Oceanography - The Ice Age and Oceanic Development

Oceanography

Assignment Instructions

You can pick any topic related to oceanography, as long as the topic meets the standards of a college-level academic paper. I have also included a list of potential topics below that you may choose from as well.

Paper Guidelines:

The paper should be written in APA format. Your paper should also adhere to the following guidelines:

• Your paper does NOT require an abstract page, which is typical of a longer document.
• Your paper SHOULD include a title page and should be formatted with the correct headers and page numbers.
• Your paper should be a minimum of five (5) pages in length, Times New Roman 10-12 font, double-spaced.
• Your paper must include a minimum of three (3) academic resources, properly cited in APA format.

• Possible Topic Ideas (You are NOT required to use these. Choose what you are interested in)

• The Ice Age and Oceanic Development
• Undersea Volcanic Activity
• Deep Sea Sedimentation
• Dissolved Organic Matter in the Ocean
• Ocean Erosion
• Implications
• Water Circulation Patterns in Fjords
• Salinity Processes in the Indian Ocean
• Hydrothermal Vents
• Colonization of the Ocean Floor
• Ocean Reefs and Biodiversity
• Changing Dynamics of the Ocean’s Food Web
• Comparison of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
• The Origin of Ocean Water
• Marine Chemistry (salt, oxygen, carbon dioxide, trace elements)
• Icebergs and Sea Ice
• Wave Transport of Sediment and Beach Formation
• Coastal Erosion and Deposition
• Geothermal Processes on the Ocean Floor (Mineral Formation)
• Life in the Deep Sea
• Upwelling of Deep Water
• Sea Currents
• The Tides
• Use of Remote Sensing in Oceanography
• Oxygen Isotopes in Deep Sea Cores
• Ocean Impacts on the Atmosphere
• Sea Level Rise
• Past, Present and Future
• Ocean Acidification
• Ocean Mining
• History of Ocean Exploration