Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

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Description: Development of governing fluid dynamic equations for high-Reynolds number flows, including their stability, their waves, and the influence of rotating and stratification as applied to geophysical and astro-physical fluid dynamics. Examples of problems studies include vortex dynamics in planetary atmospheres and protoplanetary disks, jet streams, and waves (Rossby, Poincare, inertial, internal gravity, and Kelvin) in the ocean and atmosphere.