Subject Code: ES6L115	Subject Name: Ocean Resources & Technology	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Pre-requisite:
Ocean boundaries; Fundamentals of marine geological principles; Geomorphology and structure of the Ocean floor; continental slope and shelf; Marine sediments: their formation, types, distribution and classification; Distribution of marine minerals along the Indian Coasts; Marine geo-physical technology; prospecting for oil-bearing strata; natural gas and oil traps; Marine mineral resources: Placer deposits hydrocarbon deposits and polymetallic nodules; Exploration and exploitation of natural minerals off the coast; Energy from oceans – Tides,Waves, Currents, Salinity and Thermal gradients with special reference to Indian coast; Energy converters for extraction of ocean energy - Design principles of wave power, tidal power and OTEC systems; Cost-benefit analysis autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV); ocean bottom features by swath bathymetry. Text/Reference Books: Kennth, J.P., Marine Geology, Prentice Hall Hallwood, P., Economics of the Oceans: Rights, Rents and Resources (Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics), Routledge P.A. Floyd, Ocean Basalt, Springer