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Quasi-Balanced Circulations in Oceans and Atmospheres

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States12.803
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2009English
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This course introduces the students to dynamics of large-scale circulations in oceans and atmospheres. Basic concepts include mass and momentum conservation, hydrostatic and geostrophic balance, and pressure and other vertical coordinates. It covers the topics of fundamental conservation and balance principles for large-scale flow, generation and dissipation of quasi-balanced eddies, as well as equilibrated quasi-balanced systems.

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