Meteo 520, Fall
2001
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Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Dr Jenni Evans
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Welcome to graduate school in the Meteorology
Department at Penn State
and to
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (Meteo 520)!
The major goal of this class is to demonstrate
the broad applicability of the equations that govern atmospheric motions
to
a much wider range of phenomena- that is, to show you that
these equations are powerful enough to describe the oceans, flow
around everything from cricket balls to buildings, river flow, sailing,
pollution dispersion, flight....
Our approach will involve: (i) consideration of the materials classed
as fluids and their properties;
(ii) becoming familiar with tensors
as
a convenient mathematical shorthand; (iii) exploring the complete set
of primitive equations; that govern
the motion of Newtonian fluids;
(iv) using tensors as an aid in exploring the underlying physics in these
equations; (v) applying these equations to a wide range of phenomena.
Logistics
Our first discussion session for
Project 2 is set for Wednesday, 14 November 2001. Please be ready to hand
in your 1-2 page assessment of the paper+responses at the start of class.
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Last Updated: 12 November 2001.
