G5/P5: Ocean Temperature, Annual & Diurnal Variations

Language: Hindi, Topics Covered:
1. Recap of the topics covered in previous lecture of oceanography i.e. ocean bottom relief, continental shelf and its resources, Poly-Metallic nodules, Island types: 1) Continental 2) volcanic, 3) sand bar islands 4) coral islands, Coral reef: formation and condition for survival, coral bleaching, Motion of ocean water: horizontal (waves and currents)vertical (tides, upwelling-downwelling),
2. Ocean Temperature pattern at Latitudinal variation and hemispheric variation
3. Ocean Temperature pattern at enclosed sea and ocean currents
4. Ocean Temperature pattern at up-welling regions and down-welling regions
5. Annual and Diurnal range of temperature
6. Vertical distribution of temperature in oceans: thermocline, in tropical, temperate and polar region
7. Questions from this topic in previous UPSC Prelims exams

Powerpoint available at http://Mrunal.org/download
Exam-Utility: UPSC CSAT, CDS, CAPF
Faculty Name: Ms. Rajtanil Solanki
Venue: Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA), Satellite, Ahmedabad, Gujarat,India