Ocean Studies Investigations Manual
- Investigations lead students through the analysis and interpretation of real-world ocean data
- Two investigations per textbook chapter, a total of 30 lab-related investigations
- Each investigation is self-contained in the Manual, and may be supplemented using Current Ocean Studies on the RealTime Ocean Portal
As each Investigations Manual activity is self-contained, AMS Ocean Studies course materials are available to instructors in their entirety prior to the beginning of a term.
Instructors who want their students to study ocean in real-time can supplement the investigations with Current Ocean Studies, posted weekly on the RealTime Ocean Portal. View this year's schedule for Current Weather Studies.
Edits and selected contributions provided by DataStreme Lead Instructor and Curriculum Development Coordinator, Chad Kauffman, Ph.D.
Orders for the Ocean Studies Investigations Manual and/or other course materials should be placed through your college bookstore. Go to the Order Class Materials page for details. Students can also place orders directly through the AMSEDU Bookstore.
If you are a faculty member interested in using the AMS Ocean Studies materials in a current or future course offering, you may request an examination copy of the Textbook and Investigations Manual, which includes guest access to the RealTime Ocean Portal.
Investigations |
1A Earth's Ocean (copyright notice) |
1B Mapping the Ocean (copyright notice) |
2A The Floor of the Ocean |
2B Ocean Floor Bathymetry |
3A Ocean Temperature, Salinity, and Density |
3B Fresh Water, Ocean Water, and Sea Ice |
4A Solar Radiation |
4B Atmosphere-Ocean Connections |
5A Ocean in Motion |
5B Density Driven Water Masses |
6A Waves |
6B Tides |
7A Coastal Processes |
7B Tropical Cyclones and Coastal Impacts |
8A Upwelling, Downwelling, and Ocean Productivity |
8B Marine Ecosystems |
9A Primary Production |
9B The Future is Jellies |
10A Temperature, Pressure, and Boundary Currents |
10B El Niño and La Niña |
11A Marine Sediments |
11B Sediment Transport from Land to Ocean |
12A Feedbacks in Earth's Climate System |
12B Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum |
13A Investigating the Ocean |
13B Sensing the Upper Ocean |
14A Overfishing and Fisheries |
14B Plastic Menace |
15A Ocean Policy |
15B Geoengineering |