ATOC 312 — Rotating Fluid Dynamics

Fundamentals of fluid motion on a rotating sphere: Rotating coordinate systems, the Lagrangian time derivative, and equations of motion. The geostrophic approximation and thermal wind balance; departures from geostrophy, such as frictional Ekman layers, inertial oscillations, and the gradient wind balance. The shallow water equations, including potential vorticity conservation, quasigeostrophy, and simple wave solutions.

• Credits: 3
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Department: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
• Taught by: Daniel Kirshbaum
• Prerequisites: MATH 314

Sections offered

• Section 001 (Lec), Mon Wed 4:05-5:25 pm — 16 seats open