MAE 224BEnvironmental Fluid Dynamics II
Plumes and thermals. Application to building ventilation. Basics of rotating flows. Geostrophic flow. Thermal wind balance. Ekman boundary layer. Shallow water equations. Normal modes of a stratified fluid. Potential vorticity. Waves in a rotating fluid. Recommended preparation: MAE 210A.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “MAE 224A or consent of instructor.”