APPH E4210

GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS

Columbia University in the City of New York · UGRD · Fall 2026

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Fundamental concepts in the dynamics of rotating, stratified flows. Geostrophic and hydrostatic balances, potential vorticity, f and beta plane approximations, gravity and Rossby waves, geostrophic adjustment and quasigeostrophy, baroclinic and barotropic instabilities, Sverdrup balance, boundary currents, Ekman layers

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Class #columbia_in_city_new_york-APPHE4210Fall 2026UGRD3.00 credits

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