Courses - Fall 2026
AOSC
Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
Open Seats as of
07/20/2026 at 10:30 PM
AOSC610
Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Additional information: Students should have background knowledge in partial differential equations. See MATH 462 for equivalent content.
Equations of motion and their approximation, scale analysis for the atmosphere and the ocean. Conservation properties. Fluid motion in the atmosphere and oceans. Circulation and vorticity, geostrophic motion and the gradient wind balance. Turbulence and Ekman Layers.
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University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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