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MAST 455 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (3cr.)

Credit(s): 3
GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Component: Lecture
Development of the fundamental fluid dynamics used in analyzing flows in physical oceanography and meterology. Fundamentals of vorticity dynamics and geostrophy, inviscid theory of Rossby waves, and Ekman boundry layers.
Allowed Units: 3 Grading Basis: Student Option