Code |
Course Name |
Language |
Type |
CEV 246E |
Marine and Lake Sciences |
English |
Elective |
Local Credits |
ECTS |
Theoretical |
Tutorial |
Laboratory |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction |
Prerequisites |
None |
Class Restriction |
None |
Course Description |
Introduction to marine and lake sciences. Specifications of water. Temperature, salinity and density profiles. Solar
radiation and its importance. Mixing in marine environments. Aquatic biology. Lake morphometry. Importance of mixing
and thermal stratification in lakes. Dissolved oxygen and nutrient sources and profiles. Eutrophication. Acidification.
Stream order. Wetland classification. Major biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, dissolved oxygen). |
|