5216 (v.3) Planet Earth 102


Area: Department of Applied Physics
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 3.0
 
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Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
 
Syllabus: Horizontal and vertical motions of the atmosphere. Meso- and micrometeorology, the atmospheric boundary layer, the sea breeze. Air pollution and climate change. The hydrologic cycle, run off and subsurface flow, water quality and erosion. Oceanic processes affecting continental shelf and coastal zone issues. Coastal erosion and pollution. Continental shelf fisheries, oil and mineral resources. The Australian continental shelf.
 
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Field of Education: 10303 Astronomy
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
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Result Type: Grade/Mark

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