Oceanography for geoscientists
The course describes the ocean circulation and the dynamics that drive it. The course also provides an introduction to biochemical cycles in the world's oceans.
You will learn about properties of seawater, basics of the atmospheric circulation and climate, the wind-driven circulation in the upper ocean, the circulation in the deep sea, sea waves, tides, sea ice, and the connection between ice sheets and the ocean.
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Course literature
Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.
Lynne D Talley, George L. Pickard, William J. Emery, James H. Swift, 2011
Descriptive Physical Oceanography, an introduction
Academic Press
ISBN: 9780750645522E-bok can be downloaded here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780750645522/descriptive-physical-oceanography -
Course reports
Course evaluations allow the possibility to affect and take responsibility for your own learning and gives important information for our work with pedagogical development.
It's important that all students complete the course evaluations after each course, it gives the Department the opportunity to improve the courses' quality.
The course evaluation is composed of a number of questions and specific questions for each course. If you, as a student, want to contribute with more course specific questions you may send them to studies@geo.su.se.
If you haven't received the course evaluation for your finished course, or if you have other questions regarding course evaluations at IGV please contact studies@geo.su.se.
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Contact
Elisabeth DäckerAdministrativ studierektor
- Visiting address
- S 316
- Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset
Agatha de BoerProfessor of Physical paleoceanography
- Visiting address
- R 238
- Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset
Associate prof in phys. paleoceanography, Study Director of M.Sc Climate Science