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Oceanography: a key to better understand our world
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Universitat de Barcelona
About Oceanography: a key to better understand our world
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.
What You Will Learn?
- 1A - The Mediterranean: a model of an ocean - Temperature, salinity and pressure. 1B - The Mediterranean: a model of an ocean - Water masses and circulation 2. The Global Ocean 3A. Satellite oceanography: all eyes on the planet (I) 3B. Satellite oceanography: All eyes on the planet (II) 4. Ocean chemistry: a chemical industry with wall-less pipes 5. Ocean basins: a memory sustained for millions of years.