GEOG 249 - Earth System Science: Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics

Present basic and modified equations of motion for rotating fluids to explain large-scale ocean and atmosphere motions. Topics include: geostrophic approximation; conservation of potential vorticity; Ekman transport and pumping; quasi-geostrophic approximation baroclinic instability; Rossby and Kelvin waves.

Prerequisites: Mathematics 5C, Geography 104, and Geography 110, or equivalent.

GEOG 249

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Earth System Science: Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics

Qinghua Ding 4.3

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09:30 AM - 10:45 AM

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