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Lecture Notes



Lecture Notes

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LEC #TOPICS
1Wave kinematics and method of stationary phase, group velocity, energy flux (PDF)
2Slowly varying media: conservation of crests, ray equations (PDF)
3Surface gravity waves
4Potential theory, deep-water waves
5Shallow water waves
6Energy and energy equation
7Initial value problem — slowly varying medium
8Internal wave equation
9Unbounded stratified fluid
10Internal waves modified by rotation — unbounded fluid
11Variable buoyancy frequency — slowly varying medium
12The oceanic wave-guide for a stratified, rotating fluid
13Internal wave reflection from a solid boundary
14Laplace's tidal equations: horizontal and vertical structure equations
15Poincare' and Kelvin waves
16Rossby or planetary waves
17Quasi-geostrophic Rossby waves
18Reflection of Rossby waves
19Equatorial beta plane, equatorial waves
20Topographic effects
21Vertical propagation of waves: steady flow, radiation condition
22Rossby waves with stratification
23Quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity equation in a stratified atmosphere
24Topographically forced, steady Rossby waves over a zonal flow: atmosphere

 








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