Oceanography: a key to better understand our world
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Universitat de Barcelona
Fundació Navegació Oceànica Barcelona
Oceanography: a key to better understand our world
Universitat de Barcelona
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The course for a round the world regatta leads the boats through the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic, Southern Indian and South Pacific Oceans. On their voyage, the skippers come across a large variety of oceanographic situations: strong currents, floating ice, wave formations of every kind and biological diversity.
In this course the student will learn about the foundations of the science of oceanography. You'll learn about the classification and formation of the ocean floor, how current sea satellite analysis systems work, the chemistry of the oceans and the processes that led to its formation.
To follow this course does not require previous knowledge of oceanography.
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1
Раздел
1A - The Mediterranean: a model of an ocean - Temperature, salinity and pressure.
Module 1 addresses some of the fundamental concepts of descriptive oceanography related to the physical characteristics of water: the vertical distribution of temperature and salinity, TS diagram, stability and destabilization of the water column, the formation of water dense and deep, the water masses and circulation. It is necessary also introduces concepts to understand the relationship between the distribution of the mass of water, its surface topography of a regional or larger scale, and called geostrophic circulation, where it plays a fundamental role the Coriolis force. While the concepts presented have general applicability, examples are the Mediterranean, starting with the characteristics of the waters near Barcelona, where it begins and ends the Barcelona World Race, and ending with the general circulation of the water masses around the Mediterranean.
5 видео (всего 59 мин.), 13 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
5 видео
1.0 Video Introduction10мин
1.1 Video Temperature, salinity, density15мин
1.2.1 Video Introduction: Vertical profiles for T and S on the Catalan coast, NW Mediterranean.11мин
1.2.2 Video Vertical stability12мин
13 материала для самостоятельного изучения
Introduction10мин
Course structure10мин
1. Introduction to the module 1 (A and B)10мин
1.1 The Mediterranean: a model of an ocean - Temperature, salinity and pressure10мин
1.1.1 Temperature10мин
1.1.2 Salinity10мин
1.1.3 Pressure10мин
1.1.4 Density and the T/S diagram10мин
1.2 The annual hydrographic cycle opposite Barcelona10мин
1.2.1 Vertical profiles for T and S on the Catalan coast, NW Mediterranean.10мин
1.2.2 Vertical stability10мин
1.2.3 Stability gains and losses10мин
1.2.4 The construction and destruction of the thermocline10мин
1 практическое упражнение
Quiz 1A30мин
2
Раздел
1B - The Mediterranean: a model of an ocean - Water masses and circulation
In this module you will learn how dense waters and water bodies are formed. Where the Mediterranean will be used as a model of ocean. As well as some of the fundamental concepts of marine dynamics, which is how the Coriolis and pressure gradient force is formed. Besides the importance of dynamic topography and geostrophic flow. Hope will be to your liking.
4 видео (всего 66 мин.), 8 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
4 видео
1.4 Video: The Mediterranean a model of an ocean16мин
1.5.1 Video The pressure gradient force13мин
1.5.2 Video: The Coriolis Force17мин
8 материала для самостоятельного изучения
1.3 The formation of dense water and water masses10мин
1.4 The Mediterranean a model of an ocean10мин
1.4.1 The Mediterranean, a negative estuary10мин
1.4.2 The circulation of the Mediterranean's main masses of water10мин
1.5 Fundamental concepts of marine dynamics10мин
1.5.1 The “pressure gradient force”10мин
1.5.2 The Coriolis Force10мин
1.5.3 Dynamic topography and geostrophic circulation10мин
1 практическое упражнение
Quiz 1B30мин
3
Раздел
2. The Global Ocean
This module will enter fully into the Global Ocean, will review and generalize the aspects previously referred to in the previous module. We will see the role of the ocean on a global scale, and how we can affect those who live closer or farther from the coast. Try to understand why it is still quite unknown and will glance nose in the marine environment. That is, how it behaves for those living beings, most who live within the ocean or in direct contact with him.
12 видео (всего 151 мин.), 18 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
12 видео
2.1.2 Video: The water cycle on the planet6мин
2.1.3 Video: The confinement of the ocean and the freedom of the atmosphere. Exchanges of energy and evaporation. Heating and cooling. Consequences of ocean dynamics.14мин
2.1.4 Video: Vertical structure by density. Intrusions and intermediate waters7мин
2.2.1 Video Circulation, water masses and the internal structure of the oceans. Geostrophy or how ocean structure reflects circulation and how the circulation affects structure14мин
2.2.3 Video Wind-induced circulation. Ekman and upwelling.13мин
2.3.1 Video Instabilities. Inertial motion. Mesoscale.10мин
2.3.2 Video Deep and intermediate water formation18мин
2.3.3 Video Climate impact. Heat distribution on the planet. Hidden heat.13мин
2.3.4 Video Non-linearity and instabilities: Niños and Niñas14мин
2.4.1 Video A three-dimensional environment, with little or no visibility and no fixed references12мин
2.4.2 Video A sea full of life: the pelagic and benthic environments. Near to and far from the coast. In light and darkness.13мин
18 материала для самостоятельного изучения
2. Introduction Planet Earth is also 'planet water'10мин
2.1.The Global Ocean10мин
2.1.1 From the Mediterranean to the ocean. Changing scales past Gibraltar10мин
2.1.2 Water cycle on the planet10мин
2.1.3 The confinement of the ocean and the freedom of the atmosphere. Exchanges of energy and evaporation. Heating and cooling. Consequences of ocean dynamics.10мин
2.1.4 Vertical structure by density. Intrusions and intermediate waters10мин
Introduction Ocean Circulation10мин
2.2.1 Circulation, water masses and te internal structure of the oceans. Geostrophy or how ocean structure reflects circulation and how the circulation affects structure10мин
2.2.2 Thermohaline circulation. Water transport and the conveyor belt10мин
2.2.3 Wind-induced circulation. Ekman and upwelling.10мин
2.3 Introduction Other scales of motion10мин
2.3.1 Instabilities. Inertial motion. Mesoscale.10мин
2.3.2 Deep and intermediate water formation10мин
2.3.3 Climate impact. Heat distribution on the planet. Hidden heat.10мин
2.3.4 Non-linearity and instabilities: Niños and Niñas10мин
2.4 Introduction The ocean as an environment. A sea full of life10мин
2.4.1 A three-dimensional environment, with little or no visibility and no fixed references10мин
2.4.2 A sea full of life: the pelagic and benthic environments. Near to and far from the coast. In light and darkness.10мин
1 практическое упражнение
Quiz 230мин
4
Раздел
3A. Satellite oceanography: all eyes on the planet (I)
In this module you will learn the importance of ocean observation by satellite, talk about remote sensing, electromagnetic radiation emitted and reflected, and the importance of their study for navigation.
4 видео (всего 22 мин.), 9 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
4 видео
3.1.1 Video Can we do something similar for the ocean?5мин
3.1.2 Video Why do we want to use remote sensing for oceanography?7мин
3.2.2 Video Sensing the ocean surface from a satellite6мин
9 материала для самостоятельного изучения
3.1 What is remote sensing? Why do we want to observe the ocean from space?10мин
3.1.1 Can we do something similar for the ocean?10мин
3.1.2 Why do we want to use remote sensing for oceanography?10мин
3.1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of ocean remote sensing10мин
3.2 Electromagnetic radiation emitted and reflected by the ocean10мин
3.2.1 Oceans and electromagnetic radiation10мин
3.2.2 Sensing the ocean surface from a satellite10мин
3.2.3 Sea Surface Temperature (SST)10мин
3.2.4 Ocean colour10мин
1 практическое упражнение
Quiz 3A30мин
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автор: AA•Jan 2nd 2018
I enjoyed the learning process for this course. I definitely recommend it. This course is very interactive and quite interesting :)
автор: JQ•Aug 1st 2017
Fun and interesting. A wonderful review (I'm an ex pilot)
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Jordi Serra
Dr.Grupo de Geociencias Marinas
О Universitat de Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is the most formidable public institution of higher education in Catalonia, catering to the needs of the greatest number of students and delivering the broadest and most comprehensive offering in higher educational courses. The UB is also the principal centre of university research in Spain and has become a European benchmark for research activity, both in terms of the number of research programmes it conducts and the excellence these have achieved.
О Fundació Navegació Oceànica Barcelona
The Barcelona Foundation for Ocean Sailing (FNOB), was created with three strategic objectives in mind: sports, industry & technology and communication, and devised to undertake a series of projects geared towards promoting and boosting activities related to top-level ocean sailing.
To fulfil these objectives, the FNOB defined four key strategic areas: R&D, Education and Knowledge, Science & Technology and the Environment.
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