ATOC 5051, Spring 2010 — Notes & Calendar

ATOC 5051: Introduction to Physical Oceanography

Or, Notions for the Motions of the Oceans. This is a core course for graduate students covering the basic tools needed for oceanography. Observational, dynamical, numerical, and descriptive methods are discussed and used to get a sense of the historical and contemporary understanding of the motions of the oceans.

You can access the syllabus, proceedings, class notes, and reading.

ATOC5051, Spring 2010

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

Reading Assignment 12

This final reading assignment covers equatorial waves and El Nino.

1. Tomczak and Godfrey's Regional Oceanography: An Introduction, Chapter 19.
2. Cushman-Roisin and Beckers's Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Chapter 21.
3. Chapter 14 of Robert H. Stewart's Introduction to Physical Oceanography.

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

Optional additional reading may be useful for the assignment: