Geophysical fluid dynamics - part 1

Duration

30h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Jean-Marie Beckers

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

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, hybrid learning)

face to fac

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Oral exam based on list of questions

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

JM.Beckers@ulg.ac.be