302751 (v.2) Physical Oceanography 403

Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	2.0

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Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Other Requisite(s):	Admission: to the Physics honours program

Syllabus:	Selected topics from geophysical fluid dynamics. Waves. Tidal motions. Wind generated currents. Density driven currents. Measurements related to currents. Spreading of properties in the marine environment, advection, diffusion, shear diffusion, effect ofdecay and related measurements. The air/sea interface and the sea bed and sediment transport. Remote sensing of the ocean.

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Field of Education:	010713 Oceanography
Funding Cluster:	08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark
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