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TMR4230

Oceanography

Credits 7.5
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Spring 2011
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Portfolio assessment

About

About the course

Course content

Properties of seawater. Conservation equations. Equations of motion. Coriolos effect. Geostrophic current. Inertial current. Planetary boundary layer flow. Wind-induced current. Bottom currents. Circulation. Tides. Global and local wind description. Mean wind. Wind gust. Wave forecast. Surface waves. Wave refraction. Non-linear waves. Breaking waves. Wave-current interaction.

Learning outcome

The emphasis will be on the physical understanding of phenomena contributing to the interaction between the atmosphere and ocean, and which also contribute to the motions in the ocean.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and exercises. Portfolio assessment is the basis for the grade in the course. The portfolio includes a final oral exam (70%) and an oral mid term exam (30%). The results for the parts are given in %-scores, while the entire portfolio is assigned a letter grade.

Course materials

Myrhaug, D: Lecture notes on Wind. Waves. Current.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SIN1547 7.5 sp
TBA4265 1.5 sp
TBA4270 3.7 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Marine Technology

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Muntlig eksamen
Weighting 70/100 Date 2011-05-23 Time 15:00
Semesterprøve
Weighting 30/100

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