Instructor: P. Ananthakrishnan.

Office: Tel. 954-924-7227, email: ananth@oe.fau.edu.

Class Hours: T Th 11:30-1:00 PM

Office Hours: T Th 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Prerequisites: Graduate Standing in the Department of Ocean Engineering (or) permission of instructor.

Texts and References:
1. G. L. Mellor, Introduction to Physical Oceanography, AIP Press.

2. J. R. Apel, Principles of Ocean Physics, Academic Press, New York.

3. G. L. Pickard, Descriptive Physical Oceanography .

4. S. Pond and G. L. Pickard, Introductory Dynamical Oceanography.

5. J. A. Knauss, Introduction to Physical Oceanography .

6. Lecture Notes (Drafts) of the Instructor

• Lecture Notes 1
  
• Lecture Notes 2
  
• Lecture Notes 3
  
• Lecture Notes 4
  
• Reading Assignment on Index Notation
  
• Lecture Notes 5
  
• Lecture Notes 6
  
• Lecture Notes 7
  
• Lecture Notes 8
  
• Lecture Notes 9
  
• Lecture Notes 10
  
• Lecture Notes 11
  
• Term Paper Assignment
  
• Lecture Notes 12
  
• Lecture Notes 13
  
• Lecture Notes 14
  
• Lecture Notes 15 (waves)
  
• Lecture Notes 16 (waves)
  
• Lecture Notes 17 (waves)

Grading:
1. Homework, [10%]
2. Term Paper, Due end of the semester, [15%]
3. Test 1, [15%]
3. Test 2, [15%]
4. Test 3 (20 July 2004), [15%]
5. Final Examination (05 August 2004) [30%]

Course Topics:

Introduction, descriptive.Vs.dynamical approach.

Geometry and dimensions of oceans and ocean floor.

Properties of sea water.

Physical laws and governing equations of motion in oceanography.

Salt and heat budgets.

Inertia current.

Geostrophic current: Barotropic and Baroclinic components.

Wind-driven current

Conservation of vorticity; westward intensifications; Gulf Stream.

Thermohaline currents; deep-ocean currents.

Small and finite-amplitude surface waves.

Internal waves.

Long waves; Effects of earth's rotation.

Tides and storm surges.

Ocean-measurement methods, platforms and instruments.