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302752 (v.1) Physical Oceanography 404



 

Area:Department of Applied Physics
Contact Hours:4.0
Credits:25.0
Lecture:2 x 2 Hours Weekly
Other Requisite(s):Admission: to the Physics honours program
Selected topics from - geophysical fluid dynamics. Waves. Tidal motions. Wind generated currents. Density driven currents. Measurements related to currents. Spreading of properties in the marine environment, advection, diffusion, shear diffusion, effect of decay, related measurements. The air, sea interface, and the sea bed, sediment transport. Remote sensing of the ocean.

 

 

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