| This course is a descriptive and theoretical introduction to physical oceanography, focusing on the coastal zone and the continental shelf. Topics will include components of physical oceanography that affect the accuracy and operational conduct of hydrographic surveying, as well as detailed studies of the controls on sound speed structure (seawater properties, propogation and refraction) and of the controls on surface water level (tides, waves and swell, vertical reference surfaces). Students will also study constituent extraction from tidal observations and prediction of tides, and discrete and continuous tidal zoning, including an introduction to coastal hydrodynamic models.Corequisite: GGE 6301, or permission from the instructor. |
