Study Programmes 2016-2017
WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications
OCEA0072-1  
Geophysical fluid dynamics - part 2
Duration :
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in space sciences (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Jean-Marie Beckers
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
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)  
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Basic knowledge in GFD, analysis of observations in terms of dynamic balances
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Basic knowledge in continuum mechanics, be at ease with mathematics of differential equations (ordinary and partial)
 
OCEA0071 should have been followed
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
face to fac
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral exam based on list of questions
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
JM.Beckers@ulg.ac.be