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Hydrography, oceanography and marine geodesy  

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Historical evolution of Hydrography and Oceanography. Chemistry of water, physical parameters. Oceanology. Tides, classical and dynamic theory, tide gauges, tidal maps, energy from tides. Sea currents, thermohaline and geostrophic, current measurements.Law of the sea. Delimitation of the Seas. Standards for Hydrographic surveying. Position lines and their mathematical models. Classical methods for hydrographic surveying. Electronic, satellite, acoustic, airborne and inertial positioning. Physics of echosounding. Vertical echosounders and side-looking sonars. Sub-bottom profilers.Modern Hydrographic Surveying.

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Presential
English

Name

Hydrography, oceanography and marine geodesy
English

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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