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| BTM4037 | Meteorology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Coşkun ERÜZ | | Co-Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Coşkun ERÜZ, Dr. Öğrt. Üy. Koray Özşeker | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Enable the students to gain the ability of weather forecasting at sea, international meteorological communication and accurate observations of weather events in order to achieve safe navigation and fishing. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Understand the atmosphere and explain its relation with sea and maritime activities. | 7,10,13,16,19 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | Describe the meteorological properties of Troposphere | 7,12,16 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | Understand and explain weather and sea interaction and meteorological conditions. | 6,10,12,16,19 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | Forecast weather condition | 7,10,13,16,19 | 1 | | LO - 5 : | Present before an audience the results and outcome of any exercise | 7,10,17,19 | 1 | | 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 | | |
| İmportance of meteorology in maritime. The atmosphere, its composition and physical properties, solar radiation. Meteorological elements; weather temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity cloud and precipitation. Global atmospheric circulation, pressure and wind systems, monsoons, local winds. Weather forecasting at sea. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Structure of Atmosphere | | | Week 2 | Energy and energy transfer and distribution | | | Week 3 | Atmospheric presure and density | | | Week 4 | Atmospheric moisture and water distribution in atmosphere | | | Week 5 | Atmospheric air flows and winds | | | Week 6 | Air masses, fronts and extreme weather conditons | | | Week 7 | Global weather events and weather conditions | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Study on meteorological reports and maps | | | Week 10 | Planning of maritime operations by meteorological stuation | | | Week 11 | Planning of fishing operations by meteorological stuation | | | Week 12 | Student presentation | | | Week 13 | Student presentation | | | Week 14 | Student presentation | | | Week 15 | Student presentation | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Öney, S.,Yılmaz, A., 2000, Denizcilik Meteorolojisi,İstanbul, | | | |
| 1 | Maurice M. Cornish , 1997,Maritime Meteorology, Thomas Read Publications,UK | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 8 | 10/11/2018 | | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/01/2019 | 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 | 3 | 12 | 36 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Arasınav | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Uygulama | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 76 |
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