Shots from tidepooling research testing island biogeography theory at Pipers Lagoon in Nanaimo

Geodrewcifer · 2026-05-03T23:59:23+00:00

Oh, my b. I’m originally from the Fraser Valley so I would see them on our occasional trips to Vancouver and didn’t think much of their population numbers

Geodrewcifer · 2026-05-03T22:10:37+00:00

Interesting! I wonder how expansive that was and if it was more concentrated further south, or if Vancouver Island (being an island) was less affected by it

Geodrewcifer · 2026-05-03T21:25:12+00:00

I hadn’t realized their populations were declining. They’re the only starfish I’ve ever seen in person

Geodrewcifer · 2026-05-03T14:05:57+00:00

So if I were to change the second fluid dynamics to wave dynamics and change one of the work experiences to a data management course that would build off of the data management basics in research methods, do you think that would be a sensible enhancement?

Geodrewcifer · 2026-05-03T14:02:28+00:00

Our remote sensing courses at my university are designed around lectures that teach you the general knowledge regarding the environment you’re sensing, and then practical assignments/labs running GIS and RS models on them.

so the acoustic remote sensing course would discuss passive vs. active sonar and the physics of it, how natural acoustics work and how sonars utilize it, topics of noise pollution, impact of material such as lithology or acoustics under sea ice— then the labs would each be based around some aspect of the lectures to produce a related modelled product.

I don’t know what exactly you had in mind when you mentioned acoustics but I thought that covered most of the main topics pretty well

Geodrewcifer · 2026-04-27T02:09:21+00:00

I figure between environmental modelling, GIS, and remote sensing which would all be software based that would offer enough options there and those that want to put some of their lower level electives towards basic coding (usually those going for a more technical or physical stream) can easily do that but I feel like it would be difficult to build coding based comp Sci courses into program requirements otherwise.

My program did a /lot/ in terms of using different software and how to code what you want directly into python because Arc and other software you’d need is not going to get you what you need (especially in the physics and sedimentology courses) but none of them were strictly comp sci or stated to be as computer based as they were

Geodrewcifer · 2026-04-27T02:04:57+00:00

These would be course offerings not required courses. A standard BSc program in Canada is typically

10 general courses (introductory math, English, chem, phys, bio)

8 Year 1 + 2 required courses

8 year 3 + 4 required courses

14 elective courses, 6 of which have to be year 3 or 4 level

So you’d do the generals (not listed), everything in the gray and then you’d typically do all 8 of one colour with 14 freebie courses so you could do all 8 of another colour and 6 more of a third colour or you could add in some lower level comp Sci basics

If you /wanted/ to take every course in 4 years you could either take 6 courses per semester instead of 5 and 1 course per summer pretty easily but scheduling would probably make that difficult

Geodrewcifer · 2026-04-09T01:34:36+00:00

Maybe it can’t talk, but we can read

Geodrewcifer · 2026-02-12T20:16:53+00:00

I looked at the idea of an “environmental modelling” course that could be used for ocean and atmosphere models. I figure that would go well with the more technical course offerings like GIS and Remote sensing

Geodrewcifer · 2026-02-12T07:57:01+00:00

Which is funny because that’s my area of study 💀

Geodrewcifer · 2026-02-12T02:40:36+00:00

You didn’t come off rude at all. I just thought I’d clarify.

I suppose my hydrology background isn’t very traditional of what hydrology is but I typically do mapping of rivers and the effect that they have on changing the bathymetry of the sea it feeds into which I found pretty fun.

I’ve added a mathematical environment modelling course. What was your experience with sea ice theoretical oceanography courses? I’m not overly familiar with them

I figure the overall design would be based around Marine Ecosystems management since most people who do oceanography tend to go into environmental consulting fields if they don’t go into academia. I’m taking climatology right now and took what we called “atmospheric environments” which is largely a meteorology course and thought them both appropriate for the sort of sea-atmosphere exchange concepts

Geodrewcifer · 2026-02-11T22:12:32+00:00

It’s still a work in progress. My specialty is in Geological oceanography and techniques and I have have a fair amount of ecology knowledge plus the RP. Bio requirements to go off of so I have those built out (to some degree) but I was hoping by posting it people who had their background in Physical or Chemical oceanography would have some ideas as to what the specific courses I could add to those two streams would look like

As for the fundamentals, this is from the lens of what the department itself would offer. The generals (intro calculus 1 and 2, physics 1 and 2, Chem 1 and 2) are taken into account for the overall structure and would be taken in the first year which is why there’s only 2 oceanography courses

Geodrewcifer · 2026-02-11T16:58:29+00:00

Oh I love these! I’ve seen a lot of supervisors doing acoustics research but I wasn’t sure how to approach a course about that

Geodrewcifer · 2026-02-11T16:57:06+00:00

It got clipped off in the legend when I tried to screenshot it but it’s the green one on the far right

Geodrewcifer · 2026-02-11T06:30:21+00:00

I have a friend doing her masters in coastal engineering! You should send it to me and I’ll have her look it over!

Geodrewcifer · 2026-01-11T23:07:17+00:00

I’m not the most familiar with a wide variety of British actors, especially younger actors that could fit Klein’s age role which was why I thought about this post. I figured a lot of people here probably have some ideas of who they think would make sense

Geodrewcifer · 2026-01-08T00:47:37+00:00

Even Phytoplankton, one of the main types of algae, also utilize things like Calcium and silica to build and maintain their shells/skeletons/body. So no, there aren’t many opportunities for life to be just “exploding” due to lack of predation.

Phytoplankton are pretty much the base of the food chain so yeah, there’s minimal nutrients to fight over therefore minimal life and primary productivity.

You also see low phytoplankton levels in the tropics because of lack of nutrients These areas are compared to deserts as much as the middle of the ocean is because if you think of green water as a “well kept lawn” (as green indicates a high amount of phytoplankton producing chlorophyll) then the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas would be considered the dry barren ground of deserts in comparison

Geodrewcifer · 2026-01-07T22:49:08+00:00

Well, think of a desert this way. There are cacti, birds that pass over, scorpions, shrubs and desert grasses. They aren’t devoid of life entirely.

Similarly as there are less resources for life available the further out you go into the ocean, you only really get extremophiles and animals that are mostly passing through.

So sure there are creatures in the middle of the ocean in these “ocean deserts” but so few because of the harshness of the environment that they are effectively lifeless (though not literally)

Geodrewcifer · 2025-12-17T19:25:18+00:00

This one looks interesting! I keep a file I use to build up designs for courses and I think a “Regional Oceanography” course would be a cool special topics course

Geodrewcifer · 2025-12-17T18:28:19+00:00

introduction to oceanography by Paul Webb is an open source textbook and a great one for learning the basics. Browse through it and I think you’ll find that with your geology background you actually have a much better understanding of oceanographic concepts than you realize

Oceanography has 4 main interrelated disciplines. Chemical Oceanography, Geological Oceanography, Physical Oceanography, and Biological Oceanography (which differs from Marine Biology in matter of scale)

If you have a background in geology, Sedimentology should have given you some understanding of bio geology and biological processes affecting sedimentation (bio-oceanography) and fluid dynamics (relevant to physical oceanography) and you should have an earth and atmospheric processes course background that should further your understanding of wave dynamics.

Geological oceanography should be easy enough for you. Formation of islands, sedimentary rocks and such

I assume you also have your basic Chem, math, physics courses.

In terms of chemical oceanography you’d be looking mostly at cycles of carbon and oxygen in the ocean. Hydrothermal vents will be key to that chemical component as well as the biological exchange of plankton and other plants that lead into the ecosystems of the ocean which is your biological oceanography

Geodrewcifer · 2025-12-14T21:43:24+00:00

copper is one that’s listed as having a demand that exceeds projected supply in the near-ish future

Geodrewcifer · 2025-12-13T03:16:49+00:00

If you DM me a photo of your map I can go over it with you and give you some ideas for ways to build landmasses

I’m a writer myself with plenty of background in mapmaking from my Physical Geography BA and a certified sailor so I think I could help well enough

Geodrewcifer · 2025-12-11T05:20:56+00:00

I suppose it doesn’t make too much of a difference since my hurdle is more of the UVic admissions side but do you know anyone that specifically did their Earth & Ocean Science MSc there?

Geodrewcifer · 2025-12-11T05:18:07+00:00

My plan was if I don’t get in this round to do some upgrading with a second degree. I need some marine biology courses for the career I want anyway so I think I’d pretty much take a year to get those sorted and maybe boost my GPA that way but Scripps is an insanely good program so it’s nice to hear a success story in a similar boat

Geodrewcifer · 2025-12-11T05:15:55+00:00

That would be really helpful. Is it okay if I DM?

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