ATOC5051, Spring 2010

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

Reading Assignment 11

This reading assignment covers waves on a rotating planet.

1. Cushman-Roisin and Beckers's Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Chapter 9.1-9.6.
2. Kelvin, Poincare, Rossby Waves: Geoff Vallis's Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, Chapter 1.8, Chapter 2.10-2.11, Chapter 3.7, 5.7, 5.8, and 5.A.

The reading quiz is due by class time. It can be accessed through CULearn.

Optional additional reading may be useful for the assignment:

1. Cushman-Roisin and Beckers's Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Chapter 16.5.
2. Joe Pedlosky's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Chapter 3.
3. Pijush Kundu's Fluid Mechanics, Chapter 7.