Physical Oceanography Division
Course Offerings
620 Physical Oceanography (3)
Introduction to properties of seawater, oceanographic instruments and methods, heat budget, general
ocean circulation, regional oceanography, waves, tides, sea level. Core course
requirement. Instructors: Schneider, Firing, and Flament. [For more information, click here.] Pre: MATH 242 (or concurrent), or consent.
640 Observational Physical Oceanography (3)
Application of the scientific method; physical regimes in the ocean; ocean processes and observational strategies; resolution, sampling, array design and observing systems; models and data assimilation; major field programs; operational oceanography and climate prediction. Instructor: Lukas. [For more information, click here.] Pre: OCN 620 or consent.
660 Ocean Waves I (3)
Governing hydrodynamic equations, perturbation techniques, gravity and capillary waves, wave energy, group velocity, refraction, wave spectra, wave generation. Instructor: Luther. Pre: MATH 432 or consent.
661 Ocean Waves II (3)
Baroclinic gravity waves, inertial waves, mid-latitude Rossby waves, topographic waves, equatorial waves. Instructor: McCreary. Pre: OCN 660 or consent.
662 Marine Hydrodynamics (3)
Introduction to classical hydrodynamics and continuum mechanics. Techniques for solution of Navier-Stokes
equations on various scales of oceanic motion; potential theory, dynamics modeling and viscous and rotational processes. Instructor: Qiu. Syllabus. Pre: MATH 403 or consent.
760 (663) Satellite Oceanography (3)
Techniques of satellite observations of the ocean, including temperature, pigment concentration, currents, and winds; analysis of a satellite data set as term project. Instructor: Flament. Pre: OCN 620 or consent.
760 (664) Oceanographic Instrumentation and Technology (3)
Measurement techniques in physical oceanography, including pressure, temperature, salinity, oxygen, optical sensors, current meters, navigation systems, ocean acoustics, and mooring structures. Includes a laboratory research project. Instructor: Flament. Pre: OCN 620 or consent.
665 Small-Scale Air-Sea Interaction (3)
Observations and theory of small-scale processes which couple the atmosphere and ocean boundary layers, including introduction to turbulence theory and parameterization of turbulent fluxes. Instructor: Lukas. [For more information, click here.] Pre: MATH 402 or 403 (or their equivalents) and either 620 or MET 600, or consent. (Alt. years) (Cross-listed as MET 665) Syllabus.
666 Large-Scale Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions (3)
Lecture/seminar introduces physical oceanography and meteorology students to the state-of-the-art theories and observations of large-scale ocean-atmosphere interaction, as well as conveying the fundamental understanding that has been developed during the past 30 years. Emphasis will be on phenomena such as El Nino/Southern Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, and global climate change.
Instructor: Lukas. [For more information, click here.] Repeatable once. Pre: OCN 620 or MET 600, or consent. (Alt. years) (Cross-listed as MET 666)
667 Advanced Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I (3)
Basic concepts and equations to describe large-scale ocean circulation;
numerical models; boundary layers; models of wind driven circulation of
a homogenous ocean. Instructor: Müller. Syllabus. Pre: OCN 620, 662 or consent.
668 Advanced Geophysical Fluid Dynamics II (3)
Thermodynamics of stratified fluids; convection; mixing; models of the thermohaline
circulation; the role of eddies in the large-scale ocean circulation. Instructor: Müller. Syllabus. Pre: OCN 667 or consent.
699 Directed Research (V)
Various instructors. Pre: consent.
700 Thesis Research (V)
Various instructors. Research for master's thesis. Repeatable unlimited times.
760 Topics in Physical Oceanography (V)
Near-shore processes,
advanced mathematical techniques, recent developments, etc. Typically
given by visiting professors in their specialties, or in response to
student interest. Various instructors.
Current courses under this category are:
800 Dissertation Research (V)
Research for doctoral dissertation. Various instructors. Repeatable unlimited times.
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