Oceanographic Processes - MSCI5004


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: Faculty of Science
	Course Outline: http://www.science.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 4
	Excluded: MSCI3001
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Studies the physical, biological and geological processes of the marine environment; the dynamics of ocean currents including surface waves, geostrophy, tides, upwelling subduction, basin scale gyres, El Nino: biological processes including primary formation of particulate matter, secondary production, biological cycles; geological processes.