PPT-An Introduction to Oceanography

Sections The Motion in the Ocean Waves Tides and Currents What is Seawater Ocean Basics Pressure Density Temperature and Acoustics Oceanic Regions The Open Ocean Benthic Ocean and Sea floor Zones. 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 20 No 1 78 Oceanography Vol 20 No 1 78 S P E C I A L I S S U E F E AT U R E M6332963342633486334063333 M633336334063348633376334263335 B6333363342633336332963348 Vol. 19, No. 4, Dec. 2006 SPECIAL ISSUE FEATURE Earth 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.. Week 3. Hello Oceanographers!. Please take out:. Pen/Pencil. Today we will . Warm . Up. Stations. Warm Up: . Thermohaline. . circulation is driven by:. a. density.. b. gravity.. c. latitude.. d. temperature.. 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