COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DYNAMIC OCEANOGRAPHY II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PHO 5040 DYNAMIC OCEANOGRAPHY II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞÜKRÜ TURAN BEŞIKTEPE

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 the ocean
4   to express numericaly the motion in ocean
5   to be aware of the importance of boundary conditions influencing the motion in the ocean

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Inviscid shallow water theory Shallow water equations Potential vorticity
2 Small amplitude motions Plane waves in a layer of constant depth Linearized geostrophic motion
3 Applying the shallow water equations to a narrow channel Poincare waves Kelvin waves
4 Inertial waves Geostrophic motion
5 Dynamic diagnosis of Rossby waves Topographic Rossby waves
6 Planetary waves Planetary Rossby waves
7 Homogeneous models of the wind driven ocean circulation Sverdrup relation Munk model Stommel's model: Bottom friction layer
8 Midterm
9 Evaporation Convection Diffusion Double diffusion
10 Stability of water column Richardsons Number
11 Friction and viscous flow Turbulent Reynolds stresses
12 Taylor-Proudman Theorem Geostrophic motion Degeneracy of geostrophic motion
13 Upwelling processes
14 Instability theory

Recomended or Required Reading

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

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 PRJ PROJECT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRJ * 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

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Şükrü T. Beşiktepe
Institute of Marine Science and Technology
sukru.besiktepe@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 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 50 50
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Midterm 1 3 3
Final Assignment 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

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

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