Jul 04, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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PHYS 4811 - Dynamic Meteorology 1
Basic conservation laws, elementary fluid dynamics, circulation and vorticity. Mathematics related to coordinate systems related to meteorology, thermodynamics of the atmosphere.
Requisites: MATH 3300 and 3400 and (PHYS 3011 or concurrent)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to understand the mathematical foundation of meteorology.
- Students will be able to work problems in a rotating reference frame.
- Students will learn the coordinate systems used in mathematical meteorology.
- Students will understand the approximations used in developing equations for dynamic meteorology.
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