MASC532 DYNAMIC OCEANOGRAPHY-II ROTATING FLUIDS
| Course Code: |
9500532 |
| 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. EMÝN ÖZSOY |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Geophysical fluid dynamics, equations of motion applied to the ocean, Basic balances leading to geostrophic flow, inertial motion. Geostrophic degeneracy and closure. Shallow water equations, inertia-gravity and Kelvin waves, shelf waves, Rossby waves, quasi-geostrophic theory. Wind driven ocean circulation, examples of geophysical fluid dynamics problems.
