GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN OCEANOLOGÍA

Training Young Specialists In The Field Of Sea Sciences At The

Department Of Geosciences Of The National University Of Colombia

50 Years of Education and Awareness Raising for Shaping the Future of the Oceans and Coasts: Sharing lessons learned and proposing long-term projections

27 - 30 April, 2010. Saint Petersburg, Russia

Nancy VillegasIngenier Oceanologist. Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics

Proffesor of National University Of Colombia

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01° 30´ N79° 00´ W

06° 30´ N84° 30´ W

06° 30´ N77° 40´ W

01° 30´ N84° 30´ W

08º 42´ N 77º 19´ W

14º 30´ N 82º 00´ W

14º 30´ N 71º 18´ W

11º 50´ N 71º 18´ W

Caribbean coastline: 1600 km.

Colombia: marine countryContinental territory: 1.141.748 km² Marine territory: 919.376 km²

Pacific coastline: 1300 km

Marine limits:

Colombian Caribbean Sea (CCS):Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragüa,Honduras, Jamaica, Haiti andDominican Republic

Colombian Pacific Ocean (CPO):Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica.

GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN OCEANOLOGÍA

339.100 km2

589.560 km2

Bogotá (54%)

Orinoquia

AraucaPalmira

Manizales

Medellín

Caribe

Branches NUC

Tumaco

National University of Colombia (NUC)

103 undergraduate programs,107 specializations, 118 masters programs,40 medical specialties,33 doctorate programs

Student community:43,341 students of whom39,382 belong to undergraduate programs3,959 to postgraduate programs

NUC was founded onSeptember 22 of 1867

GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN OCEANOLOGÍA

Only 6 subjects are related to Sea Sciences (oceanography) in undergraduate program and 2 in postgraduate program.7 of them are in Bogota, and 2 in Medellin.The others are related to marine biology.

5; 13%

3; 8% 5; 13%

10; 24%

9; 22%

8; 20%

Under-Basic

Under-Professional

Under-Free Election

Under-Contextualisation

Post-Basic

Post-Free Election

Subjects related to theSea Sciences in the NUC

GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN OCEANOLOGÍA

Only 2 related to oceanography and meteorology:1 in Medellin and other one in Bogota

2; 9%

2; 9%

12; 54%

1; 5%

1; 5%

2; 9%

2; 9%Bogotá

Medellín

Palmira

Manizales

Caribe

U. Magdalena/BogotáINVEMAR

Research groups inSea Sciences in the NUC

5 Marine Biologists

5 Biologists

1 Fishing resources

1 Natural Sciences

1 Lawyer

3 Civil engineers

1 Engineer Oceanographer

4 Naturales Resources1 Biological Sciences

1 Coastal Oceanography1 Oceanography1 Tropical Ecology1 Environmental and Evolutory Biology

1 Environmental Sciences and Aquatic systems

1 Administration in Fishing Resources

2 Physicists

2 Geologists

2 Natural resources

1 Marine Ecology1 Geological Sciences

1 International law of the Sea

1 Hydro sciences and engineering 1 Technologies in Marine Sciences

1 Physics and Mathematics Sciences

21 Sea Sciences profesional diploma 20 PhD.

Academic profiles of the university professors who conduct research in Sea Sciences at NUC

According to the academic profiles of the university professors:15 conduct research in marine biology; 5 in marine geology, 1 in International Law of sea;1 in technology of ocean monitoring and 1 in oceanology.

GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN OCEANOLOGÍA

The research group in oceanography of theGeosciences Department “CENIT” preparesyoung investigators of the Magisterial academic program of Meteorology, who arestudying ocean-atmosphere interaction andocean dynamics.

ITCZ migration Panama jet

123 4

MJO

ENSO American MonsoonNAO

The study of these phenomena allows the determination of their influence on thespace distribution and on the seasonal, annual and inter-annual variability of thethermohaline and dynamic characteristics of the marine territory of Colombia.

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FINISH DATE

TITLE OF THE PROJECT

1 03/2010 Present Incidence of the climatic change on the physical and dynamic fields of CPO

2 08/2009 Present Identification of homogenous zones in the sea-air interphase of the CCS and its relationship with the NAO.

3 02/2009 Present Variability of the thermohaline stability and the upwelling vertical velocity in the CPO during 1971-2000 associated to long period regional ocean-atmosphere processes

4 08/2008 08/2009 Climatology of the thermohaline stability and fine structure activity of CPO

5 06/2008 06/2009 ITCZ migration and its relationship with upwelling distribution over CPO

6 12/2007 04/2009 Chlorophyll A distribution, upwelling zones and ITCZ migration over CPO

7 07/2007 06/2009 Location of monitoring stations in CPO based on the study of atmospheric and oceanographic data

8 05/2007 11/2008 Determination of water masses and climatology of atmospheric and oceanographic data of CPO

9 04/2006 01/2008 Software to determine the temporal and space distributions of upwelling zones over the CPO and analysis of these distribution with ITCZ migration

10 05/2006 07/2007 Predicting of the variability of the sea surface temperature anomalies of the CPO

11 07/2005 0/2007 Influence of meteorological factors in the CPO dynamics

12 01/2005 12/2006 Numerical simulation of precipitation systems in Colombia and its space and temporary distributions.

13 02/2004 12/2006 Objective analysis of MM5 model with the introduction of Colombian observed data.

Projects developed by CENIT from 2004 to 2010

The results of the realised projects by CENIT have been presented in:

6 seminaries and congresses in Colombia and 7 in South-America.

Unfortunately, because the field of investigation of CENIT is not widelyreconnoitred in Colombia, the economic resources that our university providesfor international publications are practically null.

The economical support for investigations is only for 1 year, very short time, sosubmitting papers to international journals becomes impossible.

9 papers in Colombian journals and 3 in South American journals.1 software, 1 chapter book and 1 book about the mathematical modelling ofthe thermohaline and dynamical characteristics of Colombian Pacific Ocean.

CENIT looked for an integration of 4 Colombian universities looking for joint strategiesto structure an academic interuniversity program in Sea Sciences for Colombia usingstrengths of the 4 universities and with the support of the University of Cadiz, Spain

BASIC SUBJECTS CREDITS ELECTIVE SUBJECTS CREDITS

Physical oceanography 4 Geology of Coasts of Colombia 3

Chemical oceanography 4 Marine ecology 3

Biological oceanography 4 Marine and Coastal engineering 3

Marine geology 4 Paleoceanography 3

Dynamic oceanography 4 Geodynamics 3

Mathematical modeling of oceanographic processes

4 Statistical analysis of data and Experimental Design

3

Meteorology and Climatology 4 Petrography and geochemistry of the sea floor 3

Physical and biological interaction in the ocean

4 Biogeochemical cycles and global change 3

Operational oceanography 4 Socio-economical bases 3

Remote sensing and GIS 4 Policy and Legislation of the Sea 3

Proposal of an interuniversity magisterialacademic program in Sea Sciences for Colombia

Proposed subjects for the magisterial academic program in Sea Sciences

Solving problems …

Financing for mobility of foreign professorswho will temporarily arrive to Colombia toteach the propose subjects

Financing the interchange of our futurestudents between the 4 universitiesto use the existing laboratories

Financing the interchange of our futurestudents towards foreign universities and institutions, where the opportunities foracademic practices in oceanographicships exist. Example: “summer BFU practices programmed by the RSHU on board the Catamaran Centaurs II in the Baltic Sea”

ITEMS AVAILABLE RESOURCES

RESOURCES TO FINANCE

TOTAL

1. RESOURCES FOR ACADEMIC ACTIVITY 34.381,4 18.888,8 53.270,2

Infrastructure 3.434,3 2.671,1 6.105,5

Equipment of laboratory 7.631,8 0,0 7.631,8

Computers and audio-visual equipments 14.347,8 9.539,8 23.887,6

Libraries and publications 6.487,1 4.960,7 11.447,7

Provisions and maintenance 2.480,3 1.717,2 4.197,5

2. ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES 15.454,5 0,0 15.454,5

Office equipments 9.158,2 0,0 9.158,2

Provisions and Maintenance 1.526,4 0,0 1.526,4

Public services 3.815,9 0,0 3.815,9

Publicity 954,0 0,0 954,0

3. ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

17.950,1 192.902,1 210.852,2

Academic personnel 13.676,2 19.659,6 33.335,8

Administrative personnel 4.273,8 2.289,5 6.563,4

Displacement and mobility 0,0 137.372,9 137.372,9

Qualification 0,0 33.580,1 33.580,1

4. OTHERS 1.526,4 0,0 1.526,4

TOTAL 69.312,3 211.790,9 281.103,2

Budget of the proposed academic program, Euros

GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN OCEANOLOGÍA

The NUC has potential for the investigation in oceanography and meteorology.

Colombia needs the formation of specialists in Meteorology and Oceanography.But without university professors, infrastructure and financing, Colombia cannotreach it.

Colombia needs that WMO and COI realise some supporting plans for thedevelopment of financing programs and scholarships for the students inmeteorology and oceanography areas in our country

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