ESCI 369 - Phys Oceanography & Climate

Institution:

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Earth Sciences

Description:

Physical properties of seawater; mass and energy budgets of the ocean; typical distribution of water characteristics, global balances; the conservation equations; equations of motion; fluid motion in rotating systems. Conservation of vorticity; wind and thermohaline circulation; currents and eddies; wind-generated waves; tides and other waves; Exchange of buoyancy and heat fluxes in the atmosphere-ocean boundary layer; Climate Change and the Ocean. A required course for Ocean Sciences and Coastal Studies majors and elective for other earth sciences programs. Combination of lecture and laboratory exercises. 2 hrs. lec., 2 hrs. lab.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

ESCI 261 or ESCI 241; MATH 161, PHYS 131 or PHYS 231, or permission of Instructor. 3.000 Credit hours 2.000 Lecture hours 2.000 Lab hours.

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

Notes:

Offered in fall of odd years.

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.millersville.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 872-3024

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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