PPT-Unit 3 – Oceanography

Section 3 Currents Waves and Tides Earth Science Mr Margetan Ocean Currents Surface Currents Movement of water on the surface primarily caused by winds Ocean Currents Longshore Currents Currents which run parallel to the shoreline due to energy released from waves. Indomer Coastal Hydraulics P Ltd Ragamalika Kumran Colony Main Road Vadapalani Chennai 600 026 India email neetunioorg After withdrawal of the Indian Summer Monsoon and until onset of the next monsoon ie roughly during NovemberMay winds in the coast Unit One CINMS Students will be able to do the following: Intertidaltransitional coastal influences these littoralrocky intertidal region. It is rocks, crevices, and ledges that are and tidal influ Unit One CINMS Kelp Forests Students will be able to do the following: ue used within the kelp forest holdfast, alternation of generations, sporophyte, seasonality, ecologica . The blades are simila Oceanography is an interdisciplinary science that incorporates biol ogy, chemistry, geology, physics, geophysics, mathematics, botany, zoology, meteorology, and geography to increase our under - stan Why study oceanography. ?. Scientific Curiosity. – . How do oceans operate and interact with entire earth system?. Need for Marine Resources. – . We need both food and mineral resources from oceans to survive.. Unit Two MBNMS Students will be able to do the following: Compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis productivity in the cold seep areas technology have ocean floor. through fiber optic th. Century Technology. History?!?! . I thought this was science!. The History of Oceanography is very closely tied with the world’s overall history. . Understanding why people explored the ocean from a historical perspective helps you understand where the science of oceanography came from.. The Answers. Oceanography 2014. 1. Chronometer. Accurate maritime clock. Invented by John Harrison 1735. 2. What contributions did the Chinese make to sailing?. MOST IMPORTANT = compass. 3. Latitude and Longitude in the N Hemisphere. A. What is Science?. Science literally means “having knowledge” . Science is the search for answers to questions in a methodical way.. And there is a specific method for going about obtaining knowledge scientifically.. RDML Tim Gallaudet. Oceanographer & Navigator of the Navy. Commander Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. 19 July . 2016. 1. Ensuring Fleet Safety and Warfighting Effectiveness. DATA. PROCESSING/. Addressing Challenges through Scientific Knowledge and Decision Superiority. Maury Project . 19 July 2012. RDML Jon White. Commander Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. ADM Jon . Greenert. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). CDR Shawn Gallaher. Oceanography Department. 29 Jan 2015. CDR Shawn Gallaher. Maury Project. 10 July 2017. Specialties within Oceanography. 2. The physical properties and characteristics of seawater.. Kerry Emanuel. Synopsis. Founding of Meteorology at MIT. WWII and the Beginnings of the Department of Meteorology. Oceanography at MIT. Merger with EPS. The Future. Carl-Gustav Rossby (1898-1957). Rossby in 1933. The GOOS is a set of activities that constitutes operational oceanography and its related efforts, including some di- rected and applied research. GOOS is Oceanography for societal and economic purpos