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SIOC 212AGeophysical Fluid Dynamics I

4 units · SIOC · UC San Diego

The equations of motions for rotating stratified flow and their application to the atmospheric and oceanic dynamics; Ekman layer dynamics, potential vorticity dynamics, the quasigeostrophic approximation, theories of the wind-driven oceanic circulation, theories of the atmospheric Hadley circulation, geostrophic adjustment, and baroclinic instability.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “graduate standing or consent of instructor.”

What it opens up

Courses that list SIOC 212A as a prerequisite (2)

  • SIOC 235 Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction and Climate
  • SIOC 250 Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics