ONGR
ONGR 1200 (Descriptive Oceanography)
This course is designed to introduce students to the physical principles that create oceanographic processes and to provide an integrated view of the whole field of oceanography.
A theoretical introduction to the equipment used in ocean research will be provided.
Introduction to Oceanography; Physical Properties of the Ocean; Chemical Properties of the Ocean; Biological Properties of the Ocean; Atmospheric Effects; Currents; Waves; Tides.
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours per week = 39 total hours
Sea Time - One 3 hour session
ONGR 1201 (Meteorology I)
This is an introductory course which teaches fundamental meteorological theory and links the concepts to shipboard practice.
The Atmosphere; Transfer of Heat; Temperature; Atmospheric Moisture and Changes of State; Atmospheric Instability/Stability; Fog; Clouds; Precipitation; Thunderstorms; Pressure and Pressure Systems; Winds and Weather Charts.
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 4 hours/week = 52 hours total
Laboratories - 2 hours/week every other week = 12 hours total
ONGR 1301 (Instrumentation Oceanography)
This course is designed to introduce students to the application of oceanographic data collection including configuration and deployment of appropriate instrumentation packages, as well retrieval and analysis of the data collected.
Introduction to Oceanographic Measurement Instruments; Introduction to Maps and Projections; Oceanographic Data Collection; Oceanographic Data Pre-Processing; Plotting and Presenting Data on Map Projections.
Prerequisites - SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)) and SC 1808 (WHMIS); ONGR 1200 (Descriptive Oceanography)
Duration - 6 weeks
Lectures - 8 total hours
Laboratories - 16 total hours
At Sea Time - 8 hours
ONGR 2103 (Oceanography)
An introductory oceanography course designed to cover a variety of topics with emphasis on physical and coastal oceanography.
Composition of the Oceans; Physical Oceanography; Coastal Processes; and Atmosphere and Climate.
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week = 39 total hours
ONGR 2203 (Applied Oceanography)
This course provides the student with the opportunity to analyze two crucial areas of interest as it relates to the application and analysis of oceanographic principles: marine geology as well as a geomatics perspective surrounding the International Law of the Sea.
From a marine geology perspective, this course provides the student with an introduction to the fundamentals of marine geology as it relates to how the geological and geophysical processes have shaped the ocean basins and continental margins including the means to acquire, analyze, interpret and disseminate the data.
With respect to International Law of the Sea, this course will familiarize students with the technical aspects of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and will apply Geomatics principles in definitions of baselines, territorial seas, the EEZ, and the definition of the continental margin as defined in UNCLOS.
Marine Geology; International Law of the Sea
Prerequisite - None
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours per week = 39 hours total
ONGR 3101 (Meteorology II)
This course builds upon the knowledge and skills gained in ONGR 1201 (Meteorology 1).
Air Masses and the Planetary System of Wind and Pressure; Fronts; Families of Depressions or Extra-Tropical Cyclones; Waves and Swells; Oceanic Currents and Effect on the Climate; Tropical Revolving Storms; Ice Formation and Decay; Ice Detection and Reporting; Weather Messages and Codes; Optimum Weather Routing; Requirements; Synoptic and Prognostic Charts.
Prerequisite - ONGR 1201 (Meteorology I); WKTM 2102 (Work Term 2)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 4 hours/week = 52 hours
