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No.
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Course Title
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Course No.
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No. of Hours
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Prerequisite
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Credit
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Lect.
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Prac.
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5
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Dynamical Oceanography (1)
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MP 430
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3
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2
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3
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MATH 203 + MP 338
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Objectives: Getting the student familiar with the effects of earth rotation and the water vertical stratification on the water motions in seas and oceans.
Contents: Fundamentals of geophysical fluid dynamics: Introduction – Coriolis force –Governing equations – Rotation effects: Geostrophic flows and vorticity dynamics – Ekman layer – Linear barotrobic waves – Barotrobic instability – Large scale ocean circulation – Stratification effects: Stratification – Internal Waves – Turbulence in stratified Fluids.
Practical: Calculations of geostrophic currents.
Text Books & References:
- Cushman-Roisin, B. (1994). Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics. Prentice Hall.
- Pond, S., Pickard, G. (1983). Introductory Dynamical Oceanography. Pergamon Press.
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