290 NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM—1965 
DESCRIPTIVE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY | AND 11 
The average state of the oceans and the atmosphere. World 
climates. General circulation of the air and sea. Geography 
and topography of the continents and ocean basins. Properties 
and distribution of the major air and water masses. Inter- 
actions between the sea and the air. 
THEORETICAL GEOPHYSICS (Not to be given until 1964-1965.) 
Theory of elastic and hydrodynamic wave motions in the earth, 
sea and air. 
CLIMATOLOGY (Not to be given after 1963-1964.) 
Factors controlling climate, statistical methods of climatology, 
climates of the continents and oceans. 
INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY (Not to be given after 1963-1964.) 
The fundamental principles of oceanography including methods of 
observation. Elements of dynamical oceanography, ocean currents, 
waves, and tides. Survey of the stratification and the general 
circulation of the oceans and of the most important adjacent 
seas; relation of physical oceanography to meteorology and marine 
biology. 
APPLIED METEOROLOGY | AND 11 (Not to be given after 1963-1964.) 
Application of meteorological principles to weather forecasting 
for aviation, industry, and the general public. 
STATISTICAL METHODS IN THE GEOPHYSICAL SCIENCES (Not to be given 
until 1964-1965.) 
Applications of statistical methods to problems in meteorology, 
oceanography, and other branches of geophysics. 
Graduate Courses: 
THE PLANET EARTH 
The average state of the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. 
The shape of the earth. Energy sources and exchanges. General 
circulation of the atmosphere and the oceans. Interactions and 
boundaries between lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. Air 
masses and water masses. The climate of the atmosphere and of 
the oceans. Paleoclimatology. 
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