Geophysical Fluid Dynamics   [Archived Catalog]
2018-2019 Graduate Studies Bulletin
   

GEOL 784 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Credits: 3

Equations governing the large-scale dynamics of the atmosphere and ocean, rotational influence, shallow water equations, vorticity, quasigeostrophic dynamics, Rossby waves, energy and enstrophy, and geostrophic turbulence.

Cross-listed Course: MSCI 784

Prerequisites: MATH 241 or ENGR 360 or GEOL/MSCI 582 or GEOL/MSCI 781