MASC610 ESTUARINE DYNAMICS
| Course Code: |
9500610 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Graduate School Of Marine Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
Estuarine dynamics and its impact on ecosystem, and coastal morphology. Tidal and tidally averaged dynamics, lateral processes, influence of atmospheric forcing and morphology on flow patterns, boundary layer dynamics and turbulence, residence time, dispersion mechanisms, sediment transport, estuarine exchange and productivity (nutrients, oxygen, and eutrophication), estuarine ecosystems.
