Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in physical engineering (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in oceanography (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in space sciences (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
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 »
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)
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)
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