Courses Handbook 2008

302750 (v.3) Physical Oceanography 402


Area: Department of Applied Physics
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 2 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: Selected topics from major features of physical oceanography. Generation, propagation and measurement of ocean waves. Mechanisms of tide generation. Measurement and prediction of tides. Large-scale and coastal currents. Characteristics of sea water and disposal of waste in ocean waters. Remote sensing of the ocean.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 010713 Oceanography
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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