12.804 Large-scale Flow Dynamics Lab, Fall 2005

12.804 Large-scale Flow Dynamics Lab, Fall 2005

12.804 is a laboratory accompaniment to 12.803, Quasi-balanced Circulations in Oceans and Atmospheres. The subject includes analysis of observations of oceanic and atmospheric quasi-balanced flows, computational models, and rotating tank experiments. Student projects illustrate the basic principles...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Flierl, Glenn, Illari, Lodovica
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Learning Object
Language:en-US
Published: 2005
Subjects:
flow dynamics laboratory
oceanic
atmospheric
quasi-balanced flows
computational models
rotating tank experiments
potential vorticity conservation
potential vorticity inversion
Rossby waves
Rossby wave propagation
baroclinic instability
vortices
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60878

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