Duration
20h Th, 10h Pr, 3d FW
Number of credits
| Master in oceanography (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The coastal ocean has a series of particularities because of its shallow depth, the presence of the coastline, the anthropogenic influence, the riverine impact... The coastal ocean is much more productive than the open ocean, and phenomena like tides get amplified in the vicinity of the shelf. The basic principles of coastal oceanography will be seen during the lessons.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The Coastal Oceanography course is divided in two parts. A first part (1/3 of the total) gives an overview of the basic principles of coastal oceanography:
1. Introduction to coastal oceanography
2. Basic definitions and concepts:
3. Main differences between the open ocean and the coastal ocean (Friction, Tides, Presence of coast: upwelling and downwelling, Sea level variations, Stratification, Fronts, Terrestrial influences)
4. Waves and oscillatory movements in the coastal ocean
5. Estuaries
A second part (2/3 of the total) is dedicated to the analysis of data, with a focus on coastal data:
1. Instrumentation (sensors, ocean observing systems, remote sensing)
2. Data analysis exercises (ocean currents derivation, air-sea fluxes, derivation of temperature and salinity from a CTD, analysis of results)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical explanations and practical exercises. In situ and satellite data will be used for the exercises.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
The materials seen during the lessons are available at the course webpage indicated below.
Other readings:
Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas. 2012. J.H. Simpson and J. Sharpless. Cambridge. 448pp
Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography. 2001. W.J. Emery and R.E. Thomson. Elsevier Science Inc. 400 pp.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Practical exercise (writen document) and an oral presentation.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Aïda ALVERA AZCARATE
Université de Liège
AGO-GHER
Allée du 6 Août, 17, Bât. B5a
B-4000 Liège
Belgium
Tél : +32 4 3663664
Fax : +32 4 3669729
E-mail : A.Alvera@ulg.ac.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Coastal oceanography
Lecture notes