6.0 credits
45.0 h + 9.0 h
1q
Teacher(s)
Crucifix Michel ;
Fichefet Thierry ;
Language
Français
Main themes
General characteristics of the atmosphere; diabatic processes and
greenhouse effect; dry air thermodynamics ; vertical (in-)stability
and convection; condensation; general equations of geophysical
fluids; large-scale atmospheric dynamics; general atmospheric
circulation; sea-water properties; boundary layers and sea-air
interactions; wind-driven and thermohaline oceanic circulations
Aims
Acquire fundamental notions of dynamical meteorology and physical
oceanography to physically understand the main large-scale
atmospheric and oceanic processes.
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Other information
General lectures preparing the students to research and applications
in physical climatology. Ideally requires some prior knowledge of
fluid dynamics and thermodynamics.
The course includes class-room teaching with a number of experimental
demonstrations with a rotating water-tank. The student is marked
after an oral examination on the lecture contents.
Reference :
Marshall J. and Plumb, R.A. : Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics,
Academic Press, 2007, 319 pages
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