13.00 Introduction to Ocean Science and Technology, Fall 2002

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Author(s)
Leonard, John J.
Alternative Title
Introduction to Ocean Science and Technology
Date Issued
December 2002
Abstract
Introductory subject for students majoring or minoring in ocean engineering and others desiring introductory knowledge in the field. Physical oceanography including distributions of salinity, temperature, and density, heat balance, major ocean circulations and geostrophic flows, and influence of wind stress. Surface waves including wave velocities, propagation phenomena, and descriptions of real sea waves. Acoustics in the ocean including influence of water properties on sound speed and refraction, sounds generated by ships and marine animals, fundamentals of sonar, types of sonar systems and their principles of operation.
Subjects
Physical oceanography,
major ocean circulations,
geostrophic flows,
Surface waves,
wave velocities,
propagation phenomena,
ocean acoustics,
sonar
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Ocean Engineering
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