Oceanography (2) MP 434
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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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9
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Dynamical Oceanography (2)
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MP 434
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3
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2
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3
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MP 430
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Objectives: Getting the student familiar with the effect of the water vertical stratification on the water motion in the seas and oceans.
Contents: Layered models – Stratified geostrophic dynamics – Upwelling – Quasi-Geostrophic dynamics – Baroclinic instability – Fronts, Jets and Vortices.
Practical: Stability Calculation – Vorticity Calculations.
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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Last Update
2/1/2010 9:04:09 AM
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