequisite: 1 year of calculus
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 566 Air Pollution and Its Control
A detailed introduction to the causes, effects and control of air pollution. The pollutants discussed include carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, ozone, hydrocarbons and particulate matter. The emissions of these gases from natural and industrial sources and the principles used for controlling the latter are described. The chemical and physical transformations of the pollutants in the atmosphere are investigated and the phenomena of urban smog and acid rain are discussed.
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 568 Scientific Communication
This course is designed to provide first-year graduate students with an introduction to the standards and practices of both proposing and presenting results of oceanographic research. Students will develop skills in communicating in both oral and written formats, and have the opportunity to produce a draft thesis proposal.
Spring, 2 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 570 Modern Methods of Data Analysis in Atmospheric and Ocean Studies - Part II
Sampling and experiment design considerations, time and frequency domain analysis, Fourier methods, related topics in probability and statistics. Course involves some computer work.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 571 Zooplankton Ecology
The course is designed to acquaint the student with the theoretical problems and applied methodology in ecological studies of marine and freshwater zooplankton. Topics will include taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, life history strategies, population dynamics, and food chain interaction.
Prerequisites: MAR 502 and permission of instructor
Spring, alternate years, 2 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 572 Geophysical Simulation
Basic equations and boundary conditions. Linear and nonlinear instabilities. Finite-difference and time integration techniques for problems in geophysical fluid dynamics. Numerical design of global atmospheric and ocean models.
Fall, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 573 Special Topics - Chemical Oceanography
This course is designed for the discussion of topics of special interest on demand that are not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Examples of possible topics include carbonate chemistry, isotope chemistry, and microbial chemistry.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, 1-4 credits, ABCF grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 574 Special Topics - Ocean Dynamics
Introductory dynamical oceanography, framework and applications.
Spring, 1-4 credits, ABCF grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 575 Special Topics - Geological Oceanography
The course proposes to take several views of the ecology and biogeochemistry of intertidal wetlands to see whether one or more of these views might be useful in reinvigorating interest in the study of wetland function for its own sake. Ecology and plant life history will be studied in addition to geology and wetlands management.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, 1-4 credits, ABCF grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 576 Special Topics - Biological Oceanography
The course is designed for the discussion of topics of special interest on demand that are not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Examples of possible topics include grazing in benthic environment, coastal upwelling the nature of marine ecosystems, and marine pollution processes.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, 1-4 credits, ABCF grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 577 Special Topics - Coastal Zone Management
The course is designed for the discussion of topics of special interest on demand that are not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Examples of possible topics include microcomputer information systems, environmental law, coastal pollution, dredge spoil disposal, science and technology in public institutions, and coastal marine policy.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall and spring, 1-4 credits, ABCF grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 580 Seminar
A weekly series of research seminars presented by visiting scientists and members of the staff.
Fall and spring, 0 credits, S/U grading
May be repeated

MAR 581 Coastal Engineering Geology
Concepts of the mechanics of earth materials and the physics of surficial processes with applications to the coastal environment and engineering.
Prerequisite: Enrollment in MESP or OCN Program or permission of the instructor
3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 582 Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics
Application of the concepts of balanced flow and potential vorticity thinking - conservation and inversion - to study wave propagation, baroclinic instability, evolution of cyclones and baroclinic waves, and wave- mean flow interactions.
Prerequisite: MAR 594
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 584 Applied Marine Ecology Seminar
This course provides an opportunity for advanced graduate students to practice presenting data on their thesis research in areas broadly related to how individuals and communities of marine organisms respond to changes in their environments.  Each student will prepare an abstract of the work they plan to present and assign an appropriate review or research paper for the class to read.  They will then prepare a formal presentation of their work suitable for a departmental seminar.  Faculy and students will provide constructive criticism of the presentation as well as participate in a discussion of the work.
Fall, every year, 1 credit, S/U grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 585 Coastal Geology Seminar
An assessment of recent developments in coastal geology. Discussion of advances in the application of sedimentology, stratigraphy, and geomorphology to the study of coastal environments. Modern-ancient analogues will be emphasized where appropriate.
Prerequisites: Stratigraphy and sedimentary marine geology
Fall, 2 credits, S/U grading

MAR 586 Introduction to Ecological Modeling
This course will provide students with a familiarity of the major concepts, approaches, and underlying rationale for modeling in the ecological sciences. Topics will include reviews of theoretical and empirical models, the use of models in adaptive management, and how to confront models with data to evaluate alternative hypotheses. Roughly 1/3 of the course will be devoted to the use of models in management, focusing on the problems of fitting models to data and management pitfalls that follow. Course work will consist of readings, in class exercises, and group assignments that involve the construction, analysis, and interpretation of ecological models.
Prerequisite: BEE 550, BEE 552; MAT 131 or equivalent; any statistics course.
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 587 Basics of ArcGIS
An introduction to the basic elements of GIS analysis with marine applications.  The course includes hands-on exercises to familiarize students with ArcGIS capabilities and basics of a GIS toolbox.  A project will be required with an emphasis on marine and coastal situations
Spring, every year, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 590 Research
Original investigation undertaken with the supervision of a faculty member for M.S.students.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall and Spring, 1-12 credits, S/U grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 591 Atmospheric Molecular Processes
Review of electromagnetic theory of scanering and spectroscopy in a manner appropriate for studies of planetary atmospheric phenomena involving gaseous molecules. A major portion is devoted to quantitative spectroscopic aspects of absorption of infrared radiation by planetary atmospheric gases. Spectral line shapes and band models. Crosslisted with ESC 523.
Fall, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 593 Atmospheric Physics
Advanced cloud physics. atmospheric convection, and other moist processes.
Spring, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 594 Atmospheric Dynamics
This course covers atmospheric waves, quasi-geostrophic theory, and atmospheric dynamic instability.
Spring, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 595 Graduate Seminar in Atmospheric Sciences
Discussion of special research topics centered on monographs, conference proceedings, or journal articles. Topics include climate change, atmospheric chemistry, radiation transfer, and planetary atmospheres. This course is intended primarily for students who have passed the written qualifying examination in atmospheric sciences, although other students may enroll with permission of the faculty seminar leader.
Fall and Spring,0-3 credits, ABCF grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 596 Atmospheric Chemistry
The application of photochemistry and reaction kinetics to the atmospheres of the Earth and planets. The composition and structure of various regions of atmospheres, including the troposphere, stratosphere, and ionosphere. Incorporation of chemical rate processes and physical transport into models. Production of airglow and auroral emissions.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 597 Climate Dynamics
Fundamentals of the observed climate system. Simple climatic models including energy balance models and radiative- convective models. Physical processes in the climate system and their quantitative simulations with emphasis on convection and clouds, radiation, soil temperature and moisture snow and ice, etc. Introduction to numerical climate modeling.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, alternate years, 3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 598 Synoptic and Mesoscale Meteorology
Course examines the structure and evolution of synoptic and meso scale systems using observations, modern dynamical analysis, and numerical weather prediction models. Diagnosis of synoptic systems includes applications of quasi-geostrophic theory to baroclinic waves; jet stream and frontal circulations. A survey of the concepts of mesoscale systems includes convective systems, gravity waves, and terrain-coastal circulations. The student will investigate such phenomena in the laboratory as well as individual projects.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Spring, alternate years, 4 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 599 Atmospheric Boundary Layer Processes
This course provides the theoretical foundation for a quantitative understanding of transport processes and chemical transformations in the atmospheric boundary layer. Topics covered in this course include the equations of motions for the lower troposphere; the budget of turbulent kinetic energy; turbulent fluxes of momentum, heat and mass; treatment of chemical transformations; and the representation of these processes in numerical models.
Prerequisite: MAR 593, MAR 594
3 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 600 Summer Research
0 credits, S/U grading, To be taken by all students except those that have advanced to candidacy (G5s)
May be repeated

MAR 650 Dissertation Research
Original investigation undertaken with the supervision of a research member for Ph.D. students.
Fall and spring, 1-9 credits, S/U grading

MAR 655 Directed Study
Individual studies under the guidance of a faculty member. Subject matter varies according to the needs of the student.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Fall, spring and summer, 1-9 credits, ABCF grading

MAR 670 Practicum in Teaching
Fall and Spring, 1-3 credits, S/U grading
Department censent required. May be repeated for credit

MAR 699 Dissertation Research on Campus
Research course exclusively for students who have been advanced to candidacy (G5).. Major portion of research must take place on SBU campus, at Cold Spring Harbor, or at the Brookhaven National Lab.
Fall, Spring and Summer, 1-9 credits, S/U grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 700 Dissertation Research off Campus - Domestic
Prerequisite: Must be advanced to candidacy (G5). Major portion of research will take place off-campus, but in the United States and/or U.S. provinces. Please note, Brookhaven National Labs and the Cold Spring Harbor Lab are considered on-campus.
All international students must enroll in one of the graduate student insurance plans and should be advised by an International Advisor.
Fall, Spring, Summer, 1-9 credits, S/U grading
May be repeated for credit

MAR 701 Dissertation Research off Campus - International
Prerequisite: Must be advanced to candidacy (G5). Major portion of research will take place outside of the United States and/or U.S. provinces.
Domestic students have the option of the health plan and may also enroll in MEDEX.
International students who are not in their home countries are charged for the mandatory health insurance. If they are to be covered by other insurance plans they must file waivers by the second week of classes. The charge will only be removed if the other plans are deemed comparable. All international students must receive clearance from an International Advisor.
Fall, Spring, Summer, 1-9 credits, S/U grading
May be repeated for credit

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