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MASC 314 — Coastal Hydrology
Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana
Hydrologic cycle. Tides, waves, currents and their effects on coastal landforms. Tidal land forms – tidal inlets, intertidal flats and coastal wetlands, mangrove ecosystems. Coastal lagoons Estuaries and River deltas. Types of estuaries. Estuarine circulation patterns. Flushing time. Tidal exchanges – rivers and seas; rivers and aquifers, sub-surface flow into the sea.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- FISH 312 — Fish Physiology
- FISH 314 — Principles of Fisheries Management
- FISH 316 — Fishing Technology
- FISH 317 — Introductory Research Methods
- FISH 318 — Inland Fisheries
- FISH 321 — Ichthyology
- FISH 325 — Marine Fisheries
- FISH 326 — Fisheries Field Course
- FISH 329 — Fish and Fisheries of West Africa
- FISH 332 — Industrial Internship
- MASC 311 — Nautical Science
- MASC 312 — Marine Ecology I
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).