EARTH 401

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

3 credits · Undergraduate credit

Dynamics of the oceans and atmosphere. Equations of motion in spherical coordinates, beta-plane approximation, wave properties in the oceans and atmosphere.

Prerequisites & course information

CLIMATE 323, SPACE 323, or EARTH 323 (or GEOSCI 323); MATH 215 and 216 and PHYSICS 240. (3). May not be repeated for credit.

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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Catalogue variants

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics · 3 · Graduate credit
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics · 3 · Undergraduate credit