Turbulence in the Ocean and Atmosphere, Spring 2006
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Author: Ferrari, Raffaele
Subject: Science and Technology
Institution Name:
M.I.T.
Collection Name: MIT OpenCourseWare
Abstract: This course presents the phenomena, theory, and modeling of turbulence in the Earth's oceans and atmosphere. The scope ranges from centimeter to planetary scale motions. The regimes of turbulence include homogeneous isotropic three dimensional turbulence, convection, boundary layer turbulence, internal waves, two dimensional turbulence, quasi-geostrophic turbulence, and macroturbulence in the ocean and atmosphere.
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Course Type: Full Course
Material Types: Syllabi, Homework and Assignments, Lecture Notes
Media Formats: Text/HTML, Downloadable docs
Language: English
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