(EARTH 421) (ENVIRON 426). Introduction of Physical Oceanography

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: MATH 115 and MATH 116 and an introductory science course . Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) This course examines the fundamentals of physical oceanography; the physical properties of the ocean and water masses; circulation of the atmosphere; wind-driven and buoyancy-driven ocean circulation; tides; surface and internal waves; eddies; and mixing.