Z6010 Oceanography

Faculty of Science
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 19. 2. to Sun 26. 5. Wed 13:00–14:50 Z4,02028
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KREDITY_MIN(40) || PROGRAM(N-UCZ) || PROGRAM(N-UCM) || PROGRAM(N-UCB) || PROGRAM(N-UCC)
Nezbytnou podmínkou je absolvování předmětu Fyzická geografie, absolvování předmětu Hydrologie je výhodou.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 26 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 14/26, only registered: 0/26
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
1) to give an overview of the science of oceanography and how it is practiced
2) to integrate all specific concepts of oceanography into a multidisciplinary analysis of the Earth
3) to stimulate students’ interest and curiosity in the many and varied sciences used in the study of the oceans, and
4) to show that in the complexity of this “water-world” lies beauty, control, and vulnerability.
Learning outcomes
- Provide examples of the interdisciplinary nature of oceanography
- Explain interrelationships of oceans to other Earth Systems
- Evaluate the interaction between humans and the ocean
- Explain formation of seafloor features/landforms
- Describe ocean chemistry and processes of nutrient cycling
- Analyze and evaluate scientific data to create a conclusion about oceanographic processes
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to Oceanography
  • 2. History of Oceanography
  • 3. Water distribution on Earth. The division of the world ocean. Naming oceans and seas
  • 4. The Physiography of the Ocean Floor
  • 5. The Properties of Seawater
  • 6. Waves and Tides
  • 7. Circulation Patterns and Ocean Currents
  • 8. Oceanic Environment and Production
  • 9. Regional Oceanography
  • 10. The Ocean´s Resources
  • 11. The Human Presence in the Ocean
Literature
  • THURMAN, Harold V. and Alan P. TRUJILLO. Oceánografie : [tajemný svět moří a oceánů]. Translated by Adam Petrusek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Computer Press, 2005, viii, 479. ISBN 8025103536. info
  • Oceán : poslední divočina světa. Edited by Fabien Cousteau, Translated by Martin Anděra. V Praze: Knižní klub, 2007, 512 s. ISBN 9788024218762. info
  • THURMAN, Harold V. Essentials of oceanography. 3rd ed. Columbus: Merrill Publishing Company, 1990, 398 s. ISBN 0-675-21117-4. info
  • Geografie moří a oceánů. Edited by Bohumír Janský. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, vydavatelství Karolinum, 1992, 138 s. info
  • KUKAL, Zdeněk. Základy oceánografie. 2. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1990, 590 s. ISBN 8020003134. info
Teaching methods
The lecture is supplemented by video projection to individual themes.
Assessment methods
Students' knowledge of individual thematic units is self-reported and the test results serve as a basis for evaluation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Teacher's information
http://www.herber.kvalitne.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2001, Spring 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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