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September 17, 2022

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Description

This course is an introduction to basic ideas of geophysical wave motion in rotating, stratified, and rotating-stratified fluids

Subject begins with general wave concepts of phase and group velocity. It also covers the dynamics and kinematics of gravity waves with a focus on dispersion, energy flux, initial value problems, etc. Also addressed are subject foundation used to study internal and inertial waves, Kelvin, Poincare, and Rossby waves in homogeneous and stratified fluids. Laplace tidal equations are applied to equatorial waves. Other topics include: resonant interactions, potential vorticity, wave-mean flow interactions, and instability.

Course Curriculum

  • Basics Unlimited
  • Boussinesq Unlimited
  • Available Potential Energy Unlimited
  • Internal Gravity Waves Unlimited
  • Surface Forced IGW’s Unlimited
  • Curvilinear Coordinates Unlimited
  • Pressure-like Coordinates Unlimited
  • Surface Waves Unlimited
  • Shallow Water Equations Unlimited
  • Thermodynamics Unlimited
  • Laplace Tidal Equations Unlimited
  • Laplace Tidal Equations (LTE) Unlimited
  • Hough Functions Unlimited
  • Laplace Tidal Equations (VSE) Unlimited
  • Equatorial Beta Plane Unlimited
  • Rotating Waves in a Channel Unlimited
  • Quasigeostrophy Unlimited
  • WKB Approx. and Atmospheric Modes Unlimited
  • Eady Problem Unlimited

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