Instructor: Professor Dale Durran
606
Atmospheric Sciences Bldg., 543-7440
durrand@atmos.washington.edu
TA: Oleg Babko
420 Atmospheric Sciences Bldg.,
543-6627 or
507 APL, 543-8938
oleg@atmos.washington.edu
Lectures: MWF, 9:30-10:20 AM; Laboratory/Quiz: 1 hour Tuesday PM (to be arranged).
Office Hours: To be arranged.
Textbook: Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics, by Adrian Gill. Also recommended: Introduction to Geophysicsl Fluid Dynamics,by Benoit Cushman-Roisin.
Evaluation: Homework assignments 65%; Final Exam 35%.
Final Exam: Wednesday, 18 March, 8:30 - 10:20AM
To gain a thorough understanding of the fundamental processes governing oceanic and dry atmospheric motions. The focus will be on the response of these fluids to gravity and to apparent forces arising from the rotation of the earth.