Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in space sciences, research focus | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in space sciences, professional focus | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
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 »
Theory of surface waves (including nonlinearities, shear stress, stokes transport, solitons)
Geostrophic turbulence, zonal structuration (18.1-18.3)
Large scale waves revisited (refraction and reflection, 16.5)
Shelf waves
Atmospheric circulation (19.1-19.3)
Atmospheric frontogenesis (15.5)
Internal wave with turning points (13.4)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Basic knowledge in GFD, analysis of observations in terms of dynamic balances
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge in continuum mechanics, be at ease with mathematics of differential equations (ordinary and partial)
OCEA0071 should have been followed
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
face to fac
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Oral exam based on list of questions
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
JM.Beckers@ulg.ac.be