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| MECA0053-2 | Geophysical fluid dynamics (part 2)
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Marie Beckers |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Summary of part I, shallow water theory, waves in shallow waters, tides, two layer models, baroclinic modes, quasi-geostrophic approximation, baroclinic instability, reduced gravity model, uwpellings, equatorial waves and El Nino, internal wave guide, Sverdrup theory of the general circulation, salt fingering |
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| Course objective : | Continuation of part I with emphasizis on oceanographic processes. The lecture aims at dynamically explaining observed processes as El Nino, cyclogenesis, wave propagations. |
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| Prerequisites : | Geophysical fluid dynamics partim I |
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| Workshops : | A project has to be realised in groups of two students on a particular process. The project includes process analysing, understanding and simulation (e.g. from hydrographic data calculate geostrophic velocities). |
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| Organization : | The two hours /week are used for theory lectures and discussions on the projects.
If the schedule allows it, lectures will be given the first quadrimester on Thursdays 14:00-16:00 or Fridays 10:00-12:00 |
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| Written notes : | Lecture notes are available
http://modb.oce.ulg.ac.be/cours/MECA053b/accueil.html |
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| Assessment : | Written exam (40%): report and presentation of the project
oral exam (60%): one question drawn from a list. |
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| Contacts : | Jean-Marie Beckers (JM.Beckers@ulg.ac.be) |
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