Guia docente 2023_24 Facultad de Ciencias del Mar

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Sea Temperature	Horizontal and vertical distribution of temperature. Temperature measurement at the sea. Termistors. Temperature sensors
Sea Salinity	Horizontal and vertical distribution of the salinity. Measurement of sea salinity. Salinity sensors.
Sea surface circulation	Methods of measurement of the sea surface circulation. Geostrophic approximation. Current meters
Light radiation and thermal balance	How to measure light irradiance at the sea. Computing light attenuation in the water column. Method to determine light absorbance by the water, and dissolved or particulate matter I. Computation of a simple thermal balance.
Wind Waves	Sea wave velocity, heigh and period. Diagrams of waves. Approximation of a train of waves to the coast. Influence of the bathymetry.
Tides	Mechanisms of measurement of the level of the mar. Newton Equilibrium tide theory. Dynamyc tides. Dynamic models. How to compute FPM in a particular point on the earth surface
Sound and speed of sound in the sea	Sea sound velocity estimation. Influence of diverse parameters (temperature, salinity, pressure). Vertical sound profiles. Sound reflection and refraction. Sound channels.