Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering Physics | 5 crédits | |||
Master in oceanography (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
Master in space sciences (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
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
This course contributes to the learning outcomes I.1, I.2, II.1, II.2, III.1, III.2, III.2, VI.1 of the MSc in engineering physics.
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
Recommended or required readings
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)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
JM.Beckers@ulg.ac.be