Oceanography and Coastal Processes Geo 7th Sem Syllabus for BE 2017 Regulation Anna Univ (Professional Elective IV) detail syllabus for Geoinformatics Engineering (Geo), 2017 regulation is collected from the Anna Univ official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (GI8005), Category (PE), Contact Periods/week (3), Teaching hours/week (3), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.
For all other geo 7th sem syllabus for be 2017 regulation anna univ you can visit Geo 7th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 regulation Anna Univ Subjects. For all other Professional Elective IV subjects do refer to Professional Elective IV. The detail syllabus for oceanography and coastal processes is as follows.
Course Objective:
- To familiarize the students about the basics and Geomatics applications in the field of Oceanography and coastal processes
Unit I
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Unit II
Ocean Circulations and Instruments
Air-Sea Interactions – Surface and Deep Sea Currents, Thermohaline and wind driven circulations, Ekman Transport and Geostrophic balance, ElNino and ENSO- Collection of water samples – Current measuring devices – deep sea coring devices – Hydrographic survey -Bathymetry – LiDAR and Sonar processing.
Unit III
Ocean Color Remote Sensing
Ocean color radiometers – Radiative transfer theory – atmospheric correction – SST measurement -Cloud detection algorithms, single channel and McSST approach, Bayesian approach -Ocean primary productivity estimation-Bio-optical algorithms — Coastal Land Use/ Landcover — Ocean color Sensors and data products
Unit IV
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Unit V
Disaster Management
Cyclones- Radars, Synthetic procedures, Dvorak Intensity and forecasting technique – Tsunami propagation and run up – Flood and storm surges -Total water level elevation measurement, HIROBM-BOOS model -mitigation strategies- Early warning systems.
Course Outcome:
At the end of the course the student will be able to understand
- The basics of Ocean processes and characteristics of Ocean parameters
- The concepts of ocean dynamics and design of appropriate structures
- The use of remote sensing sensors for mapping and modeling oceanic processes and Coastal Zone management
Text Books:
- Vasilis D. Valavanis, GIS in oceanography and Fisheries, Taylor and Francis London and New York, 2002
- Alasdair J.Edward, Remote Sensing Handbook for Tropical Coastal Management, UNESCO publishing, 2000.
References:
- Grant Gross,M., Oceangraphy, Merrill Publishing company, Columbus, U.S.A., 2002.
- Karsten Manager, Shoreline Management Guidelines, DHI Water and Environment, Denmark, 2004.
- Dean, R.G. nd Dalrymple, R.A., Coastal Process with Engineering Application, Cambridge University press, Cambridge, 2006.
- Paul D.Kumar, Beach process and sedimentation. Prentice – Hall Inc., New Jersey, 2002.
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