12.800 Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Fall 2003

Hansen, James A.

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Hansen, James A.

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Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean

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Abstract

This class introduces fluid dynamics to first year graduate students. The aim is to help students acquire an understanding of some of the basic concepts of fluid dynamics that will be needed as a foundation for advanced courses in atmospheric science, physical oceanography, ocean engineering, etc. The emphasis will be on fluid fundamentals, but with an atmosphere/ocean twist.

Date issued

2003-12

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36374

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

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12.800-Fall2003

local: 12.800

local: IMSCP-MD5-381e8cea0cfb851efbedd2ecf067a0d6

Keywords

meteorology, climate, mass, momentum, energy, Vorticity, divergence Scaling, geostrophic approximation, Ekman layers, Vortex motion, fluid dynamics, atmospheric science, physical oceanography, ocean engineering, oceans, fluid flow, conservation equations, vortex flows, circulation, Earth, rotation, GFD kinematics, waves, Eulerian kinematics, Lagrangian kinematics, Fluid dynamics, Ocean-atmosphere interaction, Atmospheric circulation

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