Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Meteoroloji ve Oşinografi
	English	Meteorology and Oceanography
Course Code	DUI 442	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	8	-	1	-	1
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Ayşe Nak
Course Objectives		1. To teach weather forecasting and interpreting synoptic maps, 2. To teach tropical cyclones, 3. To teach ocean waves and current systems, 4. To teach sea ice formation and types.
Course Description		Synoptic maps and weather systems. Tropical cyclones. Ocean current system. Waves. Tides and current systems. Sea ice and effects on navigation.
Course Outcomes		Students who pass the course will be able to: I. Be able to understand synoptic maps and to forecast weather, II. Learn tropical cyclones and sea waves, III. Learn ocean and sea current systems, IV. Learn sea ice, V. Learn usage of routing charts and pilot cards by knowledge of meteorology and oceanography.
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