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Ocean Dynamics and the Marine Carbon Cycle - PhD course
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5910-21-11-31 
Enrollment deadline: 26/04/2021
PlaceNiels Bohr Institute
Date and time26.04.2021, at: 00:00 - 27.06.2021, at: 16:00
Regular seats40
ECTS credits7.50
Contact personJulie Meier    E-mail address: juliemh@nbi.ku.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserMarkus Jochum    E-mail address: mjochum@nbi.ku.dk
Semester/BlockBlock 4
Scheme groupC
Exam formOral examination, 25 min
Exam detailsOral exam without preparation time
Exam aidsWithout aids
Grading scalePassed / Not passed
Criteria for exam assessmentSee learning outcome
Exam re-examinationSame as regular exam
Course workload
Course workload categoryHours
Lectures30.00
Exercises30.00
Exam0.50
Preparation145.50

Sum206.00


Content
In this course we will discuss three of the world's ocean major circulation systems and how they support the marine ecosystem: the subtropical gyre, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, and the meridional overturning circulation. The focus will be on the manipulation of the equations of motion to derrive simple analytical models of these systems. Observations and numerical models will then be used to fill these equations with life.

Formel requirements

Important information for students outside of Denmark:

This course is primarily for students at the University of Copenhagen and other universities in Denmark. If you wish to participate in this course, but you are outside of DK, please send an email to the course responsible or the contact person to find out if you may be allowed to participate. Do NOT use the online application, as it will be voided. Thank you.


Learning outcome
Knowledge:
The purpose of this course is that the student obtains a basic understanding of the dynamics of the large scale circulation.

Skills:
When the course is finished it is expected that the student is able to:


•Explain the energetic of the meridional overturning circulation
•Understand the relevance of friction and mixing for the ocean circulation
•Explain the main components of the marine carbon cycle.
•Set up, run, and analyze a full Earth system model


Competences:
The course introduces the student to the equations of motion for a continuous medium. The student will learn how to use scaling analysis to reduce the complexity of partial differential equations. Finally the student will combine the resulting equations with observations and numerical model results to relate the different forcing mechanisms to the relevant part of the ocean circulation.

Literature
See Absalon for final course material. The following is an example of suggested course material:



'Ocean Dynamics and the Carbon Cycle' by Williams and Follows.

Teaching and learning methods
Lectures. Weekly hand-in exercises.

Remarks
The course is identical to NFYK14027U Steady Ocean Circulation.
It is not allowed to pass both courses.

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