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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS PHO 5035 STRATIFIED FLUID 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

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞÜKRÜ TURAN BEŞIKTEPE

Offered to

PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Course Objective

This course aims to expain the currents and processes in the ocean due to the salinity and the temperature of the ocean.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to understand the dynamics of the stratification in the ocean 2   Will learn processes resulting in mixing between layers 3   Able to explain these processes using simple models 4   able to explain observed events in the ocean through the combining data and models

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Density stratification in fluids 2 Conservation laws 3 Thermodynamics of the sea 4 Boussinesq approximation 5 Internal waves 6 Turbulence and instability 7 turbulent and laminar flow 8 Midterm 9 Convection 10 Diffusion and double-diffisuon 11 Mixing in the ocean 12 Stratification and mixing in the straits 13 Dynamics of the Turkish Straits System 14 Presentations of the projects and discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

Benoit Cushman-Roisin ve Jean-Marie Beckers (2011) Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: Physical and Numerical Aspects Academic Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures will be presented and students will prepare projects.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 ASG ASSIGNMENT 2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 3 PRJ PROJECT 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.40 + PRJ * 0.30

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. Şükrü T. Beşiktepe Deniz Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Enstitüsü sukru.besiktepe@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be decided in the first week

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 0 0 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparing assignments 1 40 40 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 2 1 LO.2 4 4 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 4 2 1 LO.3 3 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 4 1 3 LO.4 2 3 2 1 4 4 2 3 3 5 2 3