MASC583 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
| Course Code: | 9500583 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Graduate School of Marine Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr DEVRİM TEZCAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims at a broad overview of state of art topics in the interconnected Earth processes occurring in relation to seas and oceans. We particularly focus on the integral nature of how ocean processes are tightly coupled to seafloor geology, geophysics and the geochemistry. We present the seafloor and its dynamics as a important component of life in the oceans, past and present. Modern tools and technologies used in seafloor studies will also be introduced.
Course Content
Basic concept of marine geology including the structural and oceanographic setting, the ocean margins and oceanic sediments, as well as history and evolution of the ocean basins and Turkish Seas based on the analysis of marine geology and geophysics.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the students are expected to
- Grasp the main forces shaping the seafloor dynamics and composition
- Understand how sediments are produced, delivered, buried and the geochemical processes influencing their composition
- Learn key interlinkages between the ocean water column with the seafloor geophysics, geology and geochemistry.