PH5011 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Engineering |
This is an introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics of oceans and atmospheres with a development into meteorology. Energy balance, fluid motion on a rotating earth, turbulent transport, vorticity and circulation.
Learning Outcomes
- to understand the basic concept behind fluid flow in oceanography and meteorology.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PH4001 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2011 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Peter Ridd. |
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| Assessment: | other exams (50%); assignments (50%). |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Peter Ridd. |
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| Assessment: | other exams (50%); assignments (50%). |
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