Academic Catalog

MASC547 MODELING IN MARINE ENVIRONMENT I

Course Code:	9500547
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Graduate School Of Marine Sciences
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. BARIÞ SALÝHOÐLU
Offered Semester:	Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Mathematical models of circulation, mass transport and propagation, finite difference techniques, grid systems, numerical consistency, stability and convergence, numerical diffusion, conservative advection schemes. Primitive equations, quasigeostrophic and shallow water models, solution techniques for ordinary and partial differential equations arising in the marine environment, operational models and data assimilation.