Syllabus
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Course Code: GP-402 Course Name: Physical Oceanography & Marine Geophysics |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Physical Oceanography Physical properties of seawater and methods of determination, distribution of salinity in the oceans, factors affecting salinity, water masses and water type, TS Diagram, Circulation of currents in major ocean waves. Tides: Dynamical and equilibrium theory of tides. Marine pollution, steps to control marine pollution, Laws of seas, Coastal zone management |
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| 2 | Dynamical Oceanography Equation of motion in a rotating and translating coordinate system, Coriollis force term and other terms, Nonlinear term in equation of motion, Brunt Viasala frequency, Geopotential surface and isobaric surface, wind driven ocean circulation, Ekman Solution, Sverdrup’s Solution, Vorticity. |
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| 3 | Marine exploration Resource potential for offshore areas, Geophysical continental margins, type of continental margins, geophysical evidences for evolution of Atlantic type continental margins, Characteristic geophysical signatures for transitional crust, isostatic 2D gravity anomalies, sea floor magnetic anomalies and their interpretation. |
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| 4 | Geophysical studies for active continental margins, Seismicity, volcanism, heat flow studies, seismic surveys along island arc-trench areas, seismic expression for subduction and crustal deformation, paired gravity anomalies over island arc trench areas and their interpretation. Geophysical exploration for continental Margins of India and Andman shelves, brief review on the hydrocarbon exploration for the Indian continental margin. . Review of basins in India: Assam, Krishna-Godavari, Cambay and Bombay offshore basins. | |
