COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REGIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHO 5036 REGIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MURAT GÜNDÜZ

Offered to

PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Course Objective

This course involves the approximations done for the application physical principals
and rules on the different regions of world oceans. The properties of the seas around
the Turkish mainland lay on mid-latitude are also of the course concern.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to understand the differences in the physical processes occuring in the different regions of world oceans
2   will be able to have knowledge about the important physical processes in the world oceans
3   will be able to know the water characteristics and properties of he seas around the Turkish mainland
4   to have knowledge about the events influencing the processes in the world oceans

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The radiation balance of the earth-atmosphere system The global wind system
2 The equation of motion in spherical coordinates The equation of motion in a rectangular coordinate system (f-plane) The equation of motion in the beta plane
3 Coriolis force The variation of Coriolis force with latitudes The influence of Coriolis force on currents
4 Ocean currents
5 The subtropical gyres The equation of motion in mid-latitudes
6 Quasi-geostrophic systems Golfstream currents
7 Equatorial current system Evolving of equatorial under current
8 Midterm
9 Monsoonal circulation Monsoon winds over the Indian Ocean The current system in the Indian Ocean El Nino
10 Black Sea physical properties and current system
11 Aegean Sea physical processes and water masses
12 Levantine Sea The effect of evaporation in Levantine basin Forming of Levantine Intermediate Water (LIW) and Rhodes gyre
13 Physical properties of Marmara Sea Turkish Strait System (TSS)
14 Physical properties of Izmir bay

Recomended or Required Reading

Dietrich, G.: General Oceanography, 1963.
Gill, A.E.,: Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics, 1973.
Open University Course Team: Ocean Circulation, 1989
McCreary, J.P.: A linear stratified ocean model of the equatorial undercurrent, 1981.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures will be held conventionally. The students prepare a presentation in order to understand the dynamics of ocean better. Open discussion will take place in the class.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Murat GÜNDÜZ
Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology
murat.gunduz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announce at the first lecture

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Reading 10 3 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 184

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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