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W05 |
Geophysical Fluid dynamics - Free surface flows |
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ECTS |
5 |
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Keywords |
Geofluids, free surface flows, Saint Venant |
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Description |
GFD: This course is an initiation to geophysical fluid dynamics. The hearth system (orbit, sun irradiance, etc.). The physical setting of the ocean (dimension, relief, the different oceanic domains, etc.), the air-sea exchanges. Physical properties of sea water: pressure, temperature, salinity, equation of state of sea water, density, T-S diagram, potential temperature. The oceanic mixed layer and thermocline. Hydrostatic equilibrium. Introduction to ocean circulation: Ekman transport and geostrophic currents, wind driven circulation, thermoaline circulation, tides. Free surface flows: Saint-Venant (1D and 2D) |
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References |
Gross, M. Grant and Elizabeth Gross (1996) Oceanography-- A View of Earth. 7th edition. Prentice Hall. Pinet, Paul R. (2006) Invitation to Oceanography. 4th edition. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Open University (2001) Ocean Circulation. 2nd edition. Pergamon Press. Open University (1995) Seawater: Its Composition, Properties and Behavior. 2nd edition. Pergamon Press. Open University (1989). Waves, Tides and Shallow-Water Processes. Pergamon Press. Segar, Douglas A. (2007). Introduction to Ocean Sciences. 2nd edition. W. W.Norton. |
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Coordinators |
Prof. Hubert Loisel, ULCO, Dr. Nguyen Nguyet Minh, USTH |
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Lectures |
35 h course, 15 h tutorial Lecturers: Hubert Loisel, Nguyen Nguyet Minh, Nguyen Tho Sao |
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Instructors |
Prof. Hubert Loisel, ULCO Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tho Sao, Hanoi University of Science, nts52@fpt.vn Dr. Nguyen Nguyet Minh, USTH |
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Control |
Examination (3 h) + oral presentation |