ATOC5051, Fall 2008

Intro to Physical Oceanography, or Notions for the Motions of the Oceans

Reading Assignment 3

This reading assignment introduces the effects of the Earth's rotation and the stratified density structure of the ocean.

1. Geoff Vallis's Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, Chapter 2.1, 2.3-2.4, 2.6-2.9, 2.12.
2. Cushman-Roisin and Beckers's Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Chapter 8.1-8.7.

The reading quiz is due by 11AM (class time) on 9/23. It can be accessed through CULearn.

Optional additional reading may be useful for the assignment:

1. Joe Pedlosky's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Chapters 1, 2.
2. The rest of Vallis Chp. 2.
3. Cushman-Roisin and Beckers's Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Chapters 2, 3, 4, 11, 15.