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The oceans cover more than 70 per cent of our planet. In this free course, The oceans, you will learn about the depths of the oceans and the properties of the water that fills them, what drives the ocean circulation and how the oceans influence our climate.

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Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • Explain in your own words, and use correctly, all the bold terms in the text
  • Identify, classify and interpret various features visible on the ocean floor
  • Interpret temperature and salinity plots recorded in the oceans
  • Interpret spatial maps of temperature and salinity and deduce ocean circulation
  • Evaluate the role of the different oceans in the global ocean circulation.

Course content

  • Introduction 00:05:00
  • Learning outcomes 00:05:00
    • The effect of the oceans on climate 00:20:00
    • Summary of Section 1 00:03:00
    • Mapping the oceans 00:05:00
    • Mapping the deep 00:05:00
    • Bathymetry techniques 00:15:00
    • Bathymetric data online 01:00:00
    • Summary of Section 2 00:03:00
    • Seawater 00:03:00
    • Salt in the oceans 00:25:00
    • The density of fresh water and seawater 01:00:00
    • The surface properties of the oceans 00:03:00
    • The surface temperature 00:15:00
    • The surface salinity 00:15:00
    • The vertical distribution of properties 00:20:00
    • The water properties along the Atlantic Ocean 00:25:00
    • Summary of Section 3 00:05:00
    • Ocean currents 00:03:00
    • The global surface circulation 00:15:00
    • Ekman drift 00:25:00
    • Divergence and convergence 00:20:00
    • Surface water masses 00:10:00
    • The frozen seas 01:10:00
    • The global ocean circulation 01:30:00
    • Conclusion 00:10:00

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