APPH E4210

GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS

3.00 points · University catalogue

Lect: 3. Fundamental concepts in the dynamics of rotating, stratified flows. Geostrophic and hydrostatic balances, potential vorticity, f and beta plane approximations, gravity and Rossby waves, geostrophic adjustment and quasigeostrophy, baroclinic and barotropic instabilities, Sverdrup balance, boundary currents, Ekman layers

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisites: ( APMA E3101 ) and ( APMA E3102 ) and ( APPH E4200 ) APMA E3101 AND APMA E3102 AND APPH E4200 ; or equivalents or instructor's permission.

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026-2027