1) Make precise and accurate measurements of sea level worldwide
2) Determine the global ocean circulation and its change through time
3) Understand ocean tides and the relationship between the ocean circulation and climate changes
4) Describe the nature of ocean dynamics
5) Compute how the heat, water mass, nutrients, and salt are transported in the oceans
6) Analyze the interaction between currents and waves
7) Understand how the oceans affect the atmosphere and world climate
This page is created by Masaharu Suzuki The University of Texas at Austin
Last Modified: Wed Feb 11, 1999
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