MATH 272D

Rotating Fluids and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Mathematics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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Effects of Coriolis forces on fluid behavior. Inviscid flows, Taylor/Proudman theorem, Taylor columns, motions of bodies, inertial waves in spheres and spherical shells, Rossby waves. Ekman layers, spin-up. Shallow-water theory, wind-driven ocean circulation. Effects of stratification, Benard convection. Baroclinic instability, Eady model.

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