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12.003 Physics of Atmospheres and Oceans, Fall 2007

dc.contributor.authorMarshall, John C.en_US
dc.coverage.temporalFall 2007en_US
dc.date.issued2007-12
dc.identifier12.003-Fall2007
dc.identifierlocal: 12.003
dc.identifierlocal: IMSCP-MD5-87c60b72bfdf4b8ba03babd7732b1a15
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47288
dc.description.abstractThe laws of classical mechanics and thermodynamics are used to explore how the properties of fluids on a rotating Earth manifest themselves in, and help shape, the global patterns of atmospheric winds, ocean currents, and the climate of the Earth. Theoretical discussion focuses on the physical processes involved. Underlying mechanisms are illustrated through laboratory demonstrations, using a rotating table, and through analysis of atmospheric and oceanic data.en_US
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dc.subjectCharacteristics of the atmosphereen_US
dc.subjectglobal energy balanceen_US
dc.subjectgreenhouse effecten_US
dc.subjectgreenhouse gasesen_US
dc.subjectAtmospheric layersen_US
dc.subjectpressure and densityen_US
dc.subjectConvectionen_US
dc.subjectadiabatic lapse rateen_US
dc.subjectHumidityen_US
dc.subjectConvective cloudsen_US
dc.subjectTemperatureen_US
dc.subjectPressure and geopotential heighten_US
dc.subjectWindsen_US
dc.subjectFluids in motionen_US
dc.subjectHydrostatic balanceen_US
dc.subjectIncompressible flowen_US
dc.subjectcompressible flowen_US
dc.subjectradial inflowen_US
dc.subjectGeostrophic motionen_US
dc.subjectTaylor-Proudman Theoremen_US
dc.subjectEkman layeren_US
dc.subjectCoriolis forceen_US
dc.subjectRossby numberen_US
dc.subjectHadley circulationen_US
dc.subjectoceanen_US
dc.subjectseawateren_US
dc.subjectsalinityen_US
dc.subjectgeostrophic and hydrostatic balanceen_US
dc.subjectinhomogeneityen_US
dc.subjectAbyssal circulationen_US
dc.subjectthermohaline circulationen_US
dc.title12.003 Physics of Atmospheres and Oceans, Fall 2007en_US
dc.title.alternativePhysics of Atmospheres and Oceansen_US
dc.typeLearning Object
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences


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