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| OCEA0072-1 | Geophysical fluid dynamics - Part 2
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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 first semester, review in January |
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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 »
Theory of surface waves (including nonlinearities, shear stress, stokes transport, solitons)
Geostrophic turbulence, zonal structuration (18.1-18.3)
Large scale waves revisited (refraction and reflection, 16.5)
Shelf waves
Atmospheric circulation (19.1-19.3)
Atmospheric frontogenesis (15.5)
Internal wave with turning points (13.4)
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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)
OCEA0071 should have been followed |
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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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