COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DYNAMIC OCEANOGRAPHY - I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHO 5041 DYNAMIC OCEANOGRAPHY - I 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

Offered to

PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Course Objective

The objective of course is to explain the reasons for the motion in the ocean with help of some mathematical rules and theories. The course covers also the conservation of momentum, mass and energy. Physical parameters and the relationships between them will be given. The terms in Navier-Stokes momentum equations will be explained. Main physical processes that are taken place in the ocean will be considered after applying some approximations. The boundary conditions affecting the physical processes will be given in detail. Waves are periodic motions in the ocean. Generation of waves and their classifications will be outlined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to understand the dynamics of motion in ocean
2   to understand the internal motion in ocean
3   to understand the historical approach to the dynamics of wind driven circulation in ocean
4   to express the motion in the ocean numerical
5   to be aware of the importance of boundary conditions influencing the motion in ocean

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fundamentals Field Functions Lagrangian and Eulerian description of a field Equation of state and mass conservation law
2 Body and surface forces Conservation of momentum and equation of motion Navier Stokes equation of motion
3 Gravitational potential Gravitational force Solar and lunar potentials Tidal forces
4 Coriolis force Gravitational forces The equation of motion
5 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
6 The law of energy conservation The equation of heat flux Bernoulli s equation
7 The incompressibility condition The incompressible homogeneous and the barotropic ocean The incompressible inhomogeneous ocean without mixing
8 Midterm
9 Boundary conditions Kinematic boundary conditions The boundary condition for salinity The dynamic boundary condition The boundary condition for temperature
10 Potential flow Two dimensional flow and stream function
11 Approximations Vorticity Potential vorticity
12 Taylor-Proudman Theorem Geostrophic motion Degeneracy of geostrophic motion
13 Periodic processes Harmonic oscillations Standing waves Phase and group velocity of progressive waves
14 Perturbation theory

Recomended or Required Reading

Krauss, W.,: Dynamics of the Homogeneous and the Quasihomogeneous Ocean, 1973.
Pickard, G.L. & Pond, G.S.: Introductory Dynamic Oceanography
Gill, A.E.: Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics
Apel, J.R.: Principles of Ocean Physics
Pedlosky, J.: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures will be held conventionaly. 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 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + 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)

Prof. Dr. Erdem Sayın
Dokuz Eylul Üniversitesi, Deniz Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Enstitüsü
erdem.sayin@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 40 40
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Reading 5 3 15
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 179

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1434135343325
LO.2332115113325
LO.3431115113125
LO.4534145543525
LO.5433135433425

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

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