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Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo

Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo rather than just read about it. In short: The Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo (Portuguese: Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo), or IO-USP, due to its name in Portuguese, was founded in 1946. It began as an independent institute, sponsored by the government, but was later incorporated into the University of São Paulo, in 1951.

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Reference excerpt

The Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo (Portuguese: Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo), or IO-USP, due to its name in Portuguese, was founded in 1946. It began as an independent institute, sponsored by the government, but was later incorporated into the University of São Paulo, in 1951. It was founded to provide scientific research and data in support of fisheries and exploitation of all the available marine resources along the Brazilian coast, especially in the state of São Paulo. IO-USP was transformed into a University Unit in 1972 and started to offer post-graduate Masters courses in biological and physical oceanography in 1973. It offers an undergraduate course as well and performs many different types of research. Now, the institute has two departments - Biological Oceanography and Physical, Chemical, and Geological Oceanography. The institute has 34 teachers and around 150 general non-teaching workers.

Research vessels

The institution has the support of three major vessels - the W. Besnard Oceanographic Ship, as well as the Albacora and the Veliger, used mostly by the graduation students in their field research.

Research bases The institute has two research bases - the Dr. João de Paiva Carvalho base, in the estuarine city of Cananéia, and the Clarimundo de Jesus base, in the coastal city of Ubatuba. Both are equipped with advanced laboratories and sufficient research vessels, with the fundamental support of the main vessel, the W. Besnard Oceanographic Ship.

External links http://io.usp.br (in Portuguese) https://web.archive.org/web/20071224193530/http://www.io.usp.br/english/index_en.html (in English)

Illustrations

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo

In research: Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1946 establishments in Brazil, Oceanographic organizations, Science and technology in Brazil, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Frequently asked questions

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