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ATOC 513 Waves and Stability (3 credits)

Offered by: Sciences atmosphériques et océanographiques (Sciences)

Vue d'ensemble

Sciences atmosphériques et océanographiques : Linear theory of waves in rotating and stratified media. Geostrophic adjustment and model initialization. Wave propagation in slowly varying media. Mountain waves; waves in shear flows. Barotropic, baroclinic, symmetric, and Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. Wave-mean flow interaction. Equatorially trapped waves.

Terms: Hiver 2010

Instructors: Straub, David N; Son, Seok-Woo (Winter)

  • Winter
  • 3 hours lecture
  • Prerequisite (Undergraduate): Permission of instructor
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