Oceanography
| Title | ΩΚΕΑΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ / Oceanography |
| Code | NGGE 831E |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Sofia Doani |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019085 |
Programme of Study: PPS-Tmīma Geōlogías (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 45
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| METEŌROLOGIA - KLIMATOLOGIA | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| PERIVALLONTIKĪ GEŌGRAFIA | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600257570
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Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600257570
- At the Website of the School: http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gge/gge768e/E_OCEAN_ALBANAKIS/okeanografia/OCEAN_ALBANAKIS.htm
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=9005
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
1) identify and describe the main geographical, geomorphological, and geological features of the ocean floor and continental margins, and their connection with geotectonics.
2)distinguish and describe the physicochemical characteristics of seawater (temperature, salinity, density, propagation of sound and light in water) as tools in oceanographic research.
General Competences
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
• Introduction. History of Oceanography. The origin of the ocean water.
• Geography of the hydrosphere. Oceans and seas. Geographical boundaries of the oceans. Dimensions of the ocean basins. Bathymetric characteristics. Definitions of underwater morphological characteristics.
• Geomorphology of the Ocean Basins and Continental Margins and their relation to Geotectonics.
• Physicochemical characteristics of water. Chemical composition of seawater. The Biogeochemical cycle. Seawater Temperature and Salinity.
• The sound in the water. Propagation and attenuation of sound in water. Sounding Devices.
• Light in water. Propagation of light in water. The sunlight in the sea. The color of the sea. Measurements of the optical characteristics of water.
• The density of the seawater. International Equation of State of seawater. Ocean masses.
• Ocean Circulation and Currents. Ocean Currents and Marine Sedimentation.
• Waves. The Airy Theory. The Stokes' Theory. The Solitary Waves Theory. Wave Braking Theories. Wave refraction.
• Tides. Tidal measurements. Practical environmental applications of tital and sea-lever monitoring.
Daily Field Exercise on "Coastal Oceanography"
• Exercise Implementation Area: Peraia Beach Thessaloniki.
On this particular beach is a pier 150m long, reaching depths up to 4 m, acting as a safe and stable platform for instrumental measurements implementation with student groups.
• Field Exercise Content:
-Coastal Oceanography, equipment and tools used in coastal research and their applications, field measurements and sampling:
• Use of instruments for Water Sampling,
• Use of CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth) instrument,
• Use of Sonar for depth measurements and water-depth profiling,
• Use of ROV for depth/underwater photography.
-Demonstration of the use of instrumentation and software in coastal research. Most of the measured parameters are included in the context of Laboratory Exercises and the collected data are processed later in the class.
Keywords
Oceanography. ocean basins, ocean circulation, marine currents, waves, tides.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
1) All class material is available in electronic form to all students through the course web page
2) The teacher communicates with students through elearning and email
3) The class evaluation is performed through the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P.)
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 52 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 12 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
1. Written Exam with short-answer questions on topics taught at both theory and laboratories. It makes up 90% of the overall score.
2. Mandatory laboratory assignments submitted to e-learning based on the requirements of each laboratory course. They make 10% of the total score.
3. Submission of a report concerning the mandatory fieldwork.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
«ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΑ ΩΚΕΑΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣ» (Oceanographic lessons) (In Greek). Κωνσταντίνος Αλμπανάκης, University studio Press, pp. 160.
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
04-07-2025
