UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS
FACULTY OF OCEAN STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN ENGINEERING & ICT
SHORT COURSE SPECIFICATION SHEET
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Title of course: OCEAN DATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS
Academic Year: Short Course (2014/2015)
Proposed dates: 1 to 5 December 2014
Title
Ocean Data Collection &
Analysis
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Code
Duration (hrs)
OET 001 Lectures: 26
Practicals: 8
Seminars: 0
Tutorials: 0
Others (Specify): None
Total: 30 hrs
No of credits
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PRE-REQUISITE(S)/PRE-REQUIREMENT(S)
The course is designed for scientists, technicians concerned with developmental projects in the
coastal zones, protection of coastal areas, design of coastal protection structures, rehabilitation of
coastal zones and analysis of coastal degradation. This short professional development course
will also be of interest to school leavers and graduates who will gain insight about the
possibilities for further studies and advanced research in fields related to coastal science.
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AIMS
The aims are to:
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Identify specific ocean data for different types of projects;
Provide information about instrumentations for ocean data collection;
Perform analyses of ocean data;
Perform more complex analyses of ocean data for prediction purposes.
OUTLINE SYLLABUS
Wave Characteristics; Wave Statistics; Probabilistic Analyses of ocean data: Measurements of
Ocean data; Transducers and Instruments; Bathymetry measurements; Shoreline Profiling; Beach
Profiling; Ecological Data; Oceanography Data; Data conditioning for Models; Wave Prediction;
Remote sensing measurements.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the short course, participants should be able to:
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Select the ocean data appropriate for given analysis;
Define parameters to characterize waves;
Appreciate how ocean data are measured;
Carry out shoreline and Beach profiling;
Interpret results from ocean data analysis.
COORDINATOR(S):
Name
Department
Building
Phone No.
E-mail address
Consultation Time
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Short Course Coordinator
Assoc Prof (Dr) Manta Devi Nowbuth
Faculty of Ocean Studies, Department of Ocean Engineering & ICT
Ex - VCILT
4037622
mnowbuth@uom.ac.mu
Weekdays 9:00 – 16:00
RESOURCE PERSON(S)
Name
Professor V. Sundar
Institution
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
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Professor K. Murali
Professor A.
Sannasiraj
VENUE AND HOURS/WEEK
Venue: To be identified
Hours: 7 per day over the first four days and 2 hours on Day 5 (30 hours)
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SHORT COURSE CONTENT
Theme
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1st
Monday
December
2014
Characteristics of
Waves
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Tuesday 2nd
December
2014
Equipment for
Data
Measurements
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Wednesday
3rd
December
2014
Measurements of
Shore Data
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Thursday
4th
December
2014
Waves Data
Measurement
Friday
5th
December
2014
Data Analysis &
Interpretation
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Topics
Introduction: Importance of Data Collection for
Ocean & Coastal Environment
Characteristic wave properties
Interactive session: Clarification on wave, tide and
current motion
Short term wave statistics: Statistical & Spectral
Short term wave statistics: Probabilistic
Interactive session
Wave characteristics
Basics of measurements & selection of instruments
Transducers & instruments for ocean measurement
Sediment characteristics & measurements
Measurement of (a) Bathymetry (b) Tides, water
levels & (c) currents
Describing nearshore processes from measurements
Measurement of shoreline profile & beach profile
Measurement and analysis of ecological data
Interactive session: Bathymetry chart – contour
preparation
Measurement of waves
Analysis of Tidal levels and currents
Long term wave statistics
Interactive session: Shoreline and Beach profile
monitoring
Oceanography data collection
Interactive session: wave statistics
Data conditioning for models
Wave prediction
Interactive session: Data interpretation
Remote sensing measurements
RECOMMENDED BOOKS/JOURNALS/WEBSITES
Course Materials will be provided during the working sessions.
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ASSESSMENT
Non award course – no formal assessment will be involved.
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OTHER INFORMATION
None
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