CODE 61674 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 4 cfu anno 3 SCIENZE GEOLOGICHE 8763 (L-34) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR GEO/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2021/2022) EEXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS 25934 2021 EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS WITH APPLICATIONS TO EARTH PHYSICS 38654 2021 PHISICAL GEOGTRAPHY AND CARTOGRAPHY 52415 2021 MINERALOGY 57251 2021 PALEONTOLOGY 64866 2021 GEOLOGY 1 72871 2021 ENGLISH 72877 2021 GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY WITH LABORATORY 87055 2021 ELEMENTS OF MATHEMATIC 95338 2021 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course of Misure oceanografiche e strumentazione is a prerequisite to the course of Physical Oceanography and deals with the physical and instrumental bases for oceanographic research and environmental monitoring from a geological point of view. It is indispensable for the environmental protection and for the planning of coastal and deep sea marine-maritime works. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The teaching aims to provide basic knowledge of physical oceanography and oceanographic instruments; we will develop the issues related to the physical parameters of the water masses, to the waves and currents, and to the ocean circulation. We will also analyze the main oceanographic instruments such as CTDs, XBT and XCTD, current meters “single-point”, ADCPs with its application software, wavemeters and tide gauges, and mooring equipped. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The attendance of the course will provide the student with the basic knowledge of physical oceanography and oceanographic instrumentation with the related application software, knowledge necessary for the course of study that the student has undertaken. In detail, the Student will be able to: describe and identify the different masses of water and their movements; connect and correlate meteorological and marine phenomena; recognize oceanographic instrumentation and use it at sea; analyze and criticize real case studies; design an oceanographic campaign independently. PREREQUISITES To take the exam students must have successfully passed the exams of: Experimental physics; Experimental physics with applications to the system Earth. TEACHING METHODS For the first semester, the lessons will be carried out if possible in the presence, however guaranteeing the fruition of the lessons even remotely, through video recording, synchronous or asynchronous. The campaign at sea will be organized with several shifts, verifying the possibility of carrying them out.. All face-to-face activities will be carried out in compliance with the capacity limits of the classrooms and the distance provided for by current legislation following the emergency COVID19. Please refer to the specific AulaWeb application for teaching for any updates due to changes in the health and epidemiological situation. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course program includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics: physical parameters of the masses of water; "real and non-real" movements of the masses of water; portable oceanographic instrumentation; real case studies; preparation and participation in an oceanographic campaign. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Course notes and Teacher Powerpoints will be uploaded in AulaWeb. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARCO CAPELLO Ricevimento: Please, Contact the lecturer by e-mail or telephone (information available on the DISTAV website: http://www.distav.unige.it/drupalint/user/67) LAURA CUTRONEO Exam Board MARCO CAPELLO (President) DANIELE SPALLAROSSA GABRIELE FERRETTI (President Substitute) PAOLO POVERO (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START Lesson period: 21.09.2020 - 22.01.2021. Class schedule OCEANOGRPHIC MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Please refer to the specific AulaWeb application for teaching for any updates due to changes in the health and epidemiological situation. ASSESSMENT METHODS The oral exam will focus mainly on the topics covered during the theoretical and practical lessons, and will have the purpose of evaluating if the student has both reached an adequate level of knowledge and acquired the ability to link all theoretical information and apply it to real situations. The property of language and the knowledge of the correct scientific and technical terminology will also be evaluated. FURTHER INFORMATION Frequency strongly recommended