PHY 578 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Course Description: The fundamental principles governing the flow of a density-stratified fluid on a rotating planet, with applications to the motions of the ocean and atmosphere. Equations of state, compressibility, Boussinesq approximation. Geostrophic balance, Rossby number. Poincare, Kelvin, Rossby waves, geostrophic adjustment.

Credit Hours: 3

Corequisite Courses: None
Prerequisite Courses: PHY 550 and ( PHY 475 (min grade C) (may be taken concurrently) or PHY 575 (may be taken concurrently) )
Additional Restrictions/ Requirements: None
Course Repeatability Course may not be repeated

ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION

Equivalent Courses: None
Undergraduate Crosslisting: PHY 478
Additional Course Fees: None
Course Attribute: None

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