Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Geophysical fluid dynamics - part 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th, 15h Pr | |||||||||||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Jean-Marie Beckers | |||||||||||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | |||||||||||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | |||||||||||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | |||||||||||||||||
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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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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Basic knowledge in continuum mechanics, be at ease with mathematics of differential equations (ordinary and partial) | |||||||||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face to fac | |||||||||||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam based on list of questions | |||||||||||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| JM.Beckers@ulg.ac.be | |||||||||||||||||