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| OCEA0012-1 | Marine meteorology
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 5h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Marie Beckers |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Introduction to meteorology dedicated to first year students in oceanography.
General introduction : orders of magnitude, characteristic lengths and times.
Application to thermostatics. Radiation and energetic balance. Introduction to air dynamics. Processes of saturation and condensation. Large scale circulation. |
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| Course objective : | Provide to students a physical approach of processes located at and near the air-sea interface. |
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| Prerequisites : | Mathematics, physics and chemistry at a level of batchelor of sciences (Science and Applied Science Faculty) |
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| Workshops : | Practical exercices at the Calvi oceanographic station. |
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| Organization : | 6 lectures of 2hours 30min. |
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| Written notes : | Written lectures notes |
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| Assessment : | Written open book exam. |
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| Contacts : | JM.Beckers@ulg.ac.be |
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