HUOM! OPINTOJAKSOJEN TIETOJEN TÄYTTÄMISTÄ KOORDINOIVAT KOULUTUSSUUNNITTELIJAT HANNA-MARI PEURALA JA TIINA HASARI
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1. Course title
Deskriptiivinen oseanografia
Deskriptiv oceanografi
Descriptive Oceanography
2. Course code
ATM337
Aikaisemmat leikkaavat opintojaksot 53528 Deskriptiivinen oseanografia, 5 op
3. Course status: optional
-Which degree programme is responsible for the course?
Master's Programme in Atmospheric Sciences
-Which module does the course belong to?
ATM300 Advanced Studies in Atmospheric Sciences (optional for Study Track in Geophysics of the Hydrosphere)
-Is the course available to students from other degree programmes?
Yes
4. Course level (first-, second-, third-cycle/EQF levels 6, 7 and 8)
Master’s level, degree programmes in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine = secondcycle
degree/EQF level 7
Doctoral level = third-cycle (doctoral) degree/EQF level 8
-Does the course belong to basic, intermediate or advanced studies (cf. Government Decree
on University Degrees)?
Advanced studies
5. Recommended time/stage of studies for completion
-The recommended time for completion may be, e.g., after certain relevant courses have
been completed. 2nd or 3rd year, First course in oceanography (Meriteteen peruskurssi needed for background education.
6. Term/teaching period when the course will be offered
The course will be lectured every other year (odd years) in the I period.
7. Scope of the course in credits
5 cr
8. Teacher coordinating the course
Matti Leppäranta
9. Course learning outcomes
Descriptive oceanography aims at describing and explaining how and why the ocean physical system works. It forms a necessary empirical knowledge for all oceanographers. The course contains oceanographic data analysis and principles of hydrography and circulation as the fundaments. A general scheme for a large scale basins in the upper and lower hemisphere with equatorial systems in between are presented. Then the topography of the sea floor follows. Then the hydrography and circulation of the oceans are presented: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean. A few selected mediterranean and marginal seas such as the Baltic Sea, Barents Sea, North Sea and Meditttanean Sea are gone through at the end.
10. Course completion methods
Lectures, mathematical exercises, and student seminar.
11. Prerequisites
-Description of the courses or modules that must be completed before taking this course or
what other prior learning is required
12. Recommended optional studies
-What other courses are recommended to be taken in addition to this course?
-Which other courses support the further development of the competence provided by this
course?
13. Course content
-Description of the course content
14. Recommended and required literature
Lynne D. Talley, George L. Pickard, William J. Emery and James H. Swift 2011) Descrptive physical oceanography (6th ed.). An introductio. Elsevier.
15. Activities and teaching methods in support of learning
Lecures and exercises and seminar. Home work for the exercised and seminar preparation.
16. Assessment practices and criteria, grading scale
At least 1/3 of the exercises must be completed and a seminar talk needs to be given. Exam at the end. Grading 1-5.