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GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS II

ATMOCN 611
Course Description

Quasi-geostrophic motion, potential vorticity equations, E-P fluxes, Rossby waves, boundary layer processes, wind-driven ocean circulation and western boundary currents, barotropic and baroclinic instability, tropical flows.

Prerequisites

ATMOCN 610 or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.61

6.43% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.98% from Historical

A Rate
56.52%

61.71% from Historical

Class Size
23

89.81% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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