Oceanography (1) MP 430

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.