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PHYS441: Physical Oceanography
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400-level
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1
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8
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Observations and theories explaining the wind- and buoyancy-driven circulations of the ocean. Topics include: wind-forced currents; ocean-scale gyres; coastal circulation; conservation of dynamical tracers; mixing, potential energy and the resulting basin-scale overturning circulations; waves.
Supplemental Notes
Catalog notes
- Credit will be granted for only one of PHYS 441, EOS 431.
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