Oceanography for geoscientists

The course describes the ocean circulation and the dynamics that drive it.

Iceberg at Prince Christian Sound, Greenland. Photo: Uploaded to pixabay by Aline Dassel

• Course structure
  The teaching consists of lectures, a field trip in the Baltic, seminars, and exercises.

  Assessment

  The final course grade will be made up from the grades on a variety of exercises and a final exam.

• Schedule
  The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.

  Note that in the schedule, the dates and times of lectures, presentations, and practicals are subject to change.

  The final schedule will be communicated to students who register, a few weeks before the start of the course.

  • Schedule GG4090 AU 2025

• 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: 9780750645522

  E-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.

  Course evaluation = student's review of the course
  Course report = course leader's reflections about the review

  • Course report GG4090 AU 2024 Kursrapport/Course report
  • Course report GG4090 AU 2024 Kursvärdering/Course evaluation

• Contact
  Elisabeth Däcker

  Student counsellor and study administration

  elisabeth.dacker@geo.su.se

  08-674 78 70

  See profile page for Elisabeth Däcker

  

  • Visiting address
  • S 316
  • Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset

  Agatha de Boer

  Professor of Physical paleoceanography

  agatha.deboer@geo.su.se

  08-16 47 30

  See profile page for Agatha de Boer

  

  • Visiting address
  • R 238
  • Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset

  • Associate prof in phys. paleoceanography, Study Director of M.Sc Climate Science