Course Syllabus
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Course information
The course provides a basic introduction to the principles that govern the flow in the sea at different scales from the smallest turbulent vortices to the large-scale circulation in the oceans. A major emphasis is on describing various physical phenomena using quantitative mathematical tools.
The course deals in particular with the following elements:
- Basic properties of a fluid
- Equations for mass conservation, momentum and energy
- Coordinate systems and effects of Earth rotation
- Derivation of simplified sets of equation describing large-scale oceanic flows
- Description of geostrophic flows, thermal wind, frictional effects
- Introduction to the basic theory of wind-driven ocean gyres.
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Syllabus - http://kursplaner.gu.se/pdf/kurs/en/OCM100
Course Leader: Fabien Roquet, fabien.roquet@gu.se
Teaching assistant: Romain Caneill, romain.caneill@gu.se
Study counselor: Barbara Casari, barbara.casari@gu.se
Education administrator: Anna Holgén, anna.holgen@marine.gu.se
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