Study Programmes 2015-2016
| OCEA0081-1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Numerical Methods in Geophysics - Part 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Duration :
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| 15h Th, 30h 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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| 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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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 »
Spectral approaches (8.8, C5, 19.7) Contour dynamics (10.7) Adaptive schemes (16.6) QG models (16.7) TVD advection schemes (15.7) Data assimilation techniques (22.1-22.7) |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Basic knowledge in numerical analysis | |||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Basic knowledge in numerical methods and OCEA0073-1 or similar | |||||||||||||||||
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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 and personnal work on a physical problem asking for a numerical resolution | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||