Ocean Science Education anOcean Science Education and Research in Nanjing Univerd Research in Nanjing Univer

sitysityChendong GeChendong Ge

MOE Key Laboratory of Coastal and IsMOE Key Laboratory of Coastal and Island Developmentland DevelopmentNanjing UniversityNanjing University

Main Ocean Science Education in School Main Ocean Science Education in School of Geography and Oceanographyof Geography and Oceanography

The main ocean science education are taken in The main ocean science education are taken in Department of Coastal Ocean Sciences, School of Department of Coastal Ocean Sciences, School of Geography and Oceanography.Geography and Oceanography.

• PhD students (5)and Master Degree students (10)PhD students (5)and Master Degree students (10) in Coastal Study area in Physical in Coastal Study area in Physical Geography since 1980sGeography since 1980s in Marine Geology since 2000in Marine Geology since 2000

Bachelor Degree students (15-20)Bachelor Degree students (15-20) in Marine Sciences since 2006in Marine Sciences since 2006

strong fundamental subject strong fundamental subject trainingtraining

• The students in Nanjing University were choseThe students in Nanjing University were chosen from top 5 in per thousand candidates who pn from top 5 in per thousand candidates who passed the University Entrance Examination.assed the University Entrance Examination.

• Those students in Marine Sciences studied in tThose students in Marine Sciences studied in the fundamental school in our university in the he fundamental school in our university in the first two years, got a strong fundamental subjefirst two years, got a strong fundamental subjects training in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistrcts training in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry , Biology and Computer Science etcs.y , Biology and Computer Science etcs.

marine science subjectsmarine science subjects

From the second year, they began to learn From the second year, they began to learn marine science subjects such asmarine science subjects such as

• Introduction to Oceanography,Introduction to Oceanography,• Marine Geology, Marine Geology, • Physical Oceanography, Physical Oceanography, • Marine ChemistryMarine Chemistry• Marine BiologyMarine Biology

Subjects related to Ocean Subjects related to Ocean SciencesSciences

• Introduction to GeologyIntroduction to Geology• Physical GeographyPhysical Geography• An introduction to Atmospheric SciencesAn introduction to Atmospheric Sciences• Principles of Environment SciencesPrinciples of Environment Sciences• Principles of Hydrology……Principles of Hydrology……There are full geo-science disciplines in NaThere are full geo-science disciplines in Na

njing Universitynjing University

Ocean Science ResearchesOcean Science Researches

• Coastal Geomorphology study group Coastal Geomorphology study group started at 1960s.started at 1960s.

• Centre of Marine Sciences in the Centre of Marine Sciences in the middle of 1980s.middle of 1980s.

• State Pilot Laboratory of Coastal and State Pilot Laboratory of Coastal and Island Development in 1990.Island Development in 1990.

• MOE Key Laboratory of Coastal and MOE Key Laboratory of Coastal and Island Development in 2000.Island Development in 2000.

Land-sea interaction, including river-sea interaction, co

astal landscape formation and evolution, and coastal ecol

ogy system.

Coastal Ocean dynamic processes and their resource a

nd environment response, including sediment and geomo

rphological dynamic process, coastal and Island develop

ment, environment protection and Vulnerability of coastal

systems and hazards to human societies.

Study areas focus on coastal OceanStudy areas focus on coastal Ocean

Earth system behavior and globe change related to coastal ocean, including sedimentation sysytem and sediment record process, polar coast and globe climate change record, and margin sea evolution dynamics.

Study on river-sea interaction and

plain coast development.

River –sea interaction played a very

important role in the development of coa

stal plain, plain coast and accumulated c

ontinental shelf.

River is the main chan

nel of land-sea interact

iopn

More than thousand ri

vers flow to the sea in C

hina. The sediment disc

harge were ever up tp

2.01×109 t/a

Dam construction in Upper

an Middle RiverWater flow and discharge dec

readed.

Delta and plain coa

st changed 、

Study on river-sea interaction

and plain coast development.

North Jiangsu coastal plain used to be a palaeo embayment, developed

gradually from sand barrier lagoon under the interaction of Yangtze Riv

er and Yellow River, and also the accumulated radiant sand ridges whic

h dominated by sediments from ancient Yangtze River. During Quternar

y, they suffered the sea environment for 4 times.

Harbour Cons

truction

Yangkou Harbour, Yangkou Harbour,

This research can be

applied to harbour co

nstruction in plain co

ast

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Geomorphological sGeomorphological stability modellingtability modelling

多个水道系统的沉积动力多个水道系统的沉积动力

学模拟研究，包括曹妃甸学模拟研究，包括曹妃甸

3 3 稳定均衡稳定均衡

1 1 非均衡非均衡

2 2 动态均衡动态均衡

模拟的曹妃甸稳定均模拟的曹妃甸稳定均

衡态衡态

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Ocean Science Researches in Ocean Science Researches in other schools other schools

• Coastal wetland ecology in School of Coastal wetland ecology in School of BiologyBiology

• Air-sea interaction study in School of Air-sea interaction study in School of Atmospheric ScienceAtmospheric Science

• Marine geochemistry in School of Marine geochemistry in School of Earth SciencesEarth Sciences

• Marine Environmental Chemistry in Marine Environmental Chemistry in School of Environmental Sciences…… School of Environmental Sciences……

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