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| DUM4007 | Meteorology and Oceanography | 2+1+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MARITIME TRANSPORTATION and MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Coşkun ERÜZ | | Co-Lecturer | ASSOC. PROF. DR. Coşkun ERÜZ, | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main objectives of this course are to provide the student with a clear presentation of the concepts and principles of seas and oceans, physical properties. Enable the students to gain the ability |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Understand the atmosphere and oceans ,explain their relations and affects on maritime activities. | 6 - 7 - 9 - 10 | 1,3,5, | | LO - 2 : | Describe the meteorological properties of Troposphere | 6 - 7 - 9 - 10 | 1,3,5, | | LO - 3 : | Understand and explain weather and sea interaction and meteorological conditions | 6 - 7 - 9 - 10 | 1,3,5, | | LO - 4 : | Forecast weather condition. | 6 - 7 - 9 - 10 | 1,3,5, | | LO - 5 : | Present before an audience the results and outcome of any exercise | 6 - 7 - 9 - 10 | 1,3,5, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Research processes. Ocean and sea concept, pilot charts. Topography of the ocean bottom, shores, islands, sediments. Physical and chemical properties of seawater. Waves; sea, swell and their effect. Currents and tides in oceans and seas. Ice in world oceans; sea ice, iceberg, formation, distribution and effects on navigation. Air masses and fronts. Cyclones and anticyclones. Tropical cyclones; their sings, formation and movements, dangerous and navigable semicircle, tornado, waterspout. Standard model station, plotting the weather map and weather map analysis. Weather forecasting. Marine meteorological services. Ship codes. Weather routeing. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Ocean and seas, maps | | | Week 2 | Atmosphere, ocean interaction | | | Week 3 | Batimetry, coasts, iselands, sea bed. | | | Week 4 | Evaporation and precipitation | | | Week 5 | Sea water properties | | | Week 6 | Stratification | | | Week 7 | Sea wawes | | | Week 8 | Surface currents and tides | | | Week 9 | Mid exam | | | Week 10 | Sea Ice | | | Week 11 | Air masses | | | Week 12 | Fronts | | | Week 13 | Turkiye Seas | | | Week 14 | Trophical storms , | | | Week 15 | Sicylones, antisicylones, | | | Week 16 | final exam | | | |
| 1 | Basılmamış ders notları. | | | 2 | Introduction to Physical Oceanography, ,1996, George L. Mellor ,springerWaves, Tides and Shallow-Water Processes,2001, Second Edition, open university, Boston | | | 3 | ADMIRALTY Mariner's Handbook (NP100). | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20.11.2023 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 20.01.2024 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 11 | 3 | 33 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 37 |
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