Course Description

Physics and mathematics of wave motions in the ocean. Kinetics of waves, phase and group velocities, frequency and wave number dispersion, instabilities, barotropic and baroclinic wave forcing, gravity waves, vorticity waves, internal waves, tides, kelvin waves, planetary rossby waves. Time series and spectral analysis as oceanographic experimental tools.

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Athena Title

OCEAN WAVES

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Prerequisite

(MARS 8030 and MATH 2700 and PHYS 1212-1212L) or permission of department

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

Physics and mathematics of wave motions in the ocean. Kinetics of waves, phase and group velocities, frwquency and wave number dispersion, instabilities, barotropic and baroclinic wave forcing, gravity waves, vorticity waves, internal waves, tides, kelvin waves, planetary rossby waves. Time series and spectral analysis as oceanogrpahic experimental tools.

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Topical Outline

Plane Waves, Dispersion, Phase and Group Velocity Surface Gravity Waves Internal Gravity Waves Barotropic and Baroclinic Shallow Water Waves Seiches Poincare Waves Coastal and Equatorial Kelvin Waves Rossby and Planetary Waves Topographic Effects

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