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Physical Oceanography

  • ENVE4615
  • not available in 2013 (see Timetable)
  • 6 points
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This unit covers an introduction to the physics of the ocean; physical properties of sea water; global distribution of temperature and salinity; dynamics governing motion in the ocean; barotropic and baroclinic ocean circulation; heat and salt budgets; water mass formation; ocean acoustics; and estuarine hydrodynamics. -- Course Website

Instructor: Winthrop Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi

Prerequisites: MATH1010 Calculus and Linear Algebra or MATH1020 Calculus, Statistics and Probability or MATH1040 Calculus B or MATH1701 Introductory Mathematics Foundations (formerly MATH1050 Introductory Calculus) or WACE Mathematics 3C/3D or TEE Applicable Mathematics



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