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Wave Motion in the Ocean and the Atmosphere

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States12.802
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2008English
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This course is an introduction to basic ideas of geophysical wave motion in rotating, stratified, and rotating-stratified fluids. Subject begins with general wave concepts of phase and group velocity. It also covers the dynamics and kinematics of gravity waves with a focus on dispersion, energy flux, initial value problems, etc.

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