Projects
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For each topic, students have the choice of a few different projects, each with a different method/data set. Generally, the options are: Numerical Modeling, Tank Modeling, Ocean Data, and Atmospheric Data. The files below are the descriptions/instructions for the projects.
| TOPICS | DATA SETS |
|---|---|
| Geostrophic Balance | |
| Motion on an Ellipsoid | (PDF) |
| Numerical | (PDF) |
| Table | (PDF) |
| Ocean | (PDF) |
| Gulf Stream Data | (PDF) |
| Atmosphere | (PDF)# |
| Barotropic Vorticity | (PDF) |
| Vortex Interaction | |
| Numerical | (PDF) |
| Tank | (PDF) |
| Atmosphere | (PDF)# |
| Geostrophic Adjustment | |
| Numerical | (PDF) |
| Tank | (PDF) |
| Atmosphere | (PDF) |
| Rossby Waves and Quasi-geostrophic Balance | |
| Numerical | (PDF) |
| Tank | (PDF) |
| Ocean | (PDF) |
| Atmosphere | (PDF)# |
| Frontal Wave | |
| Numerical | (PDF) |
| Tank | (PDF) |
| Ocean | (PDF) |
| Atmosphere | (PDF)# |
| Baroclinic Instability and Others | |
| Numerical | (PDF) |
| Tank | (PDF) |
| Gulf Stream PV Inversion | (PDF) |
| Atmosphere | (PDF)# |
