CODE 95003 ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 HYDROGRAPHY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 10590 (LM-75) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR GEO/12 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER Annual MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: FLUID EARTH GEOPHYSICS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW Objective of the course is to describe the basic principle and application of sensors, devices and platforms used for oceanographic and hydrographic measurements. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Specify sensors, equipment and sampling strategies for hydrographic and oceanographic measurement to meet survey requirements and environmental conditions. Configure and use hydrographic and oceanographic sensors and sampling equipment. Planning and realize a hydrographic survey, data management, following the work flow to product nautical documents AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course is constituted by two modules: Hydrography (1 semester) and Oceanographic Measurements (2 semester) TEACHING METHODS Lessons and discussion of home exercises. Visit to oceanographic laboratories and stations (e.g. mareographic stations) and onboard a hydrographic ship/launch SYLLABUS/CONTENT Hydrography (4 CFU): Introduction to hydrographic surveying, Water Levels, Hydrographic specifications, Hydrographic planning, Approximation and extimation, Methods to feature detection, Data Visualization and presentation, Route following, Siting of Aids, Radio data telemetry links, Digital signal, Data acquisition and control, Data analysis and processing, data management, fair sheets/maps and nautical documents production. Oceanographic Measurements (2 CFU): Sea water properties measurements: depth, temperature, conductivity; Multiparametric probes (CTD) and Niskin bottles; Optical measurements; Sound Velocity Profilers; Expendable probes, Currents measurement: lagrangian floats, eulerian current meters, ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Currents Profilers); Sea level and wave measurement; Mooring and platforms; Understanding instruments technical specifications. Water levels, Tidal analysis prediction and information, RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Idrografia International Hydrographic Organization, IHO/C-13 Manual on Hydrography, 1st Edition. May 2005 (https://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/CB/C13_Index.htm) International Hydrographic Organization, IHO/S-44 Standards for Hydrographic Surveys, 5th Edition February 2008 (https://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-44_5E.pdf) Istituto Idrografico della Marina, I.I. 3176 Disciplinare Tecnico per la Standardizzazione dei Rilievi Idrografici 3rd Edition March 2016 (http://www.marina.difesa.it/conosciamoci/organizzazione/comandienti/scientifici/idrografico/Documents/disciplinare_tecnico_2016/2_II_3176.pdf) Teachers’ lecture notes. Misure Oceanografiche R.E. Thomson, W. Emery. Data Analysis Methods in Oceanography. Elsevier, 2014 ISBN: 978-0-12-387782-6 L. Talley, Pickard, W. Emery., J. Swift . Descriptive Physical Oceanography: an introduction. Elsevier, 2011 ISBN: 978-0750645522 Stewart R.H.. Introduction to Physical Oceanography, 2006 pdf free version available on line H. Medwin e C.S. Clay, Fundamentals of Acoustically Oceanography, Academic Press, 1998. Teachers’ lecture notes. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD PAOLA PICCO MATTEO GUIDERI NUNZIANTE LANGELLOTTO Exam Board NICOLA CORRADI (President) LORENZO PAPA (President) PAOLA PICCO (President) LAURA CANESI LESSONS LESSONS START October 2017 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written test and oral presentation Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 11/06/2020 10:00 GENOVA Orale 25/06/2020 10:00 GENOVA Orale 09/07/2020 10:00 GENOVA Orale 23/07/2020 10:00 GENOVA Orale 23/07/2020 10:00 GENOVA Orale 02/09/2020 10:00 GENOVA Orale 03/09/2020 10:00 GENOVA Orale 16/09/2020 10:00 GENOVA Orale 17/09/2020 10:00 GENOVA Orale