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Campus: Kensington Campus
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Career: Undergraduate
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Units of Credit: 3
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Contact Hours per Week: 2
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Enrolment Requirements:
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Prerequisite: MATH1031(CR) or MATH1231 or MATH1241 or MATH1251
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Offered: Semester 1 2005
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Fee Band: 2
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Description
An introduction to mathematical models for the circulation of the atmosphere and oceans. The equations of motion are exploited so as to provide simplified models for phenomena including: waves, the effects of the Earth's rotation, the geostrophic wind, upwelling, storm surges. Feedback mechanisms are also modelled: the land/sea breeze, tornadoes, tropical cyclones. Models for large-scale phenomena including El Nino and the East Australian Current will be discussed as well as the role of the atmosphere-ocean system in climate change.
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