Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
CEV 246E Marine and Lake Sciences English Elective
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
2 3 2 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites None
Class Restriction None
Course Description
Introduction to marine and lake sciences. Specifications of water. Temperature, salinity and density profiles. Solar radiation and its importance. Mixing in marine environments. Aquatic biology. Lake morphometry. Importance of mixing and thermal stratification in lakes. Dissolved oxygen and nutrient sources and profiles. Eutrophication. Acidification. Stream order. Wetland classification. Major biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, dissolved oxygen).