Introduction to Physical

Oceanography
Lecturer: Dr.Eng Hendra Achiari
Week 3
The Distribution of Ocean parameter
(Density, Temperature, Salinity and DO)

Physical properties of sea water

Properties of pure water: H2O
Water having a maximum density at 4oC
Salinity
S li it and
d conductivity:
d ti it
Total amount of dissolved material in seawater.
t (gram
(
in
i 1 kkg))
Or % (percent) ; perthousand (ppt)

Temperatures : Celsius, Fahrenheit

y
Density

Exercise

Please read from the

graph:
the salinity and
temperature for 2
conditions of water (A
and B). A and B have
same value of t = ?
It is equal to = ?

Ocean parameters

Salinity
Temperatures
D
Density
it (()) or t
DO,
etc

Other properties
Sound

 Light

Temperature Distribution

Surface Temperature
p
(day time)

2007

Jan 2008

2008

July 2008

2009

Oct 2008

Temperature profile

Seasonal variation

Temperature, Salinity, Density

Di ib i
Distribution

Salinity

Vertical crossection

Comparison

Density Profile

Oxygen concentration

Nutrient

Keep in the mind

Spatial Distribution (surface or depth
average)
Years by Years
Years Seasonal variation
Global and regional condition
Cross section profile
Contour line in the graph
g p
Color scale