ATOC 515 Turbulence in Atmosphere and Oceans

3 credits · Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences · Faculty of Science · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Application of statistical and semi-empirical methods to the study of geophysical turbulence. Reynolds' equations, dimensional analysis, and similarity. The surface and planetary boundary layers. Oceanic mixed layer. Theories of isotropic two- and three- dimensional turbulence: energy and enstrophy …

Prerequisites

MATH 314, MATH 315, a previous course in fluid dynamics (such as ATOC 512), or permission of instructor

Prerequisite courses: MATH 314, MATH 315

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