Introduction to Hydrography-Oceanography. Branches of Oceanography. Definitions and brief review.
Geological Oceanography. Theory of tectonic plates. Origin of the oceans. Morphology of the seabed and coasts. Submarine geology. Mediterranean ridges. Ocean trenches. Abyssal plains, hills and sea terms. Rift zones. Ocean features. Types of seas. Horizontal and vertical zones.
Chemical oceanography. Composition and properties of sea water. The hydrological cycle of water. Physicochemical and thermal properties. Salinity. Density. Temperature. Static stability. Stratification
Ocean floor mapping methods and technologies. Sounding devices. Side Sound Scanners. Satellite and aerial data receiving platforms. Tomography of ocean floor infrastructure. Bottom classification. Detection of water resources and water resources. Geomorph detection.
Dynamical and physical oceanography. Primary and secondary forces. Movement mechanisms. Coriolis effect. Ekman spiral. Ocean traffic. Surface traffic. Thermal circulation. Vertical movements. Current Systems. Creation and types of waves. The creation of tsunamis.
Tides. Theory of tides. Characteristics and types of tides. Non-tidal changes. Tidal currents. Dynamic and Static theory of tides. Harmonic analysis. Tide graphs. Tide forecast. Changes in Mean Sea Level.
Satellite Altimetry. Operation principles. Chronology. Altimetric data. Applications in the hydrosphere.
Maritime law. Historical evolution. UNCLOS-General Definitions of Sea Zones. Law and environment. Greek maritime zones. Special drawings and definitions. The role of bathymetry. Geodetic components of agreements. Base lines. Zoning accuracy. International courts of the sea. Coastline and beach lines. Legislation, imprinting and engraving.
Coastal management. Coastal zones. Monitoring of shoreline changes and historical development. Coastal hazards. Flood models. Models of coastal and submarine landslides. Wetland mapping.
Big data analysis and change detection. Effects of climate change on the water environment. Spatio-temporal processing, analysis and visualization of data using modern geoinformatics tools. Coastal, marine spatial planning.
- Teacher: Βασίλειος Γκίκας
- Teacher: Γεώργιος Πανταζής
ECTS : 5
Language : el
Learning Outcomes : The course deals with the necessary basic knowledge and the interdisciplinary nature of Hydrography, not only as a tool for navigation safety, but also comprehensively with the collection, analysis, modeling and visualization of data related to the aquatic environment, oceans, seabed, coastlines and coastal zones morphology, and its contribution to solving practical problems related to the construction of coastal and underwater facilities, the exploitation of marine and underwater resources and the protection of the aquatic environment. It offers an extensive introduction to the principles and concepts of the science of Oceanography, highlighting various components of the marine environment with particular emphasis on the physical processes of oceanic systems, the parameters that characterize them, their distribution and variability, as well as the cutting-edge technologies and techniques used for the systematic study and mapping of the surface of the Earth s solid crust covered by aquatic surfaces, the basic principles of geological, chemical, physical and biological processes of the seas, as well as the relationships between these systems and the interconnections between the oceans and activities from human actions. It focuses on the needs of the Rural and Surveying Engineer - Geoinformatics Engineer and the problems they will face in the study of the aquatic environment while at the same time utilizing the interdisciplinary nature for the development/facilitation of collaborations with other specialties.