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PH5008 - Physical Oceanography
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
This subject emphasises coastal processes; circulation, river outflow, sediment transport, eddy diffusion and wave mixing. Instrumentation: tide gauges, current meters, conductivity-temperature-depth probes, wave measurement. Surface waves.
Learning Outcomes
- to apply the basic concepts of fluid mechanics to practical physical oceanography problems.
Subject Assessment
- a combination of examination, takehome research or coding assignments and oral presentation.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
PH4001 |
Availabilities |
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| Townsville, Study Period 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 24-Aug-2023 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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