Oceanography Overview

We have landed on the moon but we have yet to step foot on the bottom of the deepest ocean. Over the last few decades our understanding of the ocean has undergone a sea change. So how would you like to be known as a water baby? Oceanography is the science of oceans.

 

As a Oceanographer, you will be studying the motion and circulation of the ocean waters and their physical and chemical properties, and how these properties affect coastal areas, climate, and weather. In India with its coastline, stretching to over 6,500 kms this is an untapped goldmine.

 

Your job as a Oceanographer, will involve surveying and charting coastal waters and continental shelves. This means that you will be drawing an underwater map of the coastline, which will help fishermen and giant ships alike to navigate through the seas. 

 

Besides, you will also forecast the weather, maintain and decipher marine date, and research the geography of the underwater world.

 

As a Oceanographer, you will collect samples, use delicate and sophisticated equipment and analyse data. This information will be used to dig up oil and other mineral sources. You will also research different aspects of marine life and their eco systems.

 

As a Oceanographer, you will utilise your skills to determine how best the resources of the sea can be utilised in areas such as food production.

 

You could also focus your research on environmental issues such as dumping toxic chemicals in the sea or even become an underwater explorer a la Jacques Cousteau. In short, as a Oceanographer, you will be one with the sea - finding and discovering more about her. 

 

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