ApL746
| ApL746 | |
|---|---|
| Environmental Fluid Dynamics | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 3-0-0 |
| Pre-requisites | APLI05 / APL106 / APL107 / CLL231 or |
| Overlaps | ASL734, ASL823, ASL737 |
ApL746 : Environmental Fluid Dynamics
equivalent Course contents: Basic equations of motion in a rotating reference frame, stratification, Boussinesq and hydrostatic approximations, vorticity equation, geostrophic balance, thermal wind balance, Shallow-water equations, Surface and internal gravity waves, Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, thermal instability, barotropic and baroclinic instability, gravity currents, thermals and plumes, natural ventilation.