Overview
The physical oceanography curriculum combines a comprehensive program of course work with individually tailored specialization to meet student needs. At the start of each quarter during the first year, the guidance committee meets with students to discuss course work and their individual research interests. The Physical Oceanography program is offered by the University of California, San Diego.
For example, students might choose to focus on observational physical oceanography, theoretical physical oceanography, or atmosphere/ocean/cryosphere/shoreline interactions.
Research activities within this curricular group are both observational and theoretical and include:
- Study of the general circulations of the oceans, including the relations of ocean currents to driving forces and constraints of the ocean basins
- Fluctuations of currents, and the transport of properties
- The mechanisms of transport of energy, momentum, and physical substances within the sea and across its boundaries
- Properties of wind waves, internal waves, tsunami, and planetary waves
- The thermodynamic description of the sea as a system not in equilibrium
- Optical and acoustic properties of the sea
- The influence of surf on near-shore currents and the transport of sediments
Programme Structure
Research activities:
- Study of the general circulations of the oceans, including the relations of ocean currents to driving forces and constraints of the ocean basins
- Fluctuations of currents, and the transport of properties
- The mechanisms of transport of energy, momentum, and physical substances within the sea and across its boundaries
- Properties of wind waves, internal waves, tsunami, and planetary waves
- The thermodynamic description of the sea as a system not in equilibrium
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
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Earth Sciences Oceanography View 25 other PhDs in Oceanography in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Candidates for admission should have a bachelor's (BS) or master's degree in one of the physical, biological, or earth sciences; in some cases a degree in mathematics or engineering science is accepted.
- A scholastic average of B or better (3.0) in upper-division courses, or prior graduate study, is required.
- A major in a physical science, including three years of physics and mathematics, is required.
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