2.011
Introduction to Ocean Science and Engineering
Spring 2006
Topics
- Introduction to Ocean Systems and Engineering
- Sea Floor; Measurements in the Ocean; Accuracy of Measurements
- Atmospheric Effects on the Ocean; Wind and Heat
- SeaPerch II ROV: Introduction to SeaPerch, Construction Plan, Lab Procedures
- Ocean Seawater Properties
- SeaPerch II: Building and Motors
- Extra SeaPerch II Lab Session, In Place of Lecture: Building Motors and Electronics (cont.)
- Light Propagation in the Ocean
- SeaPerch II: Continue Work
- Sound Propagation in the Ocean: Basics, Speed of Sound, Sound Channel
- Acoustics 1
- SeaPerch II: Completion
- Acoustics 2
- Acoustics 3
- Field/Pool Test of SeaPerch II ROV
- Acoustics 4
- Introduction to GFD; Conservation of Mass/Momentum/Energy
- Start Final Project
- Turbulence, Scaling, Boundary Layers
- Final Project (cont.)
- Ocean Mixing and Stability
- Coriolis Force and Ekman Forcing
- Geostrophic Flows 1
- Geostrophic Flows 2
- Measuring Currents: Lagrangian vs. Eulerian
- Final Project: Testing
- Deep Ocean Circulation
- El Nino and La Nina
- Final Project: Testing, Integration with ROV
- Coastal Processes: Tsunamis
- Final Project: Testing Complete ROV System
- Guest Lecture: Hydrothermal Vents in the Ocean
- Guest Lecture: Chemical Sensing in the Ocean
- Final Presentations
- Trip to WHOI: Launch ROV and Visit WHOI Labs
Readings
- All chapters listed in this table are from the required course text, which is freely available online.
- Chapters will be distributed from these two books as necessary.
- Denny, Mark W. Air and Water: The Biology and Physics of Life’s Media . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1993. ISBN: 9780691087344.
- Van Dorn, W. G. Oceanography and Seamanship . Centerville, MD: Cornell Maritime Press, 1993. ISBN: 9780870334344.
- Medwin H., and C. S. Clay. Fundamentals of Acoustical Oceanography . New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 1998.
- Littlefield, B., and D. Hanselman. Mastering MATLAB® 6, A Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.
- Urick, R. J. Principles of Underwater Sound . 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1983.
- Knauss, J. A. Introduction to Physical Oceanography . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997.
- Open University. Ocean Circulation . San Diego, CA: Pergamon Press, 1989.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗Historical OpenCourseWare
- MIT OCW calendar ↗
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.