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| OCEA0071-1 | Geophysical fluid dynamics - Part 1
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Jean-Marie Beckers |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Introduction to Geophysical
Fluid Dynamics: Physical and Numerical Aspects, Benoit Cushman-Roisin, Jean-Marie Beckers,
Academic Press, 2011 »
Introduction (1.1-1.7)
Elements of Fluid Mechanics (A.1, 2.1, 2.2)
Equations of Fluid Motion Equations governing geophysical Flows (3.1-3.6, 4.1-4.5)
Geostrophic flows and vorticity dynamics (7.1-7.4)
Ekman Layers (8.2-8.3)
Barotropic Waves (9.1-9.6)
Barotropic Instability (10.1-10.4)
Stratification and Layered Models (11.2, 12.1-12.4)
Internal Waves (13.1-13.3)
Turbulence in stratified fluids (14.1-14.4)
Dynamics of stratified rotating fluids (15.1-15.4)
Quasi-geostrophic Dynamics (16.1-16.4)
Baroclinic instability (17.3-17.4)
Sverdrup Dynamics (20.2)
Abyssal Circulation (20.5)
Equatorial Dynamics (21.1-21.3) |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Basic knowledge in GFD, analysis of observations in terms of dynamic balances |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic knowledge in continuum mechanics, be at ease with mathematics of differential equations (ordinary and partial) |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face to fac |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam based on list of questions |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| JM.Beckers@ulg.ac.be |
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